Controller for dry eye treatment systems
US10973680B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 2015 |
| Grant date | Apr 13, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 19, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K2800/805
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Controllers for dry eye treatment apparatus and methods are described herein which generally comprise a patch or strip affixed to the skin of the upper and/or lower eyelids to deliver heat to the one or more meibomian glands contained within the underlying skin. The treatment strip or strips include one or more strips configured to adhere to an underlying region of skin in proximity to one or both eyes of a subject such that the one or more strips allow for the subject to blink naturally without restriction from the one or more patches. A controller is in communication with the one or more strips and is programmable to monitor a temperature of the one or more strips to provide a treatment therapy above a threshold temperature of, e.g., 39° C., and below a maximum temperature of, e.g., 48° C., over a treatment period of 12 minutes.
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