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US 12,605,283 B2Granted
System for treatment of eye conditions
AssigneeEyeeco Holdings, LLC
InventorSuzanne Paulson
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Abstract
A dry eye treatment device and method including a pliable thermal pack engageable upon a first side of a vibration ring is provided. The vibration ring has a second side adapted for positioning on the face of a user to communicate vibration to the eyelids of a user from the vibration ring, and heat or cold from a bulging portion of the thermal pack communicating through a pair of openings in the vibration ring. A cover forming a cavity on the face of the user to house the vibration ring and the thermal pack may also be employed.
Claims11
A dry eye treatment apparatus comprising:
- a pliable thermal pack, said thermal pack having media therein adapted to communicate heat or cold therefrom;
- a vibration ring having a body, said body having a pair of openings communicating between a first side of said body and a second side of said body;
- at least one vibration component engaged to said vibration ring, said vibration component communicating vibration to said vibration ring upon communication of electric power thereto;
- said thermal pack having an engaged position in contact with said first side of said body;
- said thermal pack in said engaged position, forming bulging portions thereof projecting into both said pair of openings;
- a recess depending into said first side of said of said body of said vibration ring;
- said recess defining an increased contact area for contact of a portion of said thermal pack positioned therein;
- and said increased contact area of said portion of said thermal pack within said recess, stabilizing said thermal pack while in said engaged position and preventing sliding upon said first side of said body;
- and whereby with said thermal pack in said engaged position, a positioning of said second side of said body in contact with the face of a user and a respective one of said openings surrounding each of the eyes of said user, thereby positions each eyelid of said user in a respective contact with one of said bulges which concurrently communicate said vibration from said vibration ring and said heat or cold from said media in said thermal pack, to said eyelid.
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