A61B5/6821

Therapeutic devices for placement underneath the eyelid and associated systems, devices, and methods for dry eye treatment

According to some aspects, a device is presented herein that is configured to be located underneath an eyelid and worn by a user for treating dry eye. The device includes a first surface configured to face a portion of a sclera of the eye, and a second surface configured to face an eyelid and to be completely covered by the eyelid. In some embodiments, the device further includes a plurality of stimulation electrodes proximal to the first surface, wherein the plurality of stimulation electrodes is configured to stimulate the sclera. The device further includes an energy storage element coupled to the plurality of stimulation electrodes. The energy storage element is configured to supply power to the plurality of stimulation electrodes. The device further includes a processor configured to control a supply of energy from the energy storage element to the plurality of stimulation electrodes to stimulate the sclera.

Methods and Devices for Implantation of Intraocular Pressure Sensors
20220211269 · 2022-07-07 · ·

Methods and devices for implanting an intra-ocular pressure sensor within an eye of a patient are provided herein. Methods include penetrating a conjunctiva and sclera with a distal tip of a fluid-filled syringe and positioning the pressure sensor within a vitreous body of the eye by injecting the sensor device through the distal tip. The sensor device may be stabilized by one or more anchoring members engaged with the sclera so that the pressure sensor of the sensor device remains within the vitreous body. Methods further include advancing a sensor device having a distal penetrating tip through at least a portion of the sclera to position the sensor within the vitreous body and extracting of the sensor devices described herein by proximally retracting the sensor device using an extraction feature of the sensor device.

Bio-impedance measuring apparatus using half of upper body, body composition analyzing apparatus and body composition analyzing method

Provided is a body composition analyzing apparatus by using an impedance of a half of an upper body. According to an example embodiment, the body composition analyzing apparatus includes a first electrode part which comes into contact with a half of an upper body of an object, a second electrode part which comes into contact with the half of the upper body, a measurer configured to apply a current to each of the electrode parts, and to measure an impedance of the half of the upper body of the object by measuring a voltage of each of the electrode parts, and an analyzer configured to analyze body composition of the object based on the measured impedance of the half of the upper body.

Corneal topography system and methods

A mobile communication device-based corneal topography system includes an illumination system, a mobile communication device and a corneal topography optical housing. The illumination system is configured to generate an illumination pattern and to generate reflections of the illumination pattern off a cornea of a subject, wherein the illumination system is aligned along an axis of centers of the illumination pattern. The mobile communication device includes an image sensor to capture an image of the reflected illumination pattern. The corneal topography optical housing is coupled to the illumination system and the mobile communication device, wherein the corneal topography optical housing supports and aligns the illumination system with the image sensor of the mobile communication device. The corneal topography optical housing includes an imaging system coupled to the image sensor.

BIOFLUID SHUNT VALVE WITH SHEATH AND MONITORING DEVICE
20220249284 · 2022-08-11 ·

A shunt valve for removing biofluid from an eye of a user, the valve including a tubular body defining an inlet and a plurality of outlets formed through a wall of the tubular body; a plunger accommodated within the tubular body and fluidically coupled to the inlet; wherein the plunger is movable relative to the plurality of outlets; and an energized material coupled to the plunger and the tubular body; wherein the energized material is compressible to expose a portion of the plurality of outlets dependent on the pressure applied to the energized material.

Intraocular Pressure Monitoring Contact Lens

A device for non-invasive monitoring and measuring of intraocular pressure (IOP) of a subject includes a flexible lens that fits on the eye and changes curvature in response to a change in curvature of the eye. A microchannel disposed in or on the lens has one or more ends that are open to the atmosphere and an indicator solution is disposed in a portion of the 5 microchannel. The microchannel exhibits a change in volume in response to a change in curvature of the lens, which results in a change in position of the indicator solution in the microchannel. The change in position of the indicator solution in the microchannel is indicative of a change in IOP. The change in position of the indicator solution may be detected in digital images of the lens taken with a camera of a mobile electronic device such 0 as a smartphone or a camera worn by the subject.

Quantitative Assessment of Orbit Soft Tissue Restriction
20220211521 · 2022-07-07 ·

A portable device, method and system are provided for automated, quantitative assessment of orbital compliance and soft tissue restriction with emphasis on applicability to orbital trauma and fracture management is provided.

Ocular-performance-based head impact measurement using a faceguard
11389059 · 2022-07-19 ·

A faceguard is configured for measuring a human eye muscle movement response. The faceguard is configured for protecting at least one part of a human face and has an aperture for human vision through the faceguard. The faceguard comprises an eye sensor, a head orientation sensor, and an electronic circuit. The eye sensor comprises a video camera and is configured for measuring eyeball movement, pupil size, and/or eyelid movement. The head orientation sensor senses pitch and/or yaw of a person's head. The electronic circuit is responsive to the eye sensor and the head orientation sensor.

GLUCOSE DETECTING COMPLEX AND CONTACT LENS-TYPE SENSOR COMPRISING SAME FOR DETECTING GLUCOSE IN TEARS
20220248990 · 2022-08-11 ·

The present invention relates to a glucose detecting complex and a contact lens-type sensor comprising the same for detecting glucose in tears. The contact lens-type sensor for detecting glucose according to the present invention includes a complex in which glucose oxidase is coupled to cerium oxide nanoparticles. Such a configuration allows the visualization of changes in glucose concentrations and the quantitative measured of glucose in a simpler and more economical way. In addition, glucose concentrations can be monitored in real time through a non-invasive method by measuring the concentration of glucose in tears rather than in blood in comparison with the conventional blood glucose measurement method. Therefore, the present invention can be widely applied in the technical field for the early diagnosis and prevention of diabetes.

EYE HEALTH DATA ANALYSIS USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
20220313485 · 2022-10-06 ·

Eye health data analysis using artificial intelligence includes receiving, by a mobile device, biometric data from one or more sensors located on a contact lens substrate on a user's eye. The biometric data includes, at least in part, a moisture level of the user's eye. The mobile device identifies a plurality of environmental parameters associated with the user's location using surrounding internet-of-things devices that are communicatively connected with the contact lens substrate and the mobile device. In response to determining that the moisture level in the user's eye is below a predetermined threshold, the mobile device generates a recommendation including automatically adjusting at least one of the plurality of environmental parameters and displays the generated recommendation to the user using an augmented reality system in the contact lens substrate.