James S. Webb,Mark P. Bendett,Heather A. Ralph,Jonathon D. Wells
申请号:
US13671379
公开号:
US08551150B1
申请日:
2012.11.07
申请国别(地区):
US
年份:
2013
代理人:
摘要:
An optical-signal vestibular-nerve stimulation device and method that provides different nerve stimulation signals to a plurality of different vestibular nerves, including at least some of the three semicircular canal nerves and the two otolith organ nerves. In some embodiments, balance conditions of the person are sensed by the implanted device or external device, and based on the sensed balance conditions, varying laser nerve-stimulation signals are sent to a plurality of the different vestibular nerves.