Systems, devices, and/or methods for managing implantable devices

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10695167-B2
Application number	US-201815875225-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 19, 2018
Priority date	Apr 23, 2012
Publication date	Jun 30, 2020
Grant date	Jun 30, 2020

Abstract

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.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of actuating an electro-active lens, the method comprising:
attaching a first transmitter to a first location on a person's hand;
attaching a second transmitter to a second location on the person's hand;
moving the first transmitter with respect to the electro-active lens;
increasing an optical power of the electro-active lens in response to moving of the first transmitter with respect to the electro-active lens;
moving the second transmitter with respect to the electro-active lens; and
decreasing the optical power of the electro-active lens in response to a signal generated due solely to the moving of the second transmitter with respect to the electro-active lens.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
moving the first transmitter comprises moving a first finger of the person's hand close to the electro-active lens.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
moving the second transmitter comprises moving a second finger of the person's hand close to the electro-active lens.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
actuating the electro-active lens in response to motion of a combination of fingers of the person's hand.

5. A method of claim 1 , wherein:
said signal is generated due to movement of the entire second transmitter with respect to the electro-ative lens.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
said signal is generated due to movement of the entire second transmitter toward the electro-ative lens.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
said moving comprises a substantial change in spatial position of the entire second transmitter with respect to the electro-ative lens.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the electro-ative lens is implanted in the person's eye.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein:
said signal is unique.

Assignees

• E Vision Smart Optics Inc

Inventors

• Van Heugten Anthony
• Zychick Joel

Classifications

• A61F2/1627 Primary

  for changing index of refraction, e.g. by external means or by tilting · CPC title

• A61F2/14

  Eye parts, e.g. lenses or corneal implants; Artificial eyes · CPC title

• H02K35/00

  Generators with reciprocating, oscillating or vibrating coil system, magnet, armature or other part of the magnetic circuit (arrangements for handling mechanical energy structurally associated with generators H02K7/00, e.g. H02K7/06) · CPC title

• A61F2/1624 Primary

  having adjustable focus; power activated variable focus means, e.g. mechanically or electrically by the ciliary muscle or from the outside · CPC title

• H02N2/18

  producing electrical output from mechanical input, e.g. generators (for measurement devices G01) · CPC title