Changing the World One Person at a Time
Lacking understanding and perception of light, the congenitally blind do not have this opportunity. Non 24 hour sleep wake disorder is prevalent in individuals that are blind because they cannot visually distinguish day and night.
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Our noninvasive neuroprosthetic device will deliver phosphenes, or perceptions of light, through the use of electrical brain stimulation (EBS) to the user.With strategic placement of the electrodes, the desired optical nerve can be singled out and be stimulated. Using charge balanced stimulation rather than DC stimulation to provide currents ensures safety and side effect prevention.
This new method for delivering stimuli directly to the brain is a powerful technique with many applications as it is non-invasive, safe and relatively easy to use. The neuroprosthetic would provide people with new ways of experiencing sensory information such as light.
Here are currently four main competitors on the market that assist people with complete blindness. While these competitors do offer devices and solutions to assist completely blind individuals, our device will allow patients to save both money and time. Unlike the other devices, LumiSense V1 will be the most beneficial to patients in an array of categories.
LumiSense, founded in 2015, is comprised of five biomedical engineering students from University of California, Irvine.
This company was formed as part of a biomedical engineering senior design project who aims to help blind individuals
regain a sense of their environment and restore disruptions in their sleep cycles.