31 results about "Orbicularis oculi muscle" patented technology

Methods are disclosed herein for treating depression in the subject. A method includes the use of Botulinum toxin to cause paralysis of a facial muscle, such as the depressor anguli oris, procerus, frontalis, orbicularis oculi, or corrugator supercilii muscle to treat depression in the subject.

The invention relates to a fatigue driving monitoring system and monitoring method based on flexible electronic skin. The monitoring system comprises a wink signal collection unit, a signal conversion unit, a counting decoding driving unit, an LED display unit, a threshold comparison module, and an alarm prompting unit. The monitoring system uses a flexible electronic skin sensor attached to the periphery of orbicularis oculi muscle to detect wink movements of a user under different body conditions, counts obtained wink signals through the counting decoding driving unit, identifies the wink frequency p of the driver at the moment, and achieves real-time monitoring of fatigue driving. The monitoring system is simple in structure, convenient for use, light in weight, high in reliability, easy for carrying, low in cost, and easy for industrialization. As a novel intelligent fatigue-prevention detection system, the monitoring system is highly practical.

A method of temporarily elevating the eyebrow position and softening undesirable glabellar muscle activity to affect a more desirable appearance. In a broad aspect the invention comprises injecting small quantities of botulinum toxin (BTX) equivalent in activity to 0.001 to 1.0 Units of botulinum toxin A, dissolved in 10 to 50 microliters microdroplets of injectable saline carrier, and injected 0.5 to 1.0 millimeters below the skin surface to treat the septal and orbital orbicularis oculi muscles, on each side of a patient's face. In sufficient numbers, injected microdroplets of BTX are able to selectively weaken these muscles. This method preferably also includes using microdroplets of BTX to treat: a) the depressor supercilii muscle, on each side; b) the procerus muscle; c) the corrugator supercilii muscle, on each side; and d) the inferior limit of the frontalis muscle where it meets the superior aspect of the orbital portion of the orbicularis oculi muscle.

The invention discloses a device for forming linear double eyelids. The device solves the problems that an existing device is likely to damage the eyeballs, inaccurate in positioning and unreliable in adhesion. The device is characterized by comprising an upper clamping piece and a lower clamping piece, wherein the shape of the upper clamping piece is similar to that of the lower clamping piece; the tail of the upper clamping piece and the tail of the lower clamping piece are connected together, a two-point double eyelid positioner is arranged at the tail ends, and a bolt penetrates through the top end of an upper clamping piece body and the top end of a lower clamping piece body and is sleeved with a nut; a needle moving groove is formed in the lower surface of an upper clamping piece head, a front edge is arranged at the tail end of the upper clamping piece head, the needle moving groove comprises a needle inlet and a needle outlet, and the two side faces of an upper clamping piece neck and the two side faces of a lower clamping piece neck are Bessel curved surfaces in smooch transition. The device is simple in structure and integrates protecting, designing, positioning and fixing; it is guaranteed that double eyelids are not influenced while the lower clamping piece protects the eyeballs absolutely reliably, the upper clamping piece and the lower clamping piece perform clamping to accurately fix the positions of double eyelid lines, it is guaranteed that no displacement is generated in an operation, pendulous orbital phrenic fat moves upwards, the orbicularis oculi muscle is compressed at the same time, and reliable adhesion is guaranteed.

The invention relates to the recovery filed of the medical nerve function, in particular to an implantation type nerve electrode and a control system thereof used for recovering an eye closed function. The implantation type nerve electrode and the control system thereof comprise an electrode and a controlling circuit, and are characterized in that the electrode comprises a silica gel sleeve pipe and two round electrodes fixed at the both ends of the silica gel sleeve pipe, the two round electrodes are respectively provided with electrode outgoing lines, the electrodes are implanted into the periphery of a facial nerve branch responsible for dominating a musculus orbicularis oculi, the electrode outgoing lines are axially led out along the silica gel sleeve pipe and penetrate a subsurface,to be reserved at the concealed part of a human body, and to be connected with a neuroelectricity stimulation control device, the neuroelectricity stimulation control device inputs stimulation wave signals to the electrodes. The implantation type nerve electrode and the control system thereof used for recovering the eye closed function can ensure muscle to generate various optional and normal functional movements, to prevent the muscle paralysis from being caused due to the damage of the facial nerve function.

The invention discloses a multidimensional doubling eyelid shaping surgery. The multidimensional doubling eyelid shaping surgery comprises the following operation steps of step I, obtaining a three-dimensional model of eyes of a shaping person through a three-dimensional scanner by a doctor, and selecting a plurality of reference injection points at an eye sphincter lower layer region in the three-dimensional model of the eyes; and step II, using the first reference injection point as the starting point by the three-dimensional scanner, searching all of the points in the injection radium of the injection points on the eye sphincter lower layer region. Through cooperation of the step I, the step II, the step III, the step IV and the step V, the eye sphincter lower layer region of the shaping person does not need to be cut and shaped, the recovery speed is high, the problems of haematoma, blemish and the like are not liable to cause, and besides, the injection points of the eye sphincterlower layer region of the eyes of the shaping person can be accurately pointed. After shaping of the eyes of the shaping person, the situation being asymmetrical is avoided, and the problems that after a conventional doubling eyelid technique surgery, the restoration is obviously slow, and an asymmetrical situation is easy to cause, are solved.

