Mark Armstrong

Monash Vision Group’s Gennaris Cortical Implant for Vision Restoration

The Gennaris bionic vision system is a wireless device that has been designed to directly stimulate the primary visual cortex to restore useful vision to people with bilateral, irreversible blindness. Here, we describe the end-to-end system and the design of each component. The rationale for design decisions is provided, including the benefits of cortical stimulation, the need for wireless power and data transmission and the format of the autonomous implant tiles and penetrating micro-electrode arrays. We discuss the broad population of people for which this device may provide benefit, with reference to specific indications of blindness.