Method of dry dye delivery for staining the eye
AssigneeFocal Point Technologies, LLC
InventorAmir Sahba Jalali
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Abstract
A device and method for staining the eye of a patient in need of the same includes the introduction, onto the surface of the eye, of a dry powder form at a dye suitable for staining the eye. The dry powder form of the dye is introduced onto the surface of the eye without the use of a substrate at or near the eye's surface.
Claims11
A method of staining the eye of a patient in need thereof, the method comprising the step of introducing onto the surface of the eye a dry powder form of a dye for staining the eye, wherein the dry powder form of the dye is introduced onto the surface of the eye without the use of a physical substrate at or near the surface of the eye.
A method of providing for the staining of the eye of a patient in need thereof without contacting the surface of the eye with a physical object used to deliver the dye, the method comprising the step of:
- providing a delivery device comprising a sealed container, an actuator, a dry dye formulation within the sealed container, and a propellant under pressure within the sealed container, wherein a user of the delivery device engages the actuator to dispense the dye from the delivery device.
A device for delivering a dry dye formulation to the eye of a patient in need thereof, the device comprising:
- a sealed container;
- a propellant within the sealed container;
- a dry dye formulation within the sealed container;
- and
- a valve,
- wherein when a user of the device opens the valve the dry dye is dispensed from the device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.