| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 623600220 | Including mechanically or electrically activated means on lens to alter focal power of lens (e.g., electromagnet, material which is ablated by laser, etc.) | 43 |
| 20080208335 | FLEXIBLE ELECTRO-ACTIVE LENS - A lens including a flexible refractive optic having a fixed refractive index, an electro-active element embedded within the flexible refractive optic, wherein the electro-active element has an alterable refractive index, and a controller electrically connected to the electro-active element wherein when power is applied thereto the refractive index of the electro-active element is altered. | 08-28-2008 |
| 20080306589 | Intraocular Lens - An intraocular lens ( | 12-11-2008 |
| 20090248151 | ARTIFICIAL SPHINCTER SYSTEM - The present invention relates to a kind of artificial sphincter system, which takes shape memory alloy (SMA) as its motion device, and then cooperates with controlled circuit to imitate the motion of human sphincter, especially in imitating iris. The present invention can be used in a human body, a robot or a machine. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20090281620 | NON-INVASIVE POWER ADJUSTABLE INTRAOCULAR LENS - An improved multifocal design for an ocular implant is provided. This ocular implant includes an intraocular lens (IOL) and a number of haptics. The IOL passes optical energy. A microstructure within the IOL places the IOL under tension. The microstructure is operable to be broken in a controlled manner to release tension in the IOL and reshape the IOL. This may be done at any time post operatively and in conjunction with wavefront aberrometry to provide improved results. The haptics mechanically couple to the IOL in order to position and secure the IOL within the eye. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20100004741 | SENSOR FOR DETECTING ACCOMMODATIVE TRIGGER - A sensor is provided to detect an accommodative trigger, particularly ion concentration. The sensor can send a signal to an optical component, which in turn can respond by changing optical power to focus on a near object. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100076553 | ENERGIZED OPHTHALMIC LENS - This invention discloses methods and apparatus for providing a an ophthalmic lens with an energy source capable of powering an electrical component incorporated into the lens. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100121443 | ACCOMMODATIVE OCULAR IMPLANT - The invention relates to a device ( | 05-13-2010 |
| 20100211168 | FLEXIBLE VISUAL PROSTHESIS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A FLEXIBLE VISUAL PROSTHESIS - A visual prosthesis for an eye having a lens and a retina has first, second and third substrate parts. The first substrate part has a coil and is fixable in the lens. The second substrate part has stimulation electrodes and connection lines and is fixable to the retina. The third substrate part has a processing unit and connects the first and second substrate parts to each other, the processing unit being electrically connected to the coil and to the stimulation electrodes and being configured to convert a signal generated in the coil by an electromagnetic wave to a stimulation impulse and pass same on via the connection line to the stimulation electrodes. The first substrate part is foldable relative to the third substrate part. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110245919 | ADJUSTABLE INTRAOCULAR LENS SYSTEM - The present invention is related to an adjustable intraocular lens system comprised of a lens body having an adjustable refractive index and a shield for protecting the lens body from degradation that might otherwise be caused by exposure to particular electromagnetic radiation. More preferably, the present invention is directed to an adjustable intraocular lens system comprised of a lens body and a shield wherein the lens body is formed of a material with a refractive index that can be adjusted by exposure to adjusting electromagnetic radiation (e.g., multiple photon energy) and wherein the shield protects the lens body from degradation that might otherwise be caused by exposure to degrading electromagnetic radiation such as ultraviolet radiation. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20120035725 | RETINAL PROSTHESIS TECHNIQUES - Apparatus is provided including an external device including, a mount, which is placed in front of an eye of a subject. A power source is coupled to the mount and emits energy toward the eye. An intraocular device is implanted entirely in the subject's eye, and includes a control unit, a plurality of stimulating electrodes, and an energy receiver, which receives the energy from the power source and generates a voltage drop in response thereto. A plurality of photosensors detect photons and generate a signal in response thereto. Driving circuitry is coupled to the energy receiver and to the photosensors, and drives the electrodes to apply electrical charges to a retina in response to the signals from the photosensors. The external device modulates the emitted energy, and the control unit demodulates the modulated energy to regulate an operation parameter of the intraocular device. Other embodiments are also described. | 02-09-2012 |
