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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 26, 2021
Applicant:
Eyecool Therapeutics, Inc., Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventors:
James Anthony Stefater, III, Boston, MA (US);
Tomasz Pawel Stryjewski, Somerville, MA (US);
Sameer Sabir, Arlington, MA (US);
Assignee:
EYECOOL THERAPEUTICS, INC., Cambridge, MA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/10 (2006.01); A61K 47/10 (2017.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61K 9/0048 (2013.01); A61K 9/10 (2013.01); A61K 47/10 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00327 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method of alleviating symptoms of ocular surface discomfort, the method comprising: topically applying a cold slurry adjacent to a corneal limbus of an eye of a patient, wherein the cold slurry comprises water and a freezing point depressant, wherein the topical application of the cold slurry is configured to cause a degree of numbing of a cornea of the eye for a period of time, and wherein an ocular sensation of the eye is restored following the period of time.