Ophthalmic lens with a neural frequency detection system

• US 9,801,560 B2
• Filed: 08/27/2013
• Issued: 10/31/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/27/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Incorporated (Johnson & Johnson)
• Original Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Incorporated (Johnson & Johnson)
• Inventors: Pugh, Randall Braxton
• Primary Examiner(s): JANG, CHRISTIAN YONGKYUN
• Application Number:
  US14/011,307
• Publication Number:
  US 20150065905A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,526 Days
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0214 of power generation or supply
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2560/0219 of externally powered implanted units
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 2562/0228 Microwave sensors
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0006 ECG or EEG signals
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0022 Monitoring a patient using a global network, e.g. telephone networks, internet
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/24 Detecting, measuring or recording bioelectric or biomagnetic signals of the body or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/291 for electroencephalography [EEG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6821 Eye
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7225 Details of analog processing, e.g. isolation amplifier, gain or sensitivity adjustment, filtering, baseline or drift compensation A61B5/30, A61B5/316 take precedence; transformers for specific applications H01F38/00; amplifiers H03F
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7405 using sound
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7445 Display arrangements, e.g. multiple display units
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/04 Contact lenses for the eyes disinfection or sterilisation of contact lenses A61L12/00
• CPC Class Codes: G02C 7/083 Electrooptic lenses

Abstract

The present invention relates generally to an ophthalmic device capable of monitoring neural frequencies and correlating the measured frequencies them to specific brain activity/functions. In some embodiments, profiles specific to the user of the ophthalmic device can be pre-programmed to tailor a brain activity/function profiles according to a user. Based on the determined brain activity/function from the correlation, a signal may be generated to provide feedback to the user. The signal may be transmitted to the user in one or more form. For example, the signal may be outputted to a wireless device in wireless communication with the ophthalmic device, and/or through an audible signal projected by an acoustic element, and/or a visual signal projected using a photon emitter, both which may be included in the ophthalmic device.

Claims

1. An ophthalmic device with neural frequency detection comprising:

a media insert comprising a front and back arcuate surface forming a cavity therebetween that contains an energy source, a controller, a transmitter, and a neural frequency detection system,

wherein the energy source, the controller, the transmitter, and the neural frequency detection system are located outside of an optical zone of the ophthalmic device,

wherein the energy source energizes the controller,

wherein the controller comprises a processor in digital communication with a digital media storage device,

wherein the neural frequency detection system comprises one or more sensors capable of measuring neural frequencies of a wearer of the ophthalmic device;

wherein the transmitter transmits the measured neural frequencies to the processor, and

wherein the processor receives said measured neural frequencies and detects a brain function based on pre-recorded data stored in the digital media storage device.

2. The ophthalmic device of claim 1, additionally comprising:

a radio frequency antenna capable of transmitting data from and to an external wireless device.

3. The ophthalmic device of claim 2, wherein the processor sends a signal to the external wireless device according to the detected brain function.

4. The ophthalmic device of claim 2, additionally comprising:

a photon emitter capable of providing a visual signal to the wearer of the ophthalmic device.

5. The ophthalmic device of claim 4, wherein the processor receives a signal based on the brain function of a user of said external wireless device through the radio frequency antenna and provides said visual signal to the wearer of the ophthalmic device through the photon emitter.

6. The ophthalmic device of claim 5, wherein the visual signal is provided to the wearer of the ophthalmic device when the signal from the brain function of said user of said external wireless device is equivalent to the signal from the brain function of the wearer of the ophthalmic device receiving the visual signal.

7. The ophthalmic device of claim 6, wherein the external wireless device is another ophthalmic device being worn by said user.

8. The ophthalmic device of claim 2, additionally comprising:

an electromechanical transducer capable of emitting an audible signal and providing said audible signal to the wearer of the ophthalmic device.

9. The ophthalmic device of claim 8, wherein the processor receives a signal based on the brain function of a user of said external wireless device through the radio frequency antenna and provides an audible signal to the wearer of the ophthalmic device through the electromechanical transducer.

10. The ophthalmic device of claim 9, wherein the audible signal is provided to the wearer of the ophthalmic device when the signal from the brain function of said user of said external wireless device is equivalent to the signal to the brain function of the wearer of the ophthalmic device receiving the audible signal.

11. The ophthalmic device of claim 10, wherein the external wireless device is another ophthalmic device being worn by said user.

12. The ophthalmic device of claim 1, wherein the energy source is fabricated using stacked integrated component device technologies.

13. A method of detecting brain activity comprising:

providing an ophthalmic device comprising a media insert containing a neural frequency detection system, an energy source, a transmitter, and a controller, wherein the controller comprises a processor in digital communication with a digital media storage device, and wherein the neural frequency detection system comprises one or more sensors capable of measuring neural frequencies of a wearer of the ophthalmic device;

recording, in the digital media storage device, neural frequency profiles corresponding to a plurality of brain functions;

placing the ophthalmic device on an eye of the wearer;

measuring the neural frequencies of the wearer of the ophthalmic device through the one or more sensors of the neural frequency detection system;

transmitting a signal to the processor based on the measured neural frequencies of the wearer of the ophthalmic device; and

detecting a brain function of the wearer of the ophthalmic device by comparing the measured neural frequencies with said neural frequency profiles recorded in the digital media storage device.

14. The method of claim 13, additionally comprising the step of:

sending a signal to an external wireless device according to the detected brain function.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the external wireless device is one or more of a cellular device, a biomedical device, a drug dispensing device, a tablet, and a personal computer.

16. The method of claim 13, wherein the ophthalmic device additionally comprises a photon emitter.

17. The method of claim 16, additionally comprising the step of:

providing a visual signal to the wearer of the ophthalmic device through the photon emitter.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein the ophthalmic device additional comprises an electromechanical transducer.

19. The method of claim 18, additionally comprising the step of:

providing an audible signal to the wearer of the ophthalmic device through the electromechanical transducer.

20. A method of detecting brain activity comprising:

providing an ophthalmic device comprising a neural frequency detection system, an energy source, a transmitter and a controller, wherein the controller comprises a processor in digital communication with a digital media storage device, and wherein the neural frequency detection system comprises one or more sensors capable of measuring neural frequencies of a wearer of the ophthalmic device;

recording, in the digital media storage device, neural frequency profiles corresponding to brain functions or activities, wherein the neural frequency profiles are specific to the wearer of the ophthalmic device;

placing the ophthalmic device on an eye of the wearer;

measuring the neural frequencies of the wearer of the ophthalmic device through the one or more sensors of the neural frequency detection system;

transmitting a signal to the processor based on the measured neural frequencies of the wearer; and

detecting a brain function or activity of the wearer of the ophthalmic device by comparing the measured neural frequencies with said neural frequency profiles recorded in the digital media storage device.