| 20120310339 | ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED FOCUSING OPHTHALMIC DEVICE - According to a first aspect, the invention relates to an electrically controlled focusing ophthalmic device ( | 12-06-2012 |
| 20120323320 | ADJUSTABLE INTRAOCULAR LENS - An adjustable intraocular lens is disclosed comprising at least one optical element and at least one haptic. Rotation of the lens in a plane perpendicular to the optical axis and bounded by an oval boundary adjusts the lens diameter which provides a corresponding adjustment of optical power. Preferably the lens according to the invention is adapted to be manipulated by manipulation means outside the eye, for example, surgical means. Adjustment of the angular position of the intraocular lens results in a corresponding adjustment of the lens diameter which, in turn, leads to a corresponding adjustment of the optical power of the lens. | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130073038 | Vision Prosthesis - A vision prosthesis includes an intra-ocular lens system having a variable focal length; and a controller that causes a change in the focal length thereof. | 03-21-2013 |
| 20130166025 | VARIABLE FOCUS OPHTHALMIC DEVICE INCLUDING LIQUID CYRSTAL ELEMENTS - This invention discloses methods and apparatus for providing a Variable Optic Insert into an Ophthalmic Lens. An energy source is capable of powering the Variable Optic Insert included within the Ophthalmic Lens. In some embodiments, an Ophthalmic Lens is cast-molded from a silicone hydrogel. The various Ophthalmic Lens entities may include electroactive Liquid Crystal layers to electrically control refractive characteristics. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130184815 | ACCOMMODATING INTRA-OCULAR LENS SYSTEM - An implantable, compressible, accommodating intra-ocular lens (IOL) coupled to at least one sensor which detects a signal created by the ciliary muscle. A ciliary sulcus ring can house the at least one sensor, and the sensor can include miniaturized electrodes (ciliary muscle probes) for implanting into the ciliary muscle of the subject. A potentiometer/microcomputer can modulate the ciliary muscle signal detected by the sensor(s) into an electrical signal, and a transmitter sends this electrical signal to a micromotor, which causes compression of the IOL via an annular support ring system, causing a change in the IOL shape. The IOL can be part of an IOL complex including a compressible, accommodating IOL, an external lens membrane, and an annular support ring system. The annular support ring system provides a foundation for the micromotor to compress the IOL. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130211515 | IMPLANTABLE OPHTHALMIC DEVICES WITH CIRCULARLY ASYMMETRIC OPTIC AND METHODS - Astigmatism is an optical aberration that displaces the eye's vertical focal plane with respect to its horizontal focal plane. This displacement in focal planes, which may be caused by an irregularly shaped cornea and/or crystalline lens, causes images to appear blurry. Astigmatism can be corrected by implanting an optic, such as section of a spherical lens, whose projection onto a plane perpendicular to the optical axis is noncircular (e.g., rectangular or elliptical). Because the optic is noncircular, it provides more optical power along one axis than along another axis. As a result, it introduces an astigmatism that can be used to offset or compensate the eye's corneal and/or lenticular astigmatism when aligned properly with respect to the principal meridians of the cornea and/or crystalline lens. | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130211516 | HERMETICALLY SEALED IMPLANTABLE OPHTHALMIC DEVICES AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME - Many modern implantable ophthalmic devices include electronic components, such as electro-active cells, that can leak harmful substances into the eye and/or surrounding tissue. In the implantable ophthalmic devices disclosed herein, electronic components are hermetically scaled within cavities formed by bonding together two or more glass wafers. Bonding the glass wafers together with laser fusion bonding, pressure bonding, or anodic bonding creates a seal that leaks at a rate of less than about 5×10 | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130226293 | ACCOMMODATIVE IOL - REFRACTIVE INDEX CHANGE THROUGH CHANGE IN POLARIZABILITY OF A MEDIUM - In one aspect, an accommodative intraocular lens (IOL) is disclosed that includes an optic having at least a portion formed of a polarizable and/or and electro-active material. Once implanted in a subject's eye, a change in the index of refraction of the polarizable and/or electro-active portion in response to forces applied to the optic via the eye's ciliary muscle can cause a change in the optical power of the optic, thereby allowing accommodation. | 08-29-2013 |
