US 11,813,452 B2
Therapeutic devices for placement underneath the eyelid and associated systems, devices, and methods for dry eye treatment
Dimitri Azar, San Francisco, CA (US); Fred Shungneng Lee, Sunnyvale, CA (US); and Timothy Stowe, Alameda, CA (US)
Assigned to TWENTY TWENTY THERAPEUTICS LLC, South San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed by Twenty Twenty Therapeutics LLC, South San Francisco, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 8, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/940,433.
Application 17/940,433 is a continuation of application No. 15/931,241, filed on May 13, 2020, granted, now 11,446,495.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/847,593, filed on May 14, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0001207 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. A61N 1/36 (2006.01); A61N 1/04 (2006.01); A61N 1/378 (2006.01); A61B 5/053 (2021.01); A61B 3/10 (2006.01)
CPC A61N 1/36046 (2013.01) [A61N 1/0408 (2013.01); A61N 1/0476 (2013.01); A61N 1/36031 (2017.08); A61N 1/36034 (2017.08); A61N 1/3787 (2013.01); A61B 3/101 (2013.01); A61B 5/053 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device configured to be located underneath an eyelid, positioned between the eyelid and a surface of an eye, and worn by a user for treating a medical condition, the device comprising:
a first surface configured to face a portion of a sclera of the eye and to be in contact with the surface of the eye;
a second surface configured to be in contact with the eyelid and to be completely covered by the eyelid, while the first surface is in contact with the surface of the eye;
a plurality of stimulation electrodes closer to the first surface than the second surface, wherein the plurality of stimulation electrodes is configured to stimulate the surface of the eye;
an energy storage element coupled to the plurality of stimulation electrodes; and
a coil coupled to the energy storage element, wherein the coil is configured to wirelessly receive power for supplying power to the device.