Body-Mountable Devices and Methods for Embedding a Structure in a Body-Mountable Device
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsJames Etzkorn, Stephen O'Driscoll
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Abstract
Body-mountable devices and methods for embedding a structure in a body-mountable device are described. A body-mountable device includes a transparent polymer and a structure embedded in the transparent polymer. The transparent polymer defines a posterior side and an anterior side of the body-mountable device. The structure has an outer diameter and an inner diameter and includes a sensor configured to detect an analyte and an antenna. The antenna includes a plurality of conductive loops spaced apart from each other between the outer diameter and the inner diameter.
Claims26
A body-mountable device comprising:
- a transparent polymer, wherein the transparent polymer defines a posterior side and an anterior side of the body-mountable device;
- and
- a structure embedded in the transparent polymer, wherein the structure has an outer diameter and an inner diameter and includes a sensor configured to detect an analyte and an antenna, wherein the antenna includes a plurality of conductive loops spaced apart from each other between the outer diameter and the inner diameter.
A method comprising:
- forming a first polymer layer, such that the first polymer layer has a curvature, wherein the first polymer layer defines a posterior side of a body-mountable device;
- positioning a structure on the first polymer layer, wherein the structure has an outer diameter and an inner diameter and includes a sensor configured to detect an analyte and an antenna, and wherein the antenna includes a plurality of conductive loops spaced apart from each other between the outer diameter and the inner diameter;
- conforming the structure positioned on the first polymer layer to the curvature of the first polymer layer;
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- forming a second polymer layer over the first polymer layer and the structure, such that the structure is fully enclosed by the first polymer layer and the second polymer layer, wherein the second polymer layer defines an anterior side of the body-mountable device.
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