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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2015
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2014
Oculeve, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Douglas Michael Ackermann, San Francisco, CA (US);
James Donald Loudin, Houston, TX (US);
John Wardle, San Clemente, CA (US);
Jarren Armond Baldwin, Oakland, CA (US);
Daniel N. Hamilton, Napa, CA (US);
Janusz Kuzma, Bayview, AU;
Christopher William Stivers, San Francisco, CA (US);
Oculeve, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Described here are devices, systems, and methods for treating one or more conditions (such as dry eye) or improving ocular health by providing stimulation to nasal or sinus tissue. Generally, the devices may be handheld or implantable. In some variations, the handheld devices may have a stimulator body and a stimulator probe having one or more nasal insertion prongs. When the devices and systems are used to treat dry eye, nasal or sinus tissue may be stimulated to increase tear production, reduce the symptoms of dry eye, and/or improve ocular surface health.