Therapeutic eye compress system
AssigneeThe Hilsinger Company Parent, LLC
InventorMark H. Bruder
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Abstract
A therapeutic device such as an eye mask or compress for delivery of moist heat therapy to a body part such as an eye of a human or animal subject. Example devices are configured to be worn with one or more eye coverage portions positioned over the subject's eye(s). The eye coverage portions have a front side configured for placement against the treated body part, and a back side opposite the front side. The eye coverage portions include recesses or retracted sections configured to be positioned over the wearer's cornea area. The shell of the eye coverage portions may further incorporate antimicrobial properties.
Claims15
An eye compress configured to deliver moist heat therapy to at least one eye of a patient, the eye compress comprising:
- at least one eye coverage portion having a front side and an opposite back side, wherein the front side is configured for contact with the patient's body when the eye compress is worn;
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- at least one securing strap affixed to the at least one eye coverage portion;
- wherein the at least one eye coverage portion at least partially comprises a moisture-permeable antimicrobial material, a fill material enclosed within the moisture-permeable antimicrobial material, and a recessed area on at least the front side of the at least one eye coverage portion formed by stitching together the front side and back side of the eye coverage portion so as to form a retracted central region on at least the front surface of the eye coverage portion, whereby the fill material is configured to absorb and release moisture through the moisture-permeable antimicrobial material and deliver moist heat therapy to an eye area of the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.