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.
Claims20
An eye compress for delivery of moist heat to a patient, the eye compress comprising:
- at least one enclosure containing a fill material capable of absorbing and releasing moist heat for therapeutic delivery to the patient, the enclosure having a first side and an opposite second side, with the fill material disposed between the first side and the second side, and wherein the first side is configured for application to a body portion of the patient;
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- a stitched section between the first side and the second side, forming a retracted area in the first side of the enclosure configured to be positioned generally over a cornea of the eye of the patient.
An eye compress for delivery of moist heat to a patient, the eye compress comprising:
- a head strap configured for retaining the eye compress on the head of the patient;
- a first eye coverage portion attached to the head strap and configured for application over a first eye region of the patient, the first eye coverage portion comprising a first enclosure containing a first quantity of fill material therein, the fill material being capable of absorbing and releasing moist heat for therapeutic delivery through the first enclosure to the first eye region of the patient;
- a second eye coverage portion attached to the head strap and spaced a distance from the first eye coverage portion, the second eye coverage portion being configured for application over a second eye region of the patient and comprising a second enclosure containing a second quantity of the fill material therein, the fill material being capable of absorbing and releasing moist heat for therapeutic delivery through the second enclosure to the second eye region of the patient;
- and wherein the first and second eye coverage portions each comprise a retracted area located generally centrally thereon and configured to reduce heat transfer to a cornea area of the first and second eye regions respectively of the patient.
A method of providing moist heat therapy to at least one eye of a human or animal subject, the method comprising:
- providing a therapeutic device comprising an at least partially antimicrobial outer shell having a first side and a second side, a hydrophilic fill material contained between the first and second sides, and a stitched section joining the first and second sides to form a retracted non-contact area, the first side at least partially comprising a moisture-transmissive material allowing passage of moisture therethrough for absorption and release into and from the fill material.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.