Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Non-invasive periocular device for dry-eye treatment and closed-loop methods for operating same
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Application No.: US16829707Application Date: 2020-03-25
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Publication No.: US11298537B2Publication Date: 2022-04-12
- Inventor: Christian Gutierrez
- Applicant: Twenty Twenty Therapeutics LLC
- Applicant Address: US CA South San Francisco
- Assignee: Twenty Twenty Therapeutics LLC
- Current Assignee: Twenty Twenty Therapeutics LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CA South San Francisco
- Agency: Haynes and Boone, LLP
- Main IPC: A61N1/36
- IPC: A61N1/36 ; A61N1/378 ; A61N1/08

Abstract:
A periocular assembly that is configured to be positioned in the fornix of an eye of the user includes a ring; a plurality of electrodes spaced along the ring; a microcontroller operably coupled to the plurality of electrodes; and a sensor assembly coupled to the ring and operably coupled to the microcontroller. A method of stimulating a lacrimal gland of the user includes monitoring eye condition(s) using the sensor assembly; determining, based on the monitored eye condition(s) and using the microcontroller, if the monitored eye conditions(s) exceed a predetermined threshold; and activating, using the microcontroller and in response to the monitored eye condition(s) exceeding the predetermined threshold, the plurality of electrodes to stimulate the lacrimal gland of the user.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200306538A1 NON-INVASIVE PERIOCULAR