Ocular massage device
OwnerNorman O. Stahlinventor
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Abstract
An ocular massage device comprising a rigid curved plate to rest upon the forehead and cheek and overlie the eye of the patient. An inflatable member between the plate and the patient's eyelid. An inlet tube to admit fluid under the pressure into the inflatable member, an outlet tube to permit fluid to leave the inflatable member, a check valve on the outlet tube to release fluid exceeding a desired pressure from the inflatable member and a second inflatable member to receive fluid from the check valve.
Claims6
An ocular massage device for attachment to the head of a patient comprising a rigid plate, a curved portion on said plate, a first inflatable member carried by the plate to overlie the eye of the patient, an entrance port for the first inflatable member to direct fluid under pressure into the said inflatable member, an exit port on the first inflatable member to direct fluid out of the inflatable member, a first and a second valve means connected to the entrance and exit ports to control the fluid pressure in the first inflatable member, a second inflatable member coupled to the exit port of the second value means to receive fluid from the said valve means and means to secure the plate to the head of the patient over the eye to be treated.
A device according to claim 6 in which the valve is provided with indicia and the thimble is adjustably carried upon the valve with respect to the indicia so that the spring tension may be pre-set to any desired fluid pressure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.