公开(公告)号：US20220390766A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-08

申请号：US17820493

申请日：2022-08-17

Applicant: ACUCELA INC.

Inventor： Ryo KUBOTA ,  Philip M. BUSCEMI ,  Pascal LOSER ,  Ben CROOK ,  Massimo PINAZZA ,  Jim NIEBANCK ,  James PHILLIPS ,  Stefan BAUER

IPC: G02C7/08 ,  G02C5/14 ,  G02C11/00

Abstract: An electronic case for electronic spectacles may include a base comprising a cavity formed therein. A first spectacle retention device may be located within the cavity. The first spectacle retention device may be configured to retain spectacles. An electrical control system may be included. An electrical connector may be configured to couple the electrical control system in electronic communication with the spectacles.

公开(公告)号：US20220382076A1

公开(公告)日：2022-12-01

申请号：US17753773

申请日：2020-09-15

Applicant: ACUCELA INC.

Inventor： Ryo KUBOTA ,  Jean-Noël FEHR ,  Hans BERNHARD ,  Patrizia WEBER ,  Alain SAURER ,  Amitava GUPTA

IPC: G02C7/04 ,  G02C11/00 ,  G02C11/04

Abstract: An opto-electronic module is configured to fit between anterior and posterior surfaces of a contact lens. The opto-electronics module may comprise a plurality of light sources configured to direct a plurality of light beams to a region of the retina away from the fovea and in some embodiments away from the macula. Each of the plurality of light sources may comprises an LED and one or more projection optics. Each of the projection optics can be coupled to an LED with an adhesive prior to placing the opto-electronics module on a layer of contact lens material. The opto-electronics module may comprise a flex PCB with the plurality of light sources, an antenna, a battery, a capacitor and a processor supported on the flex PCB.

公开(公告)号：US20220265140A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-25

申请号：US17662054

申请日：2022-05-04

Applicant: ACUCELA INC.

Inventor： Christian OGGENFUSS ,  Karim HAROUD ,  Lukas SCHEIBLER ,  Matthias PFISTER ,  Urban SCHNELL ,  Stefan TROLLER ,  Ryo KUBOTA ,  Philip M. BUSCEMI

IPC: A61B3/10 ,  A61B3/00 ,  A61B3/13

Abstract: Improved optical coherence tomography systems and methods to measure thickness of the retina are presented. The systems may be compact, handheld, provide in-home monitoring, allow the patient to measure himself or herself, and be robust enough to be dropped while still measuring the retina reliably.

公开(公告)号：US20220257972A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-18

申请号：US17662098

申请日：2022-05-05

Applicant: ACUCELA INC.

Inventor： Ryo KUBOTA ,  Karim HAROUD ,  Beat WYSS ,  Hans BERNHARD ,  Jean-Noël FEHR ,  Patrizia WEBER ,  Moritz HAEBERLI ,  Amitava GUPTA

IPC: A61N5/06 ,  G02B27/30 ,  G02B27/01

Abstract: A device to stimulate the retina comprises one or more light sources coupled to one or more optical elements. The one or more optical elements is configured to illuminate the retina with one or more images at a location away from a fovea of a wearer. In some embodiments, each of the one or more images comprises a depth of focus and a spatial resolution. The one or more images can be formed at a distance anterior to the retina, at a distance posterior to the retina or on the retina. In some embodiments, the depth of focus is less than the distance, and the spatial resolution greater than a spatial resolution of the retina at the location.

公开(公告)号：US20210389607A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-16

申请号：US17303889

申请日：2021-06-09

Applicant: ACUCELA INC.

Inventor： Philip M. BUSCEMI ,  Ryo KUBOTA

IPC: G02C7/04 ,  G02B27/01 ,  G02C7/14

Abstract: Systems, devices, apparatuses and methods for an active projection system that may be incorporated into spectacles, contact lenses or provided as an add-on layer to existing spectacles or lenses. The active projection system operates to generate a stimulus or stimuli for viewing by a person's eye. The stimulus or stimuli creates an image that is defocused in front of the person's retina and can assist in slowing or stopping the progression of myopia or other refractive errors in the person.

公开(公告)号：US20210382326A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-09

申请号：US17304630

申请日：2021-06-23

Applicant: ACUCELA INC.

