Clinical Testing of an Intracortical Visual Prosthesis System

Information

  • Research Project
  • 10218808
  • ApplicationId
    10218808
  • Core Project Number
    UH3NS095557
  • Full Project Number
    4UH3NS095557-03
  • Serial Number
    095557
  • FOA Number
    RFA-NS-16-009
  • Sub Project Id
  • Project Start Date
    9/30/2016 - 7 years ago
  • Project End Date
    8/31/2023 - 9 months ago
  • Program Officer Name
    HUDAK, ERIC MICHAEL
  • Budget Start Date
    9/1/2020 - 3 years ago
  • Budget End Date
    8/31/2021 - 2 years ago
  • Fiscal Year
    2020
  • Support Year
    03
  • Suffix
  • Award Notice Date
    8/20/2020 - 3 years ago

Clinical Testing of an Intracortical Visual Prosthesis System

ABSTRACT The proposed work to clinically test an intracortical visual prosthesis under an FDA-approved Early Feasibility Study addresses both health and quality-of-life issues because, without some compensatory strategy for vision loss, over two thirds of individuals with blindness are not gainfully employed, they experience higher rates of depression and social isolation, and experience a reduced quality-of-life. For the past fifteen years, The Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) has lead a team-based IntraCortical Visual Prosthesis (ICVP) project, consisting of multiple institutions and companies, to develop the ICVP Our entry point, for this project, is: the ICVP is technically and surgically feasible, non-human testing has reached an asymptotic limitation, volunteer participation in an ICVP trial has a sufficient likelihood of providing sensory, perceptual, and psychological benefits to warrant human testing, and, that our established ICVP team is prepared to proceed to a first human clinical trial. The proposed project will use the already well-established project team lead by Dr. Troyk at IIT. This team is comprised of researchers from seven institutions: Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Chicago (UC), Johns Hopkins University (JHU), University of Texas, Dallas (UTD), Sigenics, Inc, MicroProbes for Life Science (MLS), and the Chicago Lighthouse for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired (CLH).

IC Name
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS AND STROKE
  • Activity
    UH3
  • Administering IC
    NS
  • Application Type
    4
  • Direct Cost Amount
    2140296
  • Indirect Cost Amount
    382454
  • Total Cost
    2522750
  • Sub Project Total Cost
  • ARRA Funded
    False
  • CFDA Code
    853
  • Ed Inst. Type
  • Funding ICs
    NINDS:2522750\
  • Funding Mechanism
    Non-SBIR/STTR RPGs
  • Study Section
    ZNS1
  • Study Section Name
    Special Emphasis Panel
  • Organization Name
    ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
  • Organization Department
  • Organization DUNS
    042084434
  • Organization City
    CHICAGO
  • Organization State
    IL
  • Organization Country
    UNITED STATES
  • Organization Zip Code
    606163717
  • Organization District
    UNITED STATES