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    "sources": [
      {
        "label": "Cortigent — Orion product page",
        "url": "https://www.cortigent.com/orion"
      },
      {
        "label": "ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03344848 — Orion Early Feasibility Study",
        "url": "https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03344848"
      },
      {
        "label": "Vivani / Cortigent — 6-year Orion early-feasibility results",
        "url": "https://investors.vivani.com/investors/news-events/press-releases/detail/212/vivani-subsidiary-cortigent-presents-promising-6-year-early"
      },
      {
        "label": "MassDevice — Cortigent reports positive 6-year findings",
        "url": "https://www.massdevice.com/vivani-cortigent-positive-findings-brain-implant/"
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    "lastReviewedAt": "2026-05-06"
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