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Patent No.:

US 12396884 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025

Filed:

Apr. 20, 2020

Device and method for stimulating the meibomian glands of the eyelid

Applicant:

Teeny Clean, Llc, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);

Inventors:

Robert M. Foster, Pagosa Springs, CO (US);

John Olkowski, Honolulu, HI (US);

Kirk Olkowski, Honolulu, HI (US);

James Joseph Laux, Greensboro, NC (US);

Clifford Hugh Price, San Diego, CA (US);

Joel Douglas, Bonita Springs, FL (US);

Assignee:

TEENY CLEAN, LLC, RANCHO SANTA FE, US;

Attorneys:

Joel Douglas

Thomas Ciesco

Jeffrey Semprebon

Primary Examiner:

Justine R Yu

Assistant Examiner:

Christopher E Miller

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 7/00 (2006.01); A46B 5/00 (2006.01); A46B 9/00 (2006.01); A46B 9/02 (2006.01); A46B 11/00 (2006.01); A46B 13/02 (2006.01); A46B 13/04 (2006.01); A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61K 31/12 (2006.01); A61K 31/616 (2006.01); A61K 45/06 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00718 (2013.01); A46B 5/0095 (2013.01); A46B 9/005 (2013.01); A46B 9/02 (2013.01); A46B 11/001 (2013.01); A46B 11/0093 (2013.01); A46B 13/026 (2013.01); A46B 13/04 (2013.01); A61F 9/0008 (2013.01); A61K 31/12 (2013.01); A61K 31/616 (2013.01); A61K 45/06 (2013.01); A46B 2200/1006 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00526 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00889 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00893 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00955 (2013.01);
Abstract

The invention relates generally to the field of medical devices and, more specifically, to a handheld device that stimulates the meibomian gland of the eyelid mechanically, and specifically stimulates the meibomian glands of the eyelid to treat Meibomian gland dysfunction, also known as 'Dry eye' and chronic marginal eyelid inflammation.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Foster, Robert. (2025). Device and method for stimulating the meibomian glands of the eyelid (U.S. Patent No. 12396884). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12396884

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