EYE MOUNTABLE DEVICE AND FLEXIBLE ASSEMBLY FOR FABRICATION THEREOF
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a first curved lens portion;
a second curved lens portion, wherein the first curved lens portion and the second lens portion are configured to form at least part of a lens of an eye-mountable device; and
a first arm structure that extends between the first curved lens portion and the second curved lens portion, wherein a flexibility of the first arm structure is greater than a flexibility of the one of the first curved lens portion and the second curved lens portion, wherein the first arm structure is configured to be deformed to overlap the first curved lens portion with the second curved lens portion.
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Abstract
Techniques and mechanisms for fabrication of an eye mountable device. In an embodiment, an apparatus includes two curved lens portions and a flexible arm structure that extends between, and is anchored to, each of the two curved lens portions. The eye mountable device is formed at least in part by manipulation of the curved lens portions using the arm structure. Flexibility of the arm structure accommodates positioning of one curved lens portion to overlap the other curved lens portion. A lens of the eye mountable device is formed by the curved lens portions. In another embodiment, an enclosure formed by the lens has disposed therein an accommodation actuator.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a first curved lens portion; a second curved lens portion, wherein the first curved lens portion and the second lens portion are configured to form at least part of a lens of an eye-mountable device; and a first arm structure that extends between the first curved lens portion and the second curved lens portion, wherein a flexibility of the first arm structure is greater than a flexibility of the one of the first curved lens portion and the second curved lens portion, wherein the first arm structure is configured to be deformed to overlap the first curved lens portion with the second curved lens portion. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An eye-mountable device (EMD) comprising:
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a first curved lens portion; a second curved lens portion which overlaps and is sealed to the first curved lens portion, wherein the first curved lens portion and the second curved lens portion form at least in part a lens; a first arm structure anchored to the first curved lens portion and to the second curved lens portion, wherein a flexibility of the first arm structure is greater than a flexibility of the one of the first curved lens portion and the second curved lens portion; and an accommodation actuator element disposed across a central region of an enclosure formed with the lens, wherein the accommodation actuator element is disposed between the first curved lens portion and the second curved lens portion within the central region. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A method of fabricating an eye-mountable device, the method comprising:
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forming a first structure in or on a first curved lens portion, wherein a first arm structure is anchored to each of the first curved lens portion and a second curved lens portion; forming a second structure in or on the second curved lens portion; and coupling the first structure to the second structure, including deforming the first arm structure and overlapping the first curved lens portion with the second curved lens portion. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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