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US 2010/0076553 A1Published application
Energized ophthalmic lens
OwnerRandall B. Pugh, Daniel B. Otts +1inventors
InventorsRandall B. Pugh, Daniel B. Otts, Frederick A. Flitsch
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Abstract
This invention discloses methods and apparatus for providing a an ophthalmic lens with an energy source capable of powering an electrical component incorporated into the lens.
Claims21
An energized ophthalmic lens device comprising:
- a lens with an optical zone and a non-optical zone comprising a silicon hydrogel material;
- an energy source embedded in the silicon hydrogel material in an area of the lens comprising the non-optical zone;
- an electrical current drawing component;
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- an attachment area connecting the energy source to the current drawing component.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.