Multi-component contact lens having posterior and anterior features

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10423010-B2
Application number	US-201615274255-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 23, 2016
Priority date	Sep 23, 2016
Publication date	Sep 24, 2019
Grant date	Sep 24, 2019

Abstract

An ophthalmic device having posterior and anterior features are disclosed herein. An example ophthalmic device may include an enclosure having an insert disposed therein. The enclosure may include a cornea contact disposed on a posterior side and arranged to rest on a user's cornea outside of a central cornea area when the ophthalmic device is worn by a user. The enclosure further includes a channel formed in the posterior side, where the channel extends through the cornea contact from at least radially outside of the insert to an inner edge of the cornea contact, and a fenestration formed there through, wherein the fenestration is arranged radially outside of the insert and formed to intersect with a proximate end of the channel.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An ophthalmic device, comprising:
an enclosure having an insert disposed therein, the enclosure including:
a cornea contact disposed on a posterior side of the enclosure and arranged to rest on a user's cornea outside of a central cornea area when the ophthalmic device is worn by a user;
a channel formed in the posterior side of the enclosure, wherein the channel extends through the cornea contact from at least radially outside of the insert to an inner edge of the cornea contact; and
a fenestration formed through the enclosure, wherein the fenestration is disposed radially outside of the insert and positioned to intersect with the channel radially outside of the insert and radially outside of the cornea contact.

2. The ophthalmic device of claim 1 , further comprising:
a plurality of offset features formed in the enclosure and formed radially inside the insert, each of the plurality of offset features formed to provide clearance between the insert and the enclosure; and
a plurality of alignment features formed in the enclosure and formed radially outside the insert, the plurality of alignment features formed to provide alignment markers for aligning an optical axis of the insert with a central axis of the enclosure.

3. The ophthalmic device of claim 2 , wherein the plurality of offset features and the plurality of alignment features are formed in an anterior side of the ophthalmic device or a posterior side of the ophthalmic device.

4. The ophthalmic device of claim 1 , wherein a posterior side of the insert has a first radius of curvature.

5. The ophthalmic device of claim 4 , wherein the posterior side of the enclosure has a second radius of curvature, the second radius of curvature different than the first radius of curvature.

6. The ophthalmic device of claim 4 , wherein the posterior side of the enclosure has a second radius of curvature associated with a center area of the enclosure and a third radius of curvature associated with a skirt area of the enclosure, and wherein the first, second and third radii of curvatures are different.

7. The ophthalmic device of claim 1 , wherein the enclosure includes a plurality of channels and a plurality of fenestrations, and wherein each of the plurality of fenestrations intersect with an end of a respective one of the plurality of channels.

8. The ophthalmic device of claim 7 , wherein at least one of the plurality of channels extend all the way to a perimeter edge of the enclosure.

9. The ophthalmic device of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of fenestrations and the plurality of channels provide a conduit for tear fluid exchange between a tear fluid chamber and the eye external to the ophthalmic device.

10. The ophthalmic device of claim 9 , wherein the tear fluid chamber is a volume of space between a user's eye and a posterior side of the enclosure and encircled by the cornea contact.

11. The ophthalmic device of claim 1 , wherein the cornea contact comprises a toroidal-shaped ring that raises from the posterior side of the enclosure.

12. The ophthalmic device of claim 1 , wherein the insert is a rigid insert and provides optical power.

13. An ophthalmic device, comprising:
a rigid insert; and
an enclosure enveloping the rigid insert, wherein the enclosure includes:
a cornea contact formed on the concave side of the enclosure, the cornea contact having a toroidal-shape that extends out from the concave side of the enclosure and is disposed under at least a portion of a perimeter of the rigid insert, wherein the toroidal-shape of the cornea contact includes a plurality of discontinuous sections;
a plurality of channels formed on the concave side of the enclosure and each extending through a corresponding one of the discontinuous sections of the cornea contact, each of the plurality of channels extending from at least an edge of a cornea of a user's eye to at least radially outside of the rigid insert; and
a plurality of fenestrations formed through the enclosure and radially outside of the rigid insert, each of the plurality of fenestrations intersecting with a respective one of the plurality of channels.

14. The ophthalmic device of claim 13 , further comprising:
a plurality of offset features formed in the enclosure and formed inside a diameter of the rigid insert, each of the plurality of offset features formed to provide clearance between an anterior side of the rigid insert and the enclosure.

15. The ophthalmic device of claim 14 , wherein each of the plurality of offset features are formed in an anterior side of the enclosure or a posterior side of the enclosure.

16. The ophthalmic device of claim 13 , further comprising:
a plurality of alignment features formed in the enclosure and formed outside a diameter of the rigid insert, the plurality of alignment features formed to provide alignment markers for aligning an optical axis of the rigid insert with a central axis of the enclosure.

17. The ophthalmic device of claim 16 , wherein each of the plurality of alignment features are formed in an anterior side of the enclosure.

18. The ophthalmic device of claim 13 , wherein a radius of curvature of the concave side of the rigid insert is different than a radius of curvature of the concave side of the enclosure.

19. The ophthalmic device of claim 18 , wherein the radius of curvature of the concave side of the rigid insert and the radius of curvature of the concave side of the enclosure are formed to fit a majority of the eye population.

20. The ophthalmic device of claim 13 , wherein the cornea contact raises an optic area of the ophthalmic device so that there is clearance between a surface of the user's cornea and the concave side of the enclosure within the cornea contact.

21. The ophthalmic device of claim 20 , wherein a space between the user's cornea and the concave side of the enclosure within the cornea contact forms a tear fluid chamber, and wherein the plurality of channels and the plurality of fenestrations allow exchange of tear fluid between the tear fluid chamber and the user's eye external to the ophthalmic device.

22. The ophthalmic device of claim 13 , wherein suction of the ophthalmic device onto the user's eye is reduced due to the plurality of channels and the plurality of fenestrations allowing the exchange of air and tear fluid.

23. The ophthalmic device of claim 13 , wherein the rigid insert is formed form one or more rigid, gas permeable polymeric components.

24. The ophthalmic device of claim 13 , wherein the enclosure is formed from a hydrogel or silicone hydrogel.

25. The ophthalmic device of claim 13 , wherein the rigid insert provides optical power.

26. The ophthalmic device of claim 13 , wherein at least one of the plurality of channels extend to a perimeter edge of the enclosure.

27. The ophthalmic device of claim 11 , wherein the toroidal-shaped ring has at least one discontinuous section through which the channel extends.

28. The ophthalmic device of claim 27 , wherein the toroidal-shaped ring of the cornea contact extends at least partially under a perimeter edge of the insert.

29. An ophthalmic device, comprising:
an enclosure having an insert disposed therein, the enclosure including:
a cornea contact disposed on a posterior side of the enclosure and arranged to rest on a user's cornea outside of a central cornea area wh

Assignees

• Verily Life Sciences Llc

Inventors

• Otts Daniel B
• Emken Jeremy L
• Haddock Joshua N
• Riall James D
• Haywood James W

Classifications

• G02C7/047 Primary

  Contact lens fitting; Contact lenses for orthokeratology; Contact lenses for specially shaped corneae · CPC title

• A61F2/16

  Intraocular lenses · CPC title

• G02C7/048

  Means for stabilising the orientation of lenses in the eye · CPC title

• G02C7/04 Primary

  Contact lenses for the eyes (disinfection or sterilisation of contact lenses A61L12/00) · CPC title

• A61F2/1601

  Lens body having features to facilitate aqueous fluid flow across the intraocular lens, e.g. for pressure equalization or nutrient delivery · CPC title