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US 12,390,395 B1Granted
Wearable eye irrigation system
OwnerBrian Wardeninventor
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Abstract
A wearable eye irrigation apparatus resembles a pair of glasses wearable on the nose of the patient and that is in fluid communication with a reservoir of water or saline. A valve mechanism that defines left and right directional outlets is mounted to the frame portion and includes a dial that allows precise control of fluid flow, directing it to one or both eyes singly or simultaneously.
Claims16
A wearable eye irrigation apparatus comprising:
- a frame portion constructed in the form of a pair of eyeglasses that includes a pair of viewing members and a bridge member intermediate said viewing members that is configured to rest upon a patient's nose;
- an access portion comprising a tubular structure in fluid communication with an irrigation reservoir containing a quantity of irrigation fluid;
- a multi-directional dispensing valve mounted to said bridge member and in fluid communication with said access portion, the dispensing valve defining at least one directional outlet and a selector mechanism for selectively aligning the access portion with the at least one directional outlet;
- wherein said at least one directional outlet includes a left directional outlet and a right directional outlet spaced apart laterally from said left directional outlet;
- wherein said multi-directional dispensing valve defines an internal area and includes an internal connector channel movably mounted in said internal area, said internal connector channel having a tubular configuration for directing the irrigation fluid when in fluid communication with the access portion.
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A method for irrigating a patient's eyes, comprising:
- positioning a wearable eye irrigation apparatus on the patient's face, the apparatus including:
- a frame configured as a pair of eyeglasses, said frame including a pair of viewing members and a bridge member situated between said pair of viewing members such that said frame is configured to rest on the patient's nose;
- an access assembly including a tubular structure in fluid communication with an irrigation reservoir containing irrigation fluid;
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- a multi-directional dispensing valve mounted on the bridge member and in fluid communication with the access assembly, the dispensing valve including at least one directional outlet and a selector mechanism for controlling fluid flow direction;
- aligning the tubular structure of the access assembly with the at least one directional outlet using the selector mechanism;
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- dispensing irrigation fluid through the aligned directional outlet to irrigate the patient's eye;
- selectively aligning the access assembly with:
- a left directional outlet to irrigate the patient's left eye;
- or aright directional outlet to irrigate the patient's right eye;
- adjusting an internal connector channel situated within the dispensing valve, so that the internal connector channel directs the irrigation fluid to a selected directional outlet.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.