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US 2025/0120850 A9Published application
Device And Method For Stimulating The Meibomian Glands Of The Eyelid
AssigneeTeeny Clean, LLC
InventorsRobert M. Foster, John Olkowski, Kirk Olkowski, James Joseph Laux, Clifford Hugh Price, Joel Douglas
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Abstract
The invention relates generally to the field of medical devices and, more specifically, to a handheld device that stimulates the meibomian gland of the eyelid mechanically, and specifically stimulates the meibomian glands of the eyelid to treat Meibomian gland dysfunction, also known as “Dry eye” and chronic marginal eyelid inflammation.
Claims19
A method of cleaning the eyelid margins and meibomian gland orifices of a patient's eye of cellular and sebaceous debris comprising of:
- a. attaching a head to an eyelid care appliance;
- b. said head having a primary axis through the center of the head face;
- c. said head having a hollow cavity concentric with the primary axis through the center of the head face;
- d. said patient applies a topical agent to said head into said hollow cavity;
- e. said eyelid care appliance having a drive system that transmits motive force to oscillate a head;
- f. accessing the eyelid of said patient with said head such that said topical agents are applied to said patient's eyelid and meibomian gland orifices;
- g. oscillating the head wherein said oscillation comprises repeating circular rotation up to a first angular amount in a first direction around the axis of the head, and circular rotation up to a second angular amount in a second opposite direction around the primary axis of the head such that the head does not make a full revolution;
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- h. contacting said distal surface to said eyelid to clean said eyelid margins and said meibomian gland orifices.
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A method of cleaning the eyelid margins and meibomian gland orifices of a patient's eye of cellular and sebaceous debris comprising of:
- a. attaching a head made from an anti-inflammatory agent to an eyelid care appliance;
- b. said head having a primary axis through the center of the head face;
- c. said head having a hollow cavity concentric with the primary axis through the center of the head face;
- d. said patient applies a topical agent to said head into said hollow cavity;
- e. said eyelid care appliance having a drive system that transmits motive force to oscillate a head;
- f. accessing the eyelid of said patient with said head such that said topical agents are applied to said patient's eyelid and meibomian gland orifices;
- g. oscillating the head wherein said oscillation comprises repeating circular rotation up to a first angular amount in a first direction around the axis of the head, and circular rotation up to a second angular amount in a second opposite direction around the primary axis of the head such that the head does not make a full revolution;
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- h. contacting said distal surface to said eyelid to clean said eyelid margins and said meibomian gland orifices.
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A method of cleaning the eyelid margins and meibomian gland orifices of a patient's eye of cellular and sebaceous debris comprising of:
- a. attaching a head made from an anti-infective agent to an eyelid care appliance;
- b. said head having a primary axis through the center of the head face;
- c. said head having a hollow cavity concentric with the primary axis through the center of the head face;
- d. said patient applies a topical agent to said head into said hollow cavity;
- e. said eyelid care appliance having a drive system that transmits motive force to oscillate a head;
- f. accessing the eyelid of said patient with said head such that said topical agents are applied to said patient's eyelid and meibomian gland orifices;
- g. oscillating the head wherein said oscillation comprises repeating circular rotation up to a first angular amount in a first direction around the axis of the head, and circular rotation up to a second angular amount in a second opposite direction around the primary axis of the head such that the head does not make a full revolution;
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- h. contacting said distal surface to said eyelid to clean said eyelid margins and said meibomian gland orifices.
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A method of cleaning the eyelid margins and meibomian gland orifices of a patient's eye of cellular and sebaceous debris comprising of:
- a. attaching a head made from an aminoglycosides agent to an eyelid care appliance;
- b. said head having a primary axis through the center of the head face;
- c. said head having a hollow cavity concentric with the primary axis through the center of the head face;
- d. said patient applies a topical agent to said head into said hollow cavity;
- e. said eyelid care appliance having a drive system that transmits motive force to oscillate a head;
- f. accessing the eyelid of said patient with said head such that said topical agents are applied to said patient's eyelid and meibomian gland orifices;
- g. oscillating the head wherein said oscillation comprises repeating circular rotation up to a first angular amount in a first direction around the axis of the head, and circular rotation up to a second angular amount in a second opposite direction around the primary axis of the head such that the head does not make a full revolution;
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- h. contacting said distal surface to said eyelid to clean said eyelid margins and said meibomian gland orifices.
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