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US 11,854,363 B2Granted
Light sensor amblyopia patch device
AssigneesBioVentures, LLC, Arkansas Children's Research Institute
InventorsRobert S. Lowery, Michael D. Kaczkowski, Zigmond Robert Gustafson
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Abstract
An amblyopia patch device including an eye patch, a light sensor attached to the eye patch, an alarm in communication with the light sensor, and an electronics system for triggering the alarm when the light sensor senses a light value above a pre-set threshold. A method of using the amblyopia patch device is also disclosed.
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An amblyopia patch device comprising:
- an eye patch having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a light sensor attached to said inner surface of said eye patch, wherein said inner surface of said eye patch is configured to face an eye of a patient when said eye patch covers said eye;
- an alarm in communication with said light sensor;
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- an electronics system configured to trigger said alarm when said light sensor senses a light value above a pre-set threshold.
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An amblyopia patch device comprising:
- an eye patch having an inner surface and an outer surface;
- a light sensor attached to said inner surface of said eye patch, wherein said inner surface of said eye patch is configured to face an eye of a patient when said eye patch covers said eye;
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- an electronics system in communication with a smart device, wherein said electronics system is configured to trigger a notification on said smart device when said light sensor senses a light value above a pre-set threshold.
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A method of using an amblyopia patch device, wherein said method comprises the steps of:
- attaching an amblyopia patch device to a head of a patient with amblyopia, wherein said amblyopia patch device comprises an eye patch and a light sensor connected to an inner surface of said eye patch;
- covering an eye of said patient with said eye patch, wherein said inner surface of said eye patch faces said eye of said patient;
- activating said light sensor;
- communicating a light value sensed by said light sensor to a microcontroller;
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- triggering an alarm on said eye patch or a notification on a smart device when said light value exceeds a pre-set threshold.
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