EP2137568A4 - Hydrodynamic multifocal contact lens and associated manufacturing techniques - Google Patents

Hydrodynamic multifocal contact lens and associated manufacturing techniques

Info

Publication number: EP2137568A4
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: hydrodynamic; contact lens; manufacturing techniques; multifocal contact; associated manufacturing
Prior art date: 2007-03-19
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Withdrawn

Application number

EP07799235A

Other languages

German (de)

French (fr)

Other versions

EP2137568A1 (en

Inventor

Michael J Luliano

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

In Tech Holdings LLC

Original Assignee

In Tech Holdings LLC

Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)

2007-03-19

Filing date

2007-07-02

Publication date

2011-01-26

2007-03-19 Priority claimed from US11/687,953 external-priority patent/US7452075B2/en

2007-03-22 Priority claimed from US11/689,595 external-priority patent/US7559650B2/en

2007-07-02 Application filed by In Tech Holdings LLC filed Critical In Tech Holdings LLC

2009-12-30 Publication of EP2137568A1 publication Critical patent/EP2137568A1/en

2011-01-26 Publication of EP2137568A4 publication Critical patent/EP2137568A4/en

Status Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

Classifications

- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02C—SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES
- G02C7/00—Optical parts
- G02C7/02—Lenses; Lens systems ; Methods of designing lenses
- G02C7/04—Contact lenses for the eyes
- G02C7/041—Contact lenses for the eyes bifocal; multifocal
- G—PHYSICS
- G02—OPTICS
- G02C—SPECTACLES; SUNGLASSES OR GOGGLES INSOFAR AS THEY HAVE THE SAME FEATURES AS SPECTACLES; CONTACT LENSES
- G02C7/00—Optical parts
- G02C7/02—Lenses; Lens systems ; Methods of designing lenses
- G02C7/08—Auxiliary lenses; Arrangements for varying focal length
- G02C7/081—Ophthalmic lenses with variable focal length
- G02C7/085—Fluid-filled lenses, e.g. electro-wetting lenses

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Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
Ophthalmology & Optometry (AREA)
Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
Optics & Photonics (AREA)
Eyeglasses (AREA)
Prostheses (AREA)

EP07799235A 2007-03-19 2007-07-02 Hydrodynamic multifocal contact lens and associated manufacturing techniques Withdrawn EP2137568A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
US11/687,953 US7452075B2 (en)	2007-03-19	2007-03-19	Hydrodynamically operated multifocal contact lens
US11/689,595 US7559650B2 (en)	2007-03-22	2007-03-22	Manufacturing techniques for the production of hydrodynamic multifocal contact lenses
PCT/US2007/072640 WO2008115251A1 (en)	2007-03-19	2007-07-02	Hydrodynamic multifocal contact lens and associated manufacturing techniques

Publications (2)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP2137568A1 EP2137568A1 (en)	2009-12-30
EP2137568A4 true EP2137568A4 (en)	2011-01-26

Family

ID=39766203

Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP07799235A Withdrawn EP2137568A4 (en)	2007-03-19	2007-07-02	Hydrodynamic multifocal contact lens and associated manufacturing techniques

Country Status (3)

Country	Link
EP (1)	EP2137568A4 (en)
JP (1)	JP2010522352A (en)
WO (1)	WO2008115251A1 (en)

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2007
- 2007-07-02 EP EP07799235A patent/EP2137568A4/en not_active Withdrawn
- 2007-07-02 JP JP2009554508A patent/JP2010522352A/en active Pending
- 2007-07-02 WO PCT/US2007/072640 patent/WO2008115251A1/en active Application Filing

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Also Published As

Publication number	Publication date
WO2008115251A1 (en)	2008-09-25
EP2137568A1 (en)	2009-12-30
JP2010522352A (en)	2010-07-01

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Legal Events

Date	Code	Title	Description
2009-11-27	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
2009-12-30	17P	Request for examination filed	Effective date: 20091019
2009-12-30	AK	Designated contracting states	Kind code of ref document: A1 Designated state(s): AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR
2010-06-23	DAX	Request for extension of the european patent (deleted)
2011-01-26	A4	Supplementary search report drawn up and despatched	Effective date: 20101229
2011-02-16	17Q	First examination report despatched	Effective date: 20110114
2011-10-31	GRAP	Despatch of communication of intention to grant a patent	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: EPIDOSNIGR1
2012-08-24	STAA	Information on the status of an ep patent application or granted ep patent	Free format text: STATUS: THE APPLICATION IS DEEMED TO BE WITHDRAWN
2012-09-26	18D	Application deemed to be withdrawn	Effective date: 20120327