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Ocular devices and methods for employment thereof

An ophthalmic and part-based technology, applied to ocular devices and their application fields, can solve problems such as increased cost, large complexity and production cost, and inability to provide blood sugar levels.

Inactive Publication Date: 2019-12-03
TEARDX LLC
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Furthermore, for patients who prefer to use disposable contact lenses, adding monitoring devices to the contact lenses may increase the cost
Also, these devices may not provide frequent enough monitoring of blood sugar levels
Therefore, this small-scale technique may involve considerable complexity and production costs

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[0033] In the following description, numerous specific details are presented to provide a thorough understanding of various embodiments of the inventive concepts disclosed herein. However, one skilled in the relevant art will understand that various embodiments of the inventive concepts disclosed herein may be practiced without one or more of the specific details, or in combination with other components, or the like. In other instances, well-known implementations or operations have not been shown or described in detail to avoid obscuring aspects of the various embodiments of the inventive concepts disclosed herein.

[0034] now refer to figure 1 , a tear system 100 of a person for the production and drainage of tears will be described together with a human eye 102, a lower eyelid 104, and an upper eyelid 106; between the human eye 102 and the lower eyelid 104 is found A conjunctival sac 108 . The lacrimal system 100 may include a lacrimal gland 110 , a plurality of lacrimal...

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Abstract

An ocular device is disclosed along with methods for the employment thereof. In one aspect, a device for placement into a lacrimal punctum or conjunctival sac of a person includes one or more sensor materials responsive to one or more components of the chemical composition of the person's tears. Each sensor material is configured to present a tear-based color from a plurality of tear-based colorsindicative of a medical condition of the person. In some embodiments, phenylboronic acid could be employed as a sensor material(s). In some embodiments, material(s) emitting radiation when excited byother radiation could be employed as a sensor material. In another aspect, methods for employing the ocular device are disclosed.

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[0001] Cross References to Related Applications [0002] This application claims priority to US Provisional Application Serial No. 62 / 482,319, filed April 6, 2017, entitled "Ophthalmic Devices and Methods," which is incorporated herein by reference in its entirety. Background technique [0003] The present invention generally relates to novel ocular devices and methods for diagnosing various diseases and monitoring various medical conditions. [0004] Punctal plugs are ocular devices that can be inserted into multiple puncta (i.e., multiple tear ducts) located in the upper and / or lower eyelids to aid in the treatment of dry eye. These plugs are usually silicone based to cause minimal to no irritation to a patient and, provided there is no physical movement, these plugs can be safely placed within the puncta for years with little to no side effects It provides a positive effect for the treatment of patients with dry eye syndrome. [0005] Many medical conditions affect a la...

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IPC IPC(8): A61F2/14A61F2/16
CPCA61B5/14507A61B3/101A61B5/6821A61B5/14532A61B5/14546A61B5/0071A61B5/1455A61B3/10
Inventor 尤金·奥尔洛夫保罗·V·布劳恩伊利诺拉·奥尔洛夫杨·非
Owner TEARDX LLC
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