DEVICE FOR REPRODUCING AND IDENTIFYING VISUAL IMAGES BY BLIND PERSON Russian patent published in 1996 - IPC

FIELD: medical engineering. SUBSTANCE: device has receiving TV system, electronic unit, power supply source, brightness and contrast tuning unit, system for observing image on the kinescope screen, connection plugs and cables provided with cellular mask, a set of transducers and amplifiers, receptor unit, frequency generator. The cellular mask with a set of transducers is distributed over the screen and is connected through amplifier unit with the receptor unit mountable on a human body, provided with flexible casing and connected to the frequency generator for reproducing pictures in arbitrary range of colors. The receptor unit is provided with dielectric needles and fastening and fixing members. The dielectric needles are provided with magnetic conducting cylinders to interact with electromagnetic coils. One base of receptor unit dielectric needle is sharp and the other one is blunt. The receptor unit is engageable with human body through control washers. EFFECT: improved functional results. 5 cl, 2 dwg