US 12,213,874 B2
Restoring sight after corneal blindness
Michael West Wiemer, San Jose, CA (US); Morrison Ulman, Los Altos, CA (US); and Drew Daniel Perkins, Saratoga, CA (US)
Assigned to Tectus Corporation, Saratoga, CA (US)
Filed by Tectus Corporation, Saratoga, CA (US)
Filed on Apr. 20, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/235,576.
Application 17/235,576 is a continuation of application No. PCT/US2021/023462, filed on Mar. 22, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/149,962, filed on Feb. 16, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/064,354, filed on Aug. 11, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/993,607, filed on Mar. 23, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0290368 A1, Sep. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. A61F 2/16 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/07 (2006.01); A61F 9/08 (2006.01); G02B 17/06 (2006.01); G02B 27/00 (2006.01); G02B 27/01 (2006.01); G02C 7/04 (2006.01); G02C 11/00 (2006.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); H04N 9/31 (2006.01); A61B 3/16 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/145 (2006.01); A61F 2/14 (2006.01); A61F 2/48 (2006.01); H04N 23/50 (2023.01)
CPC A61F 2/16 (2013.01) [A61B 5/076 (2013.01); A61B 5/686 (2013.01); A61F 9/08 (2013.01); G02B 17/0605 (2013.01); G02B 27/0093 (2013.01); G02B 27/0172 (2013.01); G02C 7/046 (2013.01); G02C 7/049 (2013.01); G02C 11/10 (2013.01); G06N 20/00 (2019.01); G16H 40/63 (2018.01); H04N 9/3147 (2013.01); H04N 9/3173 (2013.01); A61B 3/16 (2013.01); A61B 5/0031 (2013.01); A61B 5/024 (2013.01); A61B 5/14532 (2013.01); A61B 5/14542 (2013.01); A61B 5/7445 (2013.01); A61F 2/14 (2013.01); A61F 2002/1681 (2013.01); A61F 2002/1683 (2013.01); A61F 2002/1689 (2013.01); A61F 2/482 (2021.08); A61F 2250/0002 (2013.01); G02B 17/0615 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0138 (2013.01); G02B 27/017 (2013.01); G02B 2027/0178 (2013.01); G02C 2202/10 (2013.01); H04N 23/555 (2023.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
an electronic scleral contact lens comprising a femtoimager, where the contact lens does not transmit sufficient oxygen to a cornea of a person with normal eyesight for the contact lens to be worn for more than two hours; and
an intraocular femtoprojector system in communication with the contact lens, wherein images captured by the femtoimager are projected by the intraocular femtoprojector.
 
16. A system comprising:
an electronic scleral contact lens comprising a femtoimager; and
an intraocular femtoprojector system in communication with the contact lens, wherein images captured by the femtoimager are projected by the intraocular femtoprojector; and
eyeglasses with an embedded high resolution camera; where the contact lens comprises eye tracking sensors, and eye tracking data generated by the contact lens select portions of a high resolution image captured by the high resolution camera embedded in the eyeglasses.