| 20130245755 | INSTALLATION AND SEALING OF A BATTERY ON A THIN GLASS WAFER TO SUPPLY POWER TO AN INTRAOCULAR IMPLANT - Many modem implantable ophthalmic devices include electronic components, such as electro-active cells, that can leak harmful substances into the eye and/or surrounding tissue. In the implantable ophthalmic devices disclosed herein, electronic components are hermetically sealed to facilitate mechanically connecting components of an implantable ophthalmic device. Furthermore, the device includes at least one battery with a surface comprising electrical contact portions, a housing for the at least one battery, a first wafer bonded to the housing such that the housing and the first wafer form a hermetically sealed surface around the battery, and an electronic circuit electrically connected to the electrical contact portions of the battery. | 09-19-2013 |
| 20130261744 | IMPLANTABLE OPHTHALMIC DEVICE WITH AN ASPHERIC LENS - Implantable ophthalmic devices with aspheric lenses and dynamic electro-active elements offer excellent depth of field and image quality while providing high optical throughput. An exemplary implantable ophthalmic device includes an aspheric lens with a negative spherical aberration that varies with radius. The aspheric lens can have peak optical powers at its geometric centers surrounded by a region of varying optical power (with varying slope) that extends radially from its center. When implanted, these aspheric lenses provide an incremental optical power that varies as a function of pupil diameter, which changes with object distance, for viewing far, intermediate, and near objects. The aspheric lens may also bonded or integrally formed with a spherical lens that provides fixed optical power for viewing far objects and/or a dynamic electro-active element that with two or more states (e.g., on and off) for increasing the effective optical power when viewing near objects. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130282116 | APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND METHOD TO ACCOUNT FOR SPHERICAL ABERRATION AT THE IRIS PLANE IN THE DESIGN OF AN INTRAOCULAR LENS - The present invention includes at least an intraocular lens, and a system and method of customizing at least one characteristic for an intraocular lens, in accordance with a regression that indicates the postoperative spherical aberration at the iris plane of a patient aphakic eye, in order to obtain a desired postoperative condition. The lens, system and method of customizing at least one characteristic of an intraocular lens may include measuring at least one biometric parameter of an eye at a desired light level, determining a desired postoperative condition of the eye, obtaining a corneal spherical aberration and an anterior chamber depth of the eye, and empirically calculating a spherical aberration at an iris or pupil plane of the eye, based on a regression formula comprising at least the corneal spherical aberration and the anterior chamber depth, and cross products thereof. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130282117 | Systems, Devices, and/or Methods for Managing Implantable Devices - Certain exemplary embodiments can provide a system, machine, device, manufacture, circuit, composition of matter, and/or user interface adapted for and/or resulting from, and/or a method and/or machine-readable medium comprising machine-implementable instructions for, activities that can comprise and/or relate to, via a device implanted in a mammal, sensing a ciliary muscle movement and/or force and/or converting the ciliary muscle movement and/or force to a signal and/or a predetermined form of power. | 10-24-2013 |
| 20130304202 | ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENS WITH A COMPRESSIBLE INNER STRUCTURE - An accommodating intraocular lens for providing a range of accommodative vision contains an optic and a haptic. The haptic includes a plurality of arms coupled to a compressible inner structure. The compressible inner structure of the haptic is configured to exert a compressive force on the optic in response to an ocular force to provide accommodation. The compressible inner structure can include a plurality of arcuate segments that join to form a ring in the fully compressed state or a sinusoidal ring having a varying radial dimension. | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130338767 | DEVICES AND METHODS FOR DYNAMIC FOCUSING MOVEMENT - An implantable ophthalmic device with one or more optical elements coupled to one or more shape-memory members provides dynamically variable optical power to restore lost accommodation in individuals suffering from presbyopia or aphakia. Running current from a power supply through the shape-memory members causes the shape-memory members to heat up. Once the current heats the shape-memory members past a forward phase-transition temperature, the shape-memory members change shape, which, in turn, causes the optical element(s) to move, yielding a corresponding change in effective optical power. Cooling the shape-memory members (e.g., by reducing or stopping the flow of current) below a reverse phase-transition