Modular Intraocular Lens Electronics for Comfortable Implantation
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Solution Overview
Problem
There is a need for a convenient, long-term implantable intraocular lens that is comfortable and not noticeable to the patient after implantation, and that is configurable with any number of input and output electronics for various health, safety, knowledge, and communication applications.
Innovation Solution
An implantable intraocular lens is developed, featuring an optic, a haptic, a camera, a power source, and a communications module, which can include displays, cameras, GPS, RFID, and other electronics, allowing for wireless information transmission and reception.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If an intraocular lens is implanted to be comfortable and not noticeable to the patient, then patient comfort and privacy are improved, but the ability to integrate multiple electronics components is limited by the small implantable space
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates multiple electronic components (camera, display, processor, power source, communications module) within the confined structure of the intraocular lens by nesting them hierarchically. The camera is positioned on the haptic, the display is on the optic, and other electronics are arranged within the available space, allowing each component to occupy a specific nested position that maximizes the limited implantable volume while maintaining patient comfort and comfort.
Solution Approach 2:
The intraocular lens is designed as a universal platform that can be configured with various electronic components depending on the specific application needs. The same basic lens structure can accommodate different combinations of cameras, displays, processors, and communications modules, allowing a single implantable device to serve multiple functions including vision correction, imaging, display, and wireless communication.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple electronics components are integrated into the intraocular lens, then functionality and versatility are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The electronic system is divided into separate functional modules: a camera module on the haptic, a display module on the optic, a processor, a power source, and a communications module. Each module is independently designed and integrated into the lens structure, allowing for modular manufacturing, testing, and assembly while reducing the complexity of the overall system design and fabrication process.
3Loss of information
If a camera and display are integrated into the intraocular lens, then imaging and information display capabilities are improved, but the available space for other electronics is reduced
Solution Approach 1:
The patent utilizes the three-dimensional space within the intraocular lens by positioning the camera on the haptic (extending into the anterior chamber space) and the display on the optic (utilizing the lens surface area). This spatial arrangement in different dimensions and orientations maximizes the use of available volume while accommodating multiple electronic components without interfering with each other's function.
Data Source
AI summary
Systems and methods involving an intraocular implant with input and/or output electronics are described. In some embodiments, the system includes an intraocular lens having at least one optic operably coupled to a haptic, one or more input electronics on the haptic and/or the optic; and one or more output electronics on the haptic and/or the optic for receiving and/or transmitting data.