Therapeutic eye mask system
AssigneeThe Hilsinger Company Parent, LLC
InventorMark H. Bruder
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Abstract
A therapeutic mask system for treatment of the eyes, including a mask portion for attachment to the head of a patient and an eye coverage pod that is detachably coupled to the mask portion. The mask portion can include an eye coverage portion having a receiver in which the eye coverage pod is releasably secured. Alternatively, the therapeutic mask system includes a mask strap and the eye coverage pod is directly secured to the mask strap. The eye coverage pod includes material for delivering thermal, moisture and/or medication therapy and treatment to the eye. The therapeutic mask system can also include a heat-transmissive treatment pad positioned between the pod and the eye of the user.
Claims14
A therapeutic mask system for treatment of an eye region of a human or animal subject's head, the system comprising:
- a strap configured for positioning the strap around the subject's head, the strap comprising a first side a second side opposite the first side, a first end, a second end, and a center portion between the first end and the second end;
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- at least one treatment pod containing a loose, granular fill material within an outer shell, the at least one treatment pod comprising a first side and a second side opposite the first side;
- wherein the center portion of the strap spans at least across the at least one treatment pod,
- wherein only the second side of the at least one treatment pod is releasably coupled to the center portion of the strap on the first side of the strap,
- wherein the at least one treatment pod comprises a recessed area formed on the first side of the at least one treatment pod, and
- wherein the first side of the at least one treatment pod is configured for contact with the eye region of the subject's head.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.