temperature causes the shape-memory members to return to their original shape, which, in turn, restoring the optical element(s) to their original positions and returning the effective optical power to its original level. | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140046439 | IMPLANTABLE MEMS DEVICE AND METHOD - An implantable MEMS package for the treatment of an ocular condition is provided. The MEMS package includes an outer portion; an active portion attached to the outer portion, the active portion including a fluid regulating element having a moving element; and a fluidic channel at an interface of the outer portion and the active portion. The fluidic channel is formed in at least one of the outer and active portions and permits fluid communication from the MEMS package to the fluid regulating element. A method for forming a MEMS package as above is also provided. An ocular implant for treating glaucoma including an inlet tube for receiving aqueous humor; a MEMS package as above, coupled to the inlet tube; a control system to control the MEMS package; and an outlet tube for draining aqueous humor at a drainage location, is provided. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140081396 | LIQUID FORMULATION FOR OPHTALMIC DEVICES - According to a first aspect, the invention relates to an intraocular variable focus implant comprising a non-conducting liquid with a melting temperature above 0° C., a conducting liquid, a liquid interface formed by the non-conducting and conducting liquids, a first electrode in contact with the conducting liquid, a second electrode insulated from the conducting liquid, wherein the liquid interface is movable by electro wetting according to a change in a voltage applied between the first and second electrodes. | 03-20-2014 |
| 20140135918 | INTRAOCULAR, ACCOMMODATING LENS AND METHODS OF USE - An intraocular lens is adapted for insertion into a capsular bag having a zonular contact region. The intraocular lens comprises a shape changing optical element and an accommodating element comprising at least one force transmitting element and a plurality of spaced apart contacting elements each adapted to contact a portion of the zonular contact region and transmit compressive displacement radially inward at an oblique angle to the optical element and configured to cooperate with at least one of the ciliary muscle of the mammalian eye, the zonules of the mammalian eye and the vitreous pressure in the eye to effect an accommodating shape and a disaccommodating shape change to the optical element. | 05-15-2014 |
| 20140148899 | OPHTHALMIC DEVICES AND METHODS WITH APPLICATION SPECIFIC INTEGRATED CIRCUITS - Ophthalmic devices with dynamic electro-active elements offer variable optical power and/or depth of field that restore lost accommodation in individuals suffering from presbyopia or aphakia. An illustrative device senses physiological processes indicative of the accommodative response and actuates a dynamic electro-active element to provide the desired change in optical power and/or depth of field. The illustrative device includes two application-specific integrated circuits (ASICs) for processing the accommodative response and actuating the electro-active element: a high-voltage ASIC that steps up a low voltage from a power supply to a higher voltage suitable for actuating the electro-active element, and another ASIC that operates at low voltage (and therefore consumes little power) and controls the operating state of the high-voltage ASIC. Because each ASIC operates at the lowest possible voltage, the illustrative ophthalmic device dissipates less power than other ophthalmic devices. | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140172090 | Osmotically Actuated Fluidic Valve - An implantable fluidic valve actuated by osmotic pressure gradient and methods of operating it are provided. The valve includes: an input fluid channel; an output fluid channel in fluid communication with the input fluid channel at an aperture; and a semi-permeable membrane forming a portion of a sealed chamber. The semi-permeable membrane may have an outer surface forming a wall of the input fluid channel, and an inner surface forming a wall of the sealed chamber, the membrane being configured to allow diffusion of a solvent into and out of the sealed chamber; and a first electrode and a second electrode disposed within the sealed chamber configured to receive a voltage. A pump including the above elements and a check valve is provided. An ocular implant including an inlet tube sized to receive aqueous humor and an intra-ocular pressure control system having a fluidic valve as above is also provided. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140243971 | ELECTRONIC OPHTHALMIC LENS WITH EYE GAZE SENSOR - A gaze direction tracking system for an ophthalmic lens comprising an electronic system is described herein. The gaze direction tracking system is part of an electronic system incorporated into the ophthalmic lens. The electronic system includes one or more batteries or other power sources, power management circuitry, one or more sensors, clock generation circuitry, control algorithms and circuitry, and lens driver circuitry. The gaze direction tracking system is utilized to determine pupil position and use this information to control various aspects of the ophthalmic lens. