US Patent Issued to University of Southern California on Sept. 30 for "Bioelectronic lens (e-lens) system for electrical stimulation and neuroprotection of the retina" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,427,303, issued on Sept. 30, was assigned to University of Southern California (Los Angeles).

"Bioelectronic lens (e-lens) system for electrical stimulation and neuroprotection of the retina" was invented by Mark S. Humayun (Glendale, Calif.), Gianluca Lazzi (Los Angeles), Bodour Salhia (Los Angeles), Manjunath Machnoor (Los Angeles), Javad Paknahad (Los Angeles), Alejandra Gonzalez-Calle (Los Angeles) and Ben Yi Tew (Los Angeles).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Bioelectronic lens (E-lens) systems for inducing neuroprotective changes in neurons, in particular the retina. A system may include a stimulating electrode configured to be placed...