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US 2019/0290538 A1Published application
Eyelid care appliance
AssigneeTeeny Clean, LLC
InventorsJohn David Olkowski, Kirk Keoni Olkowski, George Eugene Darby
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AssigneeTeeny Clean, LLC
InventorsJohn David Olkowski, Kirk Keoni Olkowski, George Eugene Darby
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Disclosed herein is an improved eyelid care appliance and method of using such appliance for preventing and treating blepharitis and mammalian meibomian gland dysfunction caused by gland obstruction. The method and apparatus of the invention enable restoration and maintenance of eyelid hygiene and the natural flow of secretions from the meibomian glands. A preferred embodiment of the apparatus comprises an oscillating spongehead affixed to the distal end of the eyelid care appliance that is equipped with a video camera, near field communications link, and a display, thereby enabling a user to “fly” the spongehead onto an eyelid margin for self-administered cleaning of the user's eyelid margins. The spongehead can be impregnated with topical pharmacologic or cleansing agents to better facilitate cleaning and therapeutic efficacy.
An eyelid care appliance comprising a power supply, a motor, a drive system that transmits motive force from the motor to oscillate a head receiver, motor controls, a proximity system, and a proximity annunciator contained in a housing, wherein a spongehead is detachably mated with the head receiver and protrudes from the housing and oscillates when the motor is powered on, wherein oscillation comprises repeating angular rotation up to a first angular amount in a first direction and angular rotation up to a second angular amount in a second opposite direction such that the spongehead does not make a full revolution.
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