The invention discloses a contact lens type flexible microelectrode for recovery of facial paralysis in the technical field of medical appliances, comprising a contact lens structure layer, an electrode circuit layer and a contact lens covering layer which are orderly arranged to form a composite structure, and a through hole penetrating through the composite structure; the contact lens structurelayer is in direct contact with an eyeball; a connecting circuit and an electrode point connected with the connecting circuit are arranged outside the peripheral naked eye vision field of the electrode circuit layer. The contact lens type flexible microelectrode for recovery of facial paralysis is simple and convenient to operate, and by use of the same, a surgical operation is not required; and therefore, the contact lens type flexible microelectrode for recovery of facial paralysis is a solution capable of effectively solving the difficulty of closing orbicularis oculi muscle.

A prosthesis for eyelash replacement, restoration, or augmentation includes an implantable base serving a substrate at a ciliary implant site in proximity to a native eyelash line, and a plurality of artificial eyelash hairs secured to the implantable base at intervals along and extending from the implantable base to mimic the look of real human eyelashes. The implantable base may be composed of an absorbable material or a non-reactive, non-absorbable substance and may be curvilinear, rectangular, or round with an annular cross-section in shape. The plurality of artificial eyelash hairs are of a flexible material, preferably composed of a keratin-base or inert fiber, secured, knotted, permanently fixed to the implantable base to mimic native eyelash. A method of eyelash replacement, restoration, or augmentation comprises selecting a ciliary implant site in proximity to a native eyelash line, making an incision corresponding to the ciliary implant site deepened to a plane beneath the orbicularis muscle, and implanting at the ciliary implant site an orientated prosthesis implant base having, or adapted to securely receive, a plurality of artificial eyelash hairs, the prosthesis being oriented to replace, restore, or augment eyelashes. The incision is then closed.

The invention discloses a device for forming linear double eyelids. The device solves the problems that an existing device is likely to damage the eyeballs, inaccurate in positioning and unreliable in adhesion. The device is characterized by comprising an upper clamping piece and a lower clamping piece, wherein the shape of the upper clamping piece is similar to that of the lower clamping piece; the tail of the upper clamping piece and the tail of the lower clamping piece are connected together, a two-point double eyelid positioner is arranged at the tail ends, and a bolt penetrates through the top end of an upper clamping piece body and the top end of a lower clamping piece body and is sleeved with a nut; a needle moving groove is formed in the lower surface of an upper clamping piece head, a front edge is arranged at the tail end of the upper clamping piece head, the needle moving groove comprises a needle inlet and a needle outlet, and the two side faces of an upper clamping piece neck and the two side faces of a lower clamping piece neck are Bessel curved surfaces in smooch transition. The device is simple in structure and integrates protecting, designing, positioning and fixing; it is guaranteed that double eyelids are not influenced while the lower clamping piece protects the eyeballs absolutely reliably, the upper clamping piece and the lower clamping piece perform clamping to accurately fix the positions of double eyelid lines, it is guaranteed that no displacement is generated in an operation, pendulous orbital phrenic fat moves upwards, the orbicularis oculi muscle is compressed at the same time, and reliable adhesion is guaranteed.

The invention discloses a method for improving upper eyelid depression by combining a double eyelid surgery with a pedicel turn muscle flap. The method comprises the following steps: S1, sleeving a 3D printed human head with simulated dermis, slightly closing two eyes of the head, slightly pulling the upper eyelid skin upwards, and drawing a double eyelid marking line; S2, cutting the simulated skin along the double eyelid line, lifting the simulated skin at the lower edge of the incision by using tweezers, performing subcutaneous sharp separation by using ophthalmologic scissors to reach a position 1-2mm away from the eyelid edge, separating a position 2mm away from the eyelid edge on the anterior fascia of the lower meibomian of the orbicular orbicular muscle by using an electrotome, and separating the orbicular orbicular muscle; S3, retracting the skin of the upper edge of the incision to open the orbital septum, wherein the orbital flap is sewn on the orbital septum, and 2-3 needles are fixed; inserting a nylon thread into the skin surface which is 1mm away from the cutting edge from the middle of the lower edge of the incision, penetrating and hanging the meibomian anterior fascia, and penetrating out of the simulated skin from the upper edge of the corresponding incision; and S4, enabling the height of the fascia before penetrating and hanging the tarsal plate to be consistent with the width of the designed double eyelid. By means of the method, autologous fat does not need to be damaged and extracted for filling, and a fat foreign matter is avoided.

A surgical ophthalmic procedure performs a medial canthoplasty of an eyelid system having the following steps: performing a medial subciliary skin incision in the medial inferior-eyelid skin, excising an ellipse of the medial inferior-eyelid skin extending medially upwardly; exposing the medial canthal tendon, creating an orbicularis flap from the inferior-lid orbicularis muscle, suturing the orbicularis flap to the medial canthal tendon, probing the lacrimal system to confirm the integrity of the canalicular system, excising the excess portion of the medial superior-eyelid skin, closing the medial canthal skin with deep fixation in the medial canthus, closing the medial suhciliary skin incision or extending the subciliary incision, making a supraciliary skin incision in the upper lid medially and performing an orbicularisorrhaphy by suturing the orbicularis of the upper lid to the orbicularis of the lid to further close the lid.

The invention relates to a composition for removing pouches, comprising the following raw materials in parts by weight: nerium oleander, red sange root, lotus leaf, tree peony bark, angelica and safflower. The composition can simultaneously treat various types of the pouches such as the simple plump orbicularis oculi type pouches, the simple skin slack type pouches, the mild and moderate bulged lower eyelid type pouches and the moderate and severe bulged lower eyelid type pouches. A large amount of clinical applications show that the composite can thoroughly and radically treat the pouches ofmany patients in short period, the curative rate is up to 96.5%, the pain on the patients due to operation or other wound therapy methods is avoided.