# US 11,998,444 B2 · Intraocular lens having input and output electronics

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- Number: US 11,998,444 B2
- Document ID: US11998444B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 18/067,284
- Filed: 2022-12-16
- Published: 2023-12-21
- Granted: 2024-06-04
- Earliest claimed: 2013-11-26
- Assignees: Crown Holdings, LLC
- Applicants: Crown Holdings, LLC
- Inventors: Robert Edward Grant
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11998444B2

## CPC

- A61F 2/1624: {having adjustable focus; power activated variable focus means, e.g. mechanically or electrically by the ciliary muscle or from the outside}
- A61B 5/0031: {Implanted circuitry}
- A61B 5/1112: {Global tracking of patients, e.g. by using GPS}
- A61B 5/686: {Permanently implanted devices, e.g. pacemakers, other stimulators, biochips (A61B5/6861 takes precedence)}
- A61B 5/7445: {Display arrangements, e.g. multiple display units}
- A61F 2/14: Eye parts, e.g. lenses or corneal implants; Artificial eyes
- A61B 2560/0209: adapted for power saving
- A61B 2560/0214: of power generation or supply
- A61B 2560/0219: of externally powered implanted units
- A61B 2560/0487: Special user inputs or interfaces
- A61F 2002/1699: {Additional features not otherwise provided for}
- A61F 2250/0002: for data transfer
- A61F: FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS (dental prosthetics A61C)
- A61B: DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION (usefulness limited to only animals A61D)

## Abstract

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.

## Claims

### Claim 1

An implantable intraocular lens (IOL), comprising:
an optic;
a haptic attached to the optic;
a forward-facing camera on the haptic;
a power source on the haptic;
a display on the optic, the display sized and configured to overlay graphics in the user's view of the physical world;
a processor on the haptic configured to receive signals from the camera and send graphics data to the display;
a communications module on the haptic, the communications module configured to wirelessly transmit and receive information with respect to an external device.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The implantable intraocular lens of claim 1, wherein the lens is a pseudophakic lens.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The implantable intraocular lens of claim 1, wherein the lens is an accommodating lens.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The implantable intraocular lens of claim 1, wherein the lens is a phakic lens.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The implantable intraocular lens of claim 1, comprising a plurality of optics.

### Claim 6 (depends on 1)

The implantable intraocular lens of claim 1, wherein the camera comprises a video camera.

### Claim 7 (depends on 1)

The implantable intraocular lens of claim 1, wherein the display comprises LED technology.

### Claim 8 (depends on 1)

The implantable intraocular lens of claim 1, wherein the display is centered on the optic.

### Claim 9 (depends on 1)

The implantable intraocular lens of claim 1, wherein the display is off-centered on the optic.

### Claim 10 (depends on 1)

The implantable intraocular lens of claim 1, further comprising a GPS chip.

### Claim 11 (depends on 1)

The implantable intraocular lens of claim 1, further comprising a RFID chip.

### Claim 12 (depends on 1)

The implantable intraocular lens of claim 1, wherein the communications module comprises cellular technology.

### Claim 13 (depends on 1)

The implantable intraocular lens of claim 1, wherein the communications module comprises 802.11 technology.

### Claim 14 (depends on 1)

The implantable intraocular lens of claim 1, wherein the power source is wirelessly rechargeable via an external source.