Visual Prostheses Based Upon Fiber-Optic Uncaging of Neurotransmitter Substances

Case ID:
00-496

Detailed Description

A fiber optic cable may also be used to deliver light. The drug delivery system selectively delivers drugs to various types of neurological cells. In operation a solution of photoactivatable neuro-active drug is delivered to a pre-selected area in vivo and photoactivated in the solution at the pre-selected area to stimulate neurological tissue. The neuro-active drug may be either an agonist or an antagonist of neuronal activity.

File Number: 00-496

Patent Information:
For Information, Contact:
Joan Dunbar
Associate Vice President for Technology Commercialization
Wayne State University
(313) 577-5542
jcdunbar@med.wayne.edu
Inventors:
Patrick Mcallister
Raymond Iezzi
Gregory Auner
Gary Abrams
Keywords:
Drug Delivery
Neurological
Neuroscience