Second Sight Medical Products
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Second Sight Medical Products, Inc. (SSMP) is a medical device company based in Sylmar, CA founded in 1998. SSMP developed the Argus Retinal Prosthesis System, which was the first device to achieve FDA approval in the US and the CE mark in Europe. In 2020, the company announced their intent to wind down operations. In 2021, SSMP announced their intentions to merge with Pixium Vision, although the deal ultimately fell through. In 2022, it was announced that SSMP would merge with NanoPrecision Medical, Inc., to form a new company, Vivani Medical, Inc.
Visual Prostheses
Employees & Researchers
Ashish K. Ahuja, PhD
Research Scientist I (2008 - 2010)
Michael P. Barry, PhD
Research Scientist (2018 - 2020)
Proyag Datta, PhD
Sr. Engineer (2012 - 2022)
Jessy Dorn, PhD
Vice President, Clinical & Scientific Affairs, ..., Research Scientist (2006 - 2022)
Ione Fine, PhD
Research Scientist (2003 - 2004)
Uday Patel, PhD
Senior Research Scientist, Director, Clinical & Scientific Affairs (2008 - 2023)
Arup Roy, PhD
Senior Fellow, ..., Clinical Research Scientist, Second Sight (2002 - 2020)
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