ACCOMMODATION STIMULATION AND RECORDING DEVICE
First Claim
1. An electrostimulation device, comprising:
- a device body with a circular shape and an outer circumference, the device body comprising a posterior surface and an anterior surface, the posterior surface being shaped to fit an eye;
an inner ring electrode comprising an electrically-conductive material and formed on the posterior surface;
an outer ring electrode comprising an electrically-conductive material and formed on the posterior surface; and
an electrical stimulation source in electrical connection with the inner ring electrode and the outer ring electrode.
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Abstract
Embodiments described herein generally relate to devices and methods for stimulation or recording of accommodation of an eye. Accommodation of an eye naturally occurs through contraction of the ciliary muscle. Embodiments described herein can deliver electrostimulation to the ciliary muscle through a pair of electrodes which deliver power over an area of the sclera which is both positioned above and over an area which is substantially equivalent to the surface area of the ciliary muscle. In further embodiments, electrical impulses produced by the ciliary muscle can be received by one or more electrodes positioned proximate the ciliary muscle. Thus, by embodiments described herein, accommodation of the eye can be reproducibly achieved by external stimulation of the ciliary muscle or measured based on electrical impulses generated by or in conjunction with the ciliary muscle.
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20 Claims
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1. An electrostimulation device, comprising:
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a device body with a circular shape and an outer circumference, the device body comprising a posterior surface and an anterior surface, the posterior surface being shaped to fit an eye; an inner ring electrode comprising an electrically-conductive material and formed on the posterior surface; an outer ring electrode comprising an electrically-conductive material and formed on the posterior surface; and an electrical stimulation source in electrical connection with the inner ring electrode and the outer ring electrode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An accommodation stimulation device comprising:
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a device body comprising; a transparent lens with a posterior surface and an anterior surface, the posterior surface adapted to contact the cornea; and a scleral contact region with a posterior surface and an anterior surface, the scleral contact region circumscribing the transparent lens; an inner ring electrode comprising an electrically-conductive material adapted to contact the posterior surface of the scleral contact region; an outer ring electrode comprising an electrically conductive material adapted to contact the posterior surface of the scleral contact region and circumscribing the inner ring electrode; and a power source in electrical connection with the inner ring electrode and the outer ring electrode. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An accommodation measurement device comprising:
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a device body with a circular shape and an outer circumference, the device body comprising a posterior surface and an anterior surface; an inner ring electrode comprising an electrically-conductive material and formed on the posterior surface; an outer ring electrode comprising an electrically-conductive material and formed on the posterior surface, the outer ring electrode, the inner ring electrode and the outer circumference of the device body forming concentric circles; and an electrical measurement device in electrical connection with either the inner ring electrode, the outer ring electrode or combinations thereof. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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