Heated eyelid cleanser
AssigneeOCuSOFT, Inc.
InventorsNat G. Adkins, Jr., Daniel Banov, August Bassani, Patrick Witham
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention include a heated eyelid cleansing apparatus, a method of manufacturing a heated eyelid cleansing apparatus, a kit for providing treatment to the eyelids, and a method for cleansing an eyelid with a heated eyelid cleansing composition. The apparatus comprises an eyelid cleansing composition, a fabric pad impregnated with the eyelid cleansing composition, and a heating element. The heating element may be encased within the fabric pad or it may be external to the fabric pad.
Claims27
An apparatus for cleansing eyelids, comprising:
- an eyelid cleansing composition:
- an absorbent pad, the pad impregnated with the eyelid cleansing composition, an heating clement, wherein the heating element is encased within the absorbent pad, and wherein the eyelid cleansing composition comprises:
- polyhexamethylene biguanide;
- 1,2-hexanediol, 1,2-octanediol, and a pH stabilizing surfactant solution present in an amount effective to control the pH level of the composition between 5.5 and 7.5.
A kit for treating eyelids comprising:
- an eyelid cleansing composition:
- a fabric pad, the fabric pad pre-moistened with the eyelid cleansing composition:
- and means for providing thermal energy to the fabric pad.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.