Patent ID: 11896522
Assignee: SCHEPENS EYE RESEARCH INSTITUTE, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  G  H | IPC A  H

Claim 10:
11. A method comprising:
providing a frame configured to be worn adjacent an eye region of a wearer, a rotatable housing coupled to the frame, and a permanent magnet coupled to the rotatable housing and including a first surface having a first static magnetic polarity and a second surface having a second static magnetic polarity opposite the first static magnetic polarity, the rotatable housing arranged to rotate the permanent magnet between a first position orienting the first surface towards the eye region of the wearer and a second position orienting the second surface towards the eye region of the wearer; and
actuating a micromagnetic array adhered to an eyelid of the wearer by rotating the permanent magnet between the first position and the second position to move the eyelid.