Programmable Media Insert for Customizable Ophthalmic Lenses
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity of customizing energizable Ophthalmic Lenses with active components increases the need for novel methods and devices to program and manufacture these lenses with programmable Media Inserts, enhancing their functionalities while ensuring efficient customization and integration.
Innovation Solution
The method involves assembling a programmable Media Insert into an Ophthalmic Lens using techniques like injection-molding or free-form methods, where a Reactive Monomer Mixture is used to secure the Insert, and the Lens is formed by exposing the mixture to actinic radiation, allowing for voxel-by-voxel polymerization. The Insert can be preprogrammed or programmed wirelessly based on customizable parameters, and a stock-keeping unit code is generated for identification and packaging.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If active components are included in an Ophthalmic Lens to broaden functionalities, then the lens can provide enhanced customizable features, but the device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the ophthalmic lens into two main segments: a base lens providing standard vision correction and a separate programmable media insert containing active components. This segmentation allows the active components to be added only when enhanced functionalities are needed, maintaining simplicity for basic applications while enabling complexity only where required.
Solution Approach 2:
The programmable media insert is nested within the ophthalmic lens structure, with the insert containing programmable components that can be embedded in the lens material. This nesting approach integrates multiple functionalities within a compact structure, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining adaptability.
2Adaptability or versatility
If customization options are increased for energizable Ophthalmic Lenses, then personalization improves, but the manufacturing process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs preliminary action by pre-programming the media insert with customizable parameters before final lens assembly. Programming parameters such as power settings, duration, and patterns can be predetermined and stored in the insert, allowing rapid customization during manufacturing without complex real-time programming processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables customization through parameter changes in the programmable media insert, where various operational parameters (power, duration, pattern) can be adjusted to create different functional configurations. This allows multiple customized versions to be produced using the same base manufacturing process, simplifying production while maintaining versatility.
3Adaptability or versatility
If programming is performed after assembly, then flexibility and customization improve, but the programming process complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The programmable media insert is designed to be self-programming through wireless communication protocols. The insert can receive programming data directly from external devices without requiring manual configuration or complex programming interfaces, enabling post-assembly customization while keeping the programming process simple and automated.
4Adaptability or versatility
If programmable components are integrated into the lens, then functionality is enhanced, but the manufacturing precision requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
By segmenting the programmable components into a separate media insert rather than integrating them directly into the lens substrate, the patent reduces manufacturing precision requirements. The insert can be manufactured separately with standard precision and then assembled into the lens using straightforward insertion techniques, avoiding the need for high-precision integration of complex electronic components during lens fabrication.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This approach enables the creation of customizable energizable Ophthalmic Lenses with enhanced functionalities, allowing for post-manufacturing programming and integration of active components, improving the personalization and efficiency of the lens's energized state and functionality.
Implementation Method 1
The Reactive Monomer Mixture may be cured to form the first Ophthalmic Lens, wherein the curing involves exposing the mixture to actinic radiation, allowing for voxel-by-voxel polymerization
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AI summary
The present invention discloses methods for manufacturing and programming an energizable Ophthalmic Lens with a programmable Media Insert. In some embodiments, a Media Insert may be programmable to allow for further customization of the energized Ophthalmic Lens. The Media Insert may be programmed prior to or during the manufacturing process. Alternatively, the Media Insert may be programmed after the components have been encapsulated, wherein the programming may occur wirelessly. Accordingly, methods of wirelessly programming the Media Insert may be significant.