Body-mountable devices with two layers
View Patent ↗A body-mountable device may include a first layer, a second layer, and an electronic structure. The first layer may include a first topographical feature, while the second layer may include a second topographical feature. The first topographical feature and the second topographical feature may be reciprocally-shaped. The second layer may be mounted on the first layer such that the first topographical feature interfaces with the second topographical feature, thereby mechanically securing the second layer to the first layer. The electronic structure, which may include an antenna, a sensor, and an electronic device, may be embedded in the second layer. In an example in which the body-mountable device is an eye-mountable device, the first layer may be a posterior lens, and the second layer may be an anterior lens.
1. A method comprising:
forming a first lens that has a first topographical feature;
forming a second lens that has a second topographical feature, wherein embedded in the second lens is an electronic structure that comprises an antenna, a sensor, and an electronic device, and wherein the first topographical feature and the second topographical feature have reciprocal shapes; and
mounting the second lens on the first lens such that first topographical feature interfaces with the second topographical feature, thereby mechanically securing the second lens to the first lens.
2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first lens is a posterior lens and the second lens is an anterior lens.
3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first topographical feature comprises a protrusion formed in an anterior side of the first lens, the second topographical feature comprises a cylindrical depression formed in a posterior side of the second lens, and a diameter of the depression is less than or equal to a diameter of the protrusion.
4. The method of claim 1 , wherein first topographical feature is an annular ring formed on an anterior side of the first lens, the second topographical feature is an annular depression formed in a posterior side of the second lens, and a radial width of the annular depression is less than or equal to a radial width of the annular ring.
5. The method of claim 1 , wherein a material of the first lens comprises a hydrogel and a material of the second lens comprises an elastomer.
6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the material of the first lens comprises a silicone hydrogel.
7. The method of claim 5 , wherein the material of the second lens comprises a silicone elastomer.
8. The method of claim 1 , wherein a material of each of the first lens and the second lens comprises a hydrogel.
9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the material of at least one of the first lens or the second lens comprises a silicone hydrogel.
10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the first topographical feature is centrally-located on an anterior side of the first lens, and the second topographical feature is centrally-located on a posterior side of the second lens.
11. An eye-mountable device comprising:
a first lens having a first topographical feature;
a second lens having a second topographical feature, wherein the first topographical feature and the second topographical feature have reciprocal shapes, and wherein the second lens is mounted on the first lens such that the first topographical features interfaces with the second topographical feature, thereby mechanically securing the second lens to the first lens; and
an electronic structure comprising an antenna, a sensor, and an electronic device, the electronic device being embedded in the second lens.
12. The eye-mountable device of claim 11 , wherein the first lens is a posterior lens and the second lens is an anterior lens.
13. The eye-mountable device of claim 11 , wherein the first topographical feature comprises a protrusion formed in an anterior side of the first lens, the second topographical feature comprises a depression formed in a posterior side of the second lens, and a diameter of the depression is less than or equal to a diameter of the protrusion.
14. The eye-mountable device of claim 11 , wherein first topographical feature is an annular ring formed on an anterior side of the first lens, the second topographical feature is an annular depression formed in a posterior side of the second lens, and a radial width of the annular depression is less than or equal to a radial width of the annular ring.
15. The eye-mountable device of claim 11 , wherein a material of the first lens comprises a hydrogel and a material of the second lens comprises an elastomer.
16. The eye-mountable device of claim 15 , wherein the material of the first lens comprises a silicone hydrogel.
17. The eye-mountable device of claim 15 , wherein the material of the second lens comprises a silicone elastomer.
18. The eye-mountable device of claim 11 , wherein a material of each of the first lens and the second lens comprises a hydrogel.
19. The eye-mountable device of claim 18 , wherein the material of at least one of the first lens or the second lens comprises a silicone hydrogel.
20. The eye-mountable device of claim 11 , wherein the first topographical feature is centrally-located on an anterior side of the first lens, and the second topographical feature is centrally-located on a posterior side of the second lens.