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140277435 | FOVEATED RETINAL PROSTHESIS - Apparatus is provided having an intraocular device for implantation entirely in a subject's eye, the intraocular device including: a photosensor array having a plurality of photosensors, each photosensor detects ambient photons and generates a signal in response thereto. A spatial density of the photosensors in a central portion of the array is greater than a spatial density of the photosensors in an outer portion of the array. The intraocular device additionally includes a plurality of stimulating electrodes and driving circuitry coupled to the photosensors, and configured to drive the electrodes to apply electrical pulses to a retina of the eye in response to the signals from the photosensors. Other applications are also described. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140277436 | METHODS FOR OPHTHALMIC DEVICES INCORPORATING METASURFACE ELEMENTS - This invention describes Ophthalmic Devices with media inserts that have nanostructured Metasurface elements upon or within them. In some embodiments passive ophthalmic devices of various kinds may be formed. Methods and devices for active ophthalmic devices based on Metasurface structures may also be formed. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20150081016 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR OPHTHALMIC DEVICES INCLUDING CYCLOIDALLY ORIENTED LIQUID CRYSTAL LAYERS - This invention discloses methods and apparatus for providing a variable optic insert into an ophthalmic lens. A liquid crystal layer may be used to provide a variable optic function and in some examples, an alignment layer for the liquid crystal layer may be patterned in a cycloidally dependent manner. The patterning may allow for a polarization dependent lens in some examples. An energy source is capable of powering the variable optic insert included within the ophthalmic lens. In some examples, an ophthalmic lens is cast-molded from a silicone hydrogel. The various ophthalmic lens entities may include electroactive liquid crystal layers to electrically control optical characteristics. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150088253 | Systems and Methods for Power Management of Implantable Ophthalmic Devices - Systems and methods of the disclosure relate to managing power consumption of an implantable device, such as an implantable ophthalmic device, that includes one or more rechargeable batteries and a processor operably coupled to the rechargeable batteries. The processor can be configured to implement a quick-charge process that includes charging each rechargeable battery for a first time interval using a first constant current, for a second time interval using a second constant current less than the first constant current, and for a third time interval using a constant voltage. This quick charge process is faster than conventional charging. The processor also manages discharge of two batteries in an alternating fashion so as to increase time between charging cycles, reduce the total number of charging cycles, and extend battery life. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150320548 | INTRAOCULAR LENS WITH SHAPE CHANGING CAPABILITY TO PROVIDE ENHANCED ACCOMODATION AND VISUAL ACUITY - An intraocular lens for providing a range of accommodative vision, an extended depth of focus, or enhanced performance through the asymmetric transfer of ocular forces to the lens. The intraocular lens contains an optic and a haptic. The shape and/or material of the haptic results in the transmission of ocular forces to particular regions in the optic. Greater forces applied to particular regions result in deformation of that region and increased power. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150335420 | EYEWEAR INCLUDING A REMOTE CONTROL CAMERA - Eyewear is provided including a frame, and a camera connected with the frame, in which the camera is configured to be controlled by a remote controller. The camera may be configured to capture video and/or a photo. The eyewear may include data storage, and the camera may be connected to the data storage. A wrist watch may be configured to act both as a time piece and a controller of the camera. The eyewear may also include a heads up display and/or a video file player. The eyewear may also include an electro-active lens. | 11-26-2015 |