Inventor： Ryo KUBOTA ,  Philip M. BUSCEMI ,  Amitava GUPTA ,  Stefan BAUER ,  Benjamin CROOK ,  Julien SAUVET

IPC: G02C7/08 ,  G02C7/06 ,  G02C7/02 ,  G02C7/14 ,  G02C7/10

Abstract: An apparatus to treat refractive error of an eye comprises an optic comprising an optical zone and a peripheral defocus optical structure to form images of a plurality of stimuli anterior or posterior to a peripheral portion of a retina of the eye. In some embodiments, the peripheral defocus optical structure located outside the optical zone. In some embodiments, the peripheral defocus optical structure comprises optical power to focus light to a different depth of the eye than the optical zone. In some embodiments, the optic comprises one or more of a lens, an optically transparent substrate, a beam splitter, a prism, or an optically transmissive support.

公开(公告)号：US20210379399A1

公开(公告)日：2021-12-09

申请号：US17304666

申请日：2021-06-24

Applicant: ACUCELA INC.

Inventor： Philip M. BUSCEMI ,  Ryo KUBOTA

IPC: A61N5/06

Abstract: A stimulus is configured to treat astigmatism with changes in retinal thickness, independently of, or in combination with, treatment for myopia. In some embodiments, a stimulus pattern is arranged with respect to an astigmatic axis of the eye to decrease ocular growth in relation to the astigmatic axis. In some embodiments, the apparatus is configured to direct light to regions of retina outside the macula in relation to the astigmatic axis of the eye. In some embodiments, the intensity is modulated to provide the effect. A lens, such as a contact lens or spectacle lens may be configured with a plurality of light sources, such as projection units having a light source and focusing optics that work together to project anteriorly or posteriorly defocused images onto the retina at locations eccentric to the fovea.

公开(公告)号：US20240023805A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-25

申请号：US18475666

申请日：2023-09-27

Applicant: ACUCELA INC.

Inventor： Christian OGGENFUSS ,  Karim HAROUD ,  Lukas SCHEIBLER ,  Matthias PFISTER ,  Urban SCHNELL ,  Stefan TROLLER ,  Ryo KUBOTA ,  Philip M. BUSCEMI

IPC: A61B3/10 ,  A61B3/00 ,  A61B3/13

CPC classification number: A61B3/102 ,  A61B3/0008 ,  A61B3/1005 ,  A61B3/132 ,  A61B2560/0431 ,  A61B2562/0214 ,  A61B2562/0257 ,  A61B2562/223

Abstract: Improved optical coherence tomography systems and methods to measure thickness of the retina are presented. The systems may be compact, handheld, provide in-home monitoring, allow the patient to measure himself or herself, and be robust enough to be dropped while still measuring the retina reliably.

公开(公告)号：US20230414097A1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-28

申请号：US18452350

申请日：2023-08-18

Applicant: ACUCELA INC.

Inventor： Ryo KUBOTA ,  Philip M. BUSCEMI ,  Matthias PFISTER ,  Stephan WYDER ,  Amitava GUPTA

IPC: A61B3/10 ,  G01B9/02091

CPC classification number: A61B3/102 ,  G01B9/02091 ,  G01B2290/45

Abstract: An OCT axial length measurement device is configured to measure an area of the retina within a range from about 0.05 mm to about 2.0 mm. The area can be measured with a scanned measurement beam or plurality of substantially fixed measurement beams. The OCT measurement device may comprise a plurality of reference optical path lengths, in which a first optical path length corresponds to a first position of a cornea, and a second optical path length corresponds to a second position of the retina, in which the axial length is determined based on a difference between the first position and the second position. An axial length map can be generated to determine alignment of the eye with the measurement device and improve accuracy and repeatability of the measurements. In some embodiments, the OCT measurement device comprises a swept source vertical cavity surface emitting laser (“VCSEL”).

公开(公告)号：US20230363638A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-16

申请号：US18040186

申请日：2021-08-10

Applicant: ACUCELA INC.

Inventor： Ryo KUBOTA ,  Stephan WYDER ,  Philip M. BUSCEMI ,  Matthias PFISTER ,  Cyril STOLLER

IPC: A61B3/10

CPC classification number: A61B3/102 ,  G01B9/02091

Abstract: An OCT system for measuring a retina as part of an eye health monitoring and diagnosis system. The OCT system includes an OCT interferometer, where the interferometer comprises a light source or measurement beam and a scanner for moving the beam on the retina of a patient's eye, and a processor configured to execute instructions to cause the scanner to move the measurement beam on the retina in a scan pattern. Measurement data may be processed using a decurving process to enhance the resolution of the ILM layer and provide improved determinations of retinal thickness.