" Stretchable electronics can generally be described as electronic circuits adapted to stretch in one or two dimensions. Stretchable electronics are generally embedded on a stretchable medium and are adapted to stretch only within one or two dimensions with the medium without losing electrical connectivity between electronic components. However, stretchable electronics have not been successfully adapted to swellable medical devices, including contact lenses. In particular, stretchable electronics have not been incorporated into hydrogel materials employed in the manufacture of medical devices, including contact lenses.
Furthermore, there is currently no stretchable electronic circuit adapted to provide elasticity within or on a curved profile of a contact lens.
[0005] Accordingly, there is a continued need for an elastic circuit adapted to stretch in multiple dimensions on or in a swellable medical device.The present disclosure satisfies these and other needs."