Blink Prosthesis for Facial Paralysis Patients

Abstract

Ripple is developing an implantable stimulator to restore functional eye blink in patients with unilateral facial nerve paralysis. The proposed blink prosthesis is intended for patients with facial nerve damage who suffer long-term disfigurement and dysfunction due to the loss of the ability to convey facial expression and produce eye blink.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2018
Accession Number
AD1094644

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People

  • Daniel Mcdonnall

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Autonomic Nervous System
  • Biomedical Research
  • Clinical Trials
  • Contracts
  • Control Systems
  • Dysfunction
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Electrodes
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Mouth Diseases
  • Paralysis
  • Prostheses And Implants
  • Prosthetics
  • Standards
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test Facilities

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  • Medicine

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  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Neuroscience