Map of project collaborators and descriptions of their primary contributions. Click on map for larger image.

Doheny Eye Institute at the University of Southern California
Provides medical direction and performs preclinical and clinical testing of the electrode array implants. Leads the Artificial Retina Project.

Second Sight™ Medical Products, Inc.
Manufactured the Model 1 and Model 2 devices (the latter with DOE contributions) and will integrate DOE technologies into a Model 3 design. SSMP will be responsible for integration and production of devices under FDA regulations, performance of clinical trials, and eventual commercial distribution to patients.

Argonne National Laboratory
Performs packaging and hermetic-seal research to protect the prosthetic device from the salty eye environment, using their R&D 100 award-winning ultrananocrystalline diamond technology.

ANL Laboratory Spotlight

Brookhaven National Laboratory
Performs neuroscience imaging studies of the Model 1 retinal prosthesis.

Laboratory Spotlight (with USC DEI)

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Uses microfabrication technology to develop thin, flexible neural electrode arrays that conform to the retina's curved shape. LLNL also uses advanced packaging technology and system-level integration to interconnect the electronics package and the thin-film electrode array.

LLNL Laboratory Spotlight

See also, Smart Biodetection Systems

See also, Electronic-Tissue Interface Devices

Los Alamos National Laboratory
Performs imaging and modeling of retinal function and develops advanced optical imaging techniques. These contributions will provide a better understanding of how the prosthesis works by mapping the interaction between the brain and retina.

North Carolina State University
Performs electromagnetic and thermal modeling of the device to help determine how much energy can be used to stimulate the remaining nondiseased cells.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Measures the effect of increasing the number of electrodes on the quality of the electrical signals used to stimulate the surviving neural cells in the retina.

ORNL Lab Spotlight Spinoff Technology

See also Metabolic Prosthesis for Diabetics - ORNL and USC DEI

See also Artificial Retina Project has ORNL Roots

Sandia National Laboratories
Develops microelectromechanical (MEMS) devices and high-voltage subsystems for advanced implant designs. These include microtools, electronics packaging, and application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) to allow high-density interconnects and electrode arrays.

Sandia Laboratory Spotlight

University of California, Santa Cruz
Performs bidirectional telemetry for wireless communication and chip design for stimulating the electrode array.

UCSC Spotlight: Wentai Liu

California Institute of Technology
Performs real-time image processing of miniature camera output and provides optimization of visual perception.

Cal Tech Laboratory Spotlight