Instrument for treating an ocular disorder
AssigneeBlephEx, LLC
InventorJames M. Rynerson
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Abstract
An instrument for removing debris from an eye during the treatment of an ocular disorder has a swab and a rigid member. The swab includes a tip portion sized to provide access to the debris on an eyelid of the eye. The rigid member has a distal end portion affixed to the swab and a proximal end portion with a cross-sectional member profile. The cross-sectional member profile is non-circular and has a first groove. The first groove extends longitudinally along the proximal end portion for cooperating with a chuck such that rotation of the proximal end portion within the chuck is inhibited.
Claims20
A method of treating an eye for an ocular disorder with a swab operably connected to an electromechanical device, wherein the eye has an eyelid margin and includes a removable debris, the method comprising:
- effecting movement of the swab relative to the electromechanical device, the swab having at least a portion thereof configured to access a portion of the eyelid margin, wherein the movement comprises electromechanical rotation of the swab;
- and
- while the swab is being moved by the electromechanical device, contacting the eyelid margin so as to scrub the portion of the eyelid margin that includes the removable debris with the swab thereby impacting the debris with the swab to remove debris from the eye and unroofing a plurality of meibomian glands along the eyelid margin.
A method of treating an eye for an ocular disorder with a swab operably connected to an electromechanical device, wherein the eye has an eyelid margin and includes a removable debris, the method comprising:
- effecting rotational movement of the swab relative to the electromechanical device;
- and
- while the swab is being moved by the electromechanical device, contacting at least a portion of the eyelid margin that includes the removable debris with the swab thereby impacting the debris with the swab to remove debris from the eye and unroofing a plurality of meibomian glands along the eyelid margin.
A method of treating an eye for an ocular disorder with a swab operably connected to an electromechanical device, wherein the eye has an eyelid margin and includes a removable debris, the method comprising:
- effecting movement of the swab relative to the electromechanical device, the swab having at least a portion thereof configured to access a portion of the eyelid margin;
- and
- while the swab is being moved by the electromechanical device, contacting a portion of the eyelid margin that includes the removable debris with the swab thereby impacting the debris with the swab to remove debris from the eye.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.