| 20150366656 | PROSTHETIC CAPSULAR DEVICES, SYSTEMS, AND METHODS - Prosthetic capsular devices (e.g., bag, bowl, housing, structure, cage, frame) include technology devices such as a computer, virtual reality device, display device, WiFi/internet access device, image receiving device, biometric sensor device, game device, image viewers or senders, GPSs, e-mail devices, combinations thereof, and/or the like. The technology devices can be used in combination with an intraocular lens. The output from the technology device(s) can be fed to the retina of the user to provide a visual image, can be otherwise connected to the user, and/or can be used to control the properties of the intraocular lens or of the prosthetic capsular device. Wearable technology that provides biometric data, such as blood glucose levels, body temperature, electrolyte balance, heart rate, EKG, EEG, intraocular pressure, sensing ciliary muscle contraction for accommodation stimulus, dynamic pupil change and retinal prostheses, combinations thereof, and the like can assist in technology-assisted health care functions. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160000557 | LIQUID CRYSTAL OPTICAL DEVICE WITH ADVANCED ELECTRIC FIELD CONTROL CAPABILITY - A liquid crystal optical device is provided, including a layered structure including at least two support substrates. An external hole patterned control electrode is provided on one of the substrates and has an aperture. An internal hole patterned control electrode is provided on one of the substrates within the aperture, the internal and outer control electrodes being separated by a gap, which forms part of the aperture. A weakly conductive material is provided on one of the substrates over the aperture. A planar transparent electrode is provided on another one of the substrates. An alignment surface is provided on the substrates over the electrodes. A layer of liquid crystal material is contained by the substrates and in contact with the alignment surface of the substrates. A floating transparent electrode is provided on a side of one of the substrates opposite the outer and the internal hole patterned electrode. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160030160 | PIEZOELECTRIC SENSOR FOR VISION CORRECTION - The present invention will provide a vision correction device which utilizes the movements of the eye to correct the focus of the user without the need of surgical procedures. More specifically, the present invention will detect the movement of the ciliary muscle and adaptively modify the shape of an artificial lens positioned inside or outside of the eye to adjust the focus of the lens. This adjustment will occur very rapidly and coincide with the ciliary muscle's attempt to focus the crystalline lens of the eye. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160030162 | Intraocular Lens with Electricity Generator and Additional Functional Systems - An accommodating intraocular lens combination with two optical elements which move versus each other. The optical elements have such a shape that the combination provides variable focusing power at different positions of at least one of the optical elements relative to the other optical element. The lens combination also includes an electricity generator and a functional system, which can be a, micro, mano meter system, or, a micro glucose measurement system, or, a micro intraocular driver system for amplification of accommodation movements. The lens combination includes a wireless connection component to send or receive information from or to, for example, a smart-phone. | 02-04-2016 |
| 20160113760 | Intra-ocular device - An intra-ocular device includes an electronic lens that can be controlled to control the overall optical power of the device. The device can be installed within a flexible polymeric material shaped to conform to the inside surface of a lens capsule of an eye. Accommodation forces applied to the device and/or polymeric material via the lens capsule can cause a change in the optical power of the device and/or polymeric material. Further, such accommodation forces can be detected by an accommodation sensor of the device and the optical power of the electronic lens can be controlled based on the detected accommodation forces. Operated in this way, the device and polymeric material can restore a degree of accommodation to the eye that is related to existing mechanisms for controlling such accommodation, i.e., forces exerted by the eye via the lens capsule. | 04-28-2016 |
| 20160175091 | Systems, Devices, and/or Methods for Managing Implantable Devices | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160184089 | ACCOMMODATING INTRAOCULAR LENS ASSEMBLY - A method of positioning an accommodating intraocular lens assembly in an eye can include implanting an accommodating intraocular lens assembly having a positive power lens in the eye. The accommodating intraocular lens assembly can also include a plurality of stanchions extending between base ends and distal ends. The base ends can be disposed in spaced relation to one another about a first arcuate periphery positioned in a ciliary sulcus of the eye. The distal ends can be disposed about a second arcuate periphery extending in a second plane positioned forward and outside of a capsular bag of the eye. The positive-power lens can be connected with the plurality of distal ends whereby a center of the positive power lens is moved along the central optic axis in response to contraction of the first arcuate periphery by contraction of the ciliary sulcus. | 06-30-2016 |
