Safety and effectiveness considerations for clinical studies of visual prosthetic devices

Journal of Neural Engineering

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2007, Pages

  Cohen, Ethan D ^a  

^a CENTER FOR DEVICES AND RADIOLOGICAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; CORROSION RESISTANCE; DURABILITY; MEDICINE; PATIENT TREATMENT; STERILIZATION (CLEANING); VISION;

BLIND; INVESTIGATION DEVICE EXEMPTION (IDE); VISUAL PROSTHETIC DEVICES;

PROSTHETICS;

ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIOMEDICAL ENGINEERING; CLINICAL STUDY; CORROSION; HUMAN; IMPLANTATION; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LABORATORY TEST; PACKAGING; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISION; VISUAL PROSTHESIS;

CLINICAL TRIALS; DEVICE APPROVAL; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; GUIDELINES; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; VISION DISORDERS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33847669403     PISSN: 17412560     EISSN: 17412552     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1741-2560/4/1/S14     Document Type: Article

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