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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023

Filed:

Oct. 14, 2020
Applicant:

Coopervision International Limited, Fareham, GB;

Inventors:

Ian Bruce, Southampton, GB;

Robert Oag, Southampton, GB;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C 7/08 (2006.01); G02C 7/04 (2006.01); G02C 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02C 7/085 (2013.01); G02C 7/041 (2013.01); G02C 11/10 (2013.01);
Abstract

A tuneable contact lens (), wherein the contact lens comprises a central region (). The central region has a circumferential wall and an anterior surface having an external curvature. The contact lens also comprises an inflatable ring () arranged around the circumferential wall of the central region, and at least one fluid reservoir () in fluid connection with the inflatable ring. The at least one fluid reservoir comprises a pump. When fluid is pumped from the at least one fluid reservoir to the inflatable ring, the inflatable ring inflates and the external curvature of anterior portion of the central region is changed.


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