Wearable Ocular Pressure, Heat, and Light Therapy for Glaucoma Risk
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing technologies have not effectively addressed the risk of glaucoma development in high-risk individuals, particularly through inadequate management of intraocular pressure and ocular tissue biomechanics, vascular circulation, and tissue cell metabolism.
Innovation Solution
A device comprising a pressure control module, heat pad module, and radiation module, which applies controlled pressure, warmth, and specific wavelengths of light to enhance ocular tissue compliance, vascular circulation, and metabolic rates to reduce intraocular pressure and inhibit glaucoma progression.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If regular eye exams and traditional treatments are used for high-risk individuals, then glaucoma can be detected and treated after diagnosis, but there is no authorized preventive measure to reduce risk before diagnosis
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by implementing preventive measures before glaucoma diagnosis. The system uses wearable devices to continuously monitor eye health parameters and deliver therapeutic stimuli (heat, pressure, light) to prevent glaucoma development in high-risk individuals, eliminating the need to wait for diagnosis before intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements feedback through continuous monitoring of eye health parameters using wearable sensors. The system real-time tracks intraocular pressure, tissue compliance, and other biomarkers, adjusting therapeutic interventions based on measured responses to optimize prevention effectiveness.
2Strength
If intraocular pressure is reduced to prevent glaucoma, then optic nerve damage can be prevented, but the biomechanical properties of ocular tissues must be optimized which is complex and individual
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by systematically modifying physical parameters of ocular tissues through controlled thermal, mechanical, and photic stimuli. The wearable device delivers adjustable heat temperatures, pressure magnitudes, and light intensities to optimize tissue compliance and biomechanical strength individually for each patient.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent implements dynamics through adaptive, real-time adjustment of therapeutic parameters based on individual patient responses. The system continuously monitors tissue compliance and intraocular pressure, dynamically adjusting heat, pressure, and light parameters to optimize biomechanical support for each unique patient profile.
3Stability of the object's composition
If ocular tissues are warmed to increase compliance, then tissue can better deform under loading, but excessive heat can cause thermal damage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback through continuous temperature monitoring using wearable sensors that detect thermal responses in real-time. The system adjusts heat delivery parameters based on measured tissue temperature, ensuring sufficient warming to increase compliance while preventing excessive heat that could cause thermal damage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by precisely controlling thermal parameters within safe ranges. The system delivers controlled heat temperatures that are sufficient to improve tissue compliance but remain below thresholds that would cause thermal damage, adjusting parameters based on individual patient responses.
4Strength
If stretching forces are applied to the cornea to improve biomechanical properties, then tissue resilience can be enhanced, but excessive stretching can cause structural damage
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback through real-time monitoring of corneal response to stretching forces using wearable sensors that detect changes in tissue deformation and pressure. The system adjusts stretching magnitude based on measured corneal responses, enhancing resilience while preventing excessive stretching that could cause structural damage.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent applies parameter changes by precisely controlling stretching force parameters within safe ranges. The system delivers controlled mechanical stimuli that improve corneal resilience while remaining below thresholds that would cause structural damage, adjusting parameters based on individual patient tissue properties.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The device effectively lowers intraocular pressure, enhances vascular circulation, and increases metabolic rates, thereby reducing the risk of glaucoma by improving ocular tissue compliance and health.
Implementation Method 1
warming the tissues of the eye
Implementation Method 2
irradiating the tissue of the drainage system, the optic nerve, and the peripapillary sclera in the eye with infra-red radiation
Implementation Method 3
irradiating the tissue of the drainage system, the optic nerve, and the peripapillary sclera in the eye with visible light radiation
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AI summary
The subject invention pertains to systems and methods to improve the condition of an eye and to either treat or lower the risk of diseases such as glaucoma. Systems and methods are provided for increasing compliance, improving circulation and fluid flow, or promoting tissue cell metabolism by warm compress, and/or irradiation at single or multiple wavelengths (e.g., between 780 to 950 nm or between 550 to 700 nm), and/or application of static and/or dynamic pressure to the eye. Embodiments provide a wearable head set with pressure controlled goggles, controlled irradiation sources, and temperature-controlled heat sources or pads exposed to or in contact with the eye or surrounding region to warm up the tissues of the eye and promote the vasodilation of the blood vessels at the eye as well as circulation within the blood system connected to the Schlemm's canal or other regions in or around the eye.