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Granted Patent B2
US 11,793,625 · App. 16/911,753 · Granted Oct 24, 2023

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

Inventors: Anthony Van Heugten (Sarasota, FL); Joel Zychick (Bethpage, NY)
Assignee: e-Vision Smart Optics, Inc.
A61F2/1624A61F2/14
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Patent No.
US 11,793,625
App. No.
16/911,753
Granted
Oct 24, 2023
Kind
B2
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.

Claims (34)

1. A method of actuating an electro-active lens, the method comprising:

increasing an optical power of the electro-active lens in response to an optical power increase signal generated solely due to a movement of an entirety of a first transmitter with respect to the electro-active lens, the first transmitter attached to a first hand location of a person; and

decreasing the optical power of the electro-active lens in response to an optical power decrease signal generated solely due to a movement of an entirety of a second transmitter with respect to the electro-active lens, the second transmitter attached to a second hand location of the person.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

actuating the electro-active lens in response to motion of a combination of fingers of the person.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the movement of the first transmitter is caused by a movement of a first finger of the person close to the electro-active lens.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the movement of the second transmitter is caused by a movement of a second finger of the person close to the electro-active lens.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the movement of the entire first transmitter is toward the electro-active lens.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the movement of the entire second transmitter is toward the electro-active lens.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein:

the electro-active lens is implanted in an eye of the person.

8. A system for actuating an electro-active lens, the system comprising:

the electro-active lens;

a first transmitter configured to be attached to a first hand location of a person; and

a second transmitter configured to be attached to a second hand location of the person;

wherein the system is configured to:

increase an optical power of the electro-active lens in response to an optical power increase signal generated solely due to a movement of an entirety of the first transmitter with respect to the electro-active lens when the first transmitter is attached to the first hand location; and

decrease the optical power of the electro-active lens in response to an optical power decrease signal generated solely due to a movement of an entirety of the second transmitter with respect to the electro-active lens when the second transmitter is attached to the second hand location.

9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the system is configured to:

actuate the electro-active lens in response to motion of a combination of fingers of the person.

10. The system of claim 8 , wherein:

the movement of the entire first transmitter is caused by a movement of a first finger of the person close to the electro-active lens.

11. The system of claim 8 , wherein:

the movement of the second transmitter is caused by a movement of a second finger of the person close to the electro-active lens.

12. The system of claim 8 , wherein:

the movement of the entirety of the first transmitter is toward the electro-active lens.

13. The system of claim 8 , wherein:

the movement of the entire second transmitter is toward the electro-active lens.

14. The system of claim 8 , wherein:

the electro-active lens is configured to be implanted in an eye of the person.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 17, 2026
From: VAN HEUGTEN, ANTHONY; ZYCHICK, JOEL
To: E-VISION SMART OPTICS, INC.
Reel/Frame 075668/0600 →
Priority Claims (1)
GB 1306971 · Apr 17, 2013 · national
Continuity (4)
Continuation 15875225 · Jan 19, 2018
Continuation 13866262 · Apr 19, 2013
Provisional Application 61636969 · Apr 23, 2012
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