First Successful Implantation of Revolutionary Wireless Visual Prosthesis Brain Implant
CHICAGO鈥擣ebruary 16, 2022鈥擳he Intracortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP), an implant that bypasses the retina and optic nerves to connect directly to the brain鈥檚 visual cortex, has been successfully surgically implanted in the ICVP study鈥檚 first participant at Rush University Medical Center this week. This surgery is part of a Phase I Feasibility Study of an Intracortical Visual Prosthesis for People With Blindness. The ICVP system was developed by a multi-institution team led by Philip R. Troyk鈥攅xecutive director of the Pritzker Institute of Biomedical Science and Engineering at Illinois Institute of Technology, professor of biomedical engineering鈥攁nd represents the culmination of nearly three decades of Illinois Tech research dedicated to ultimately providing artificial sight to those with blindness due to eye disease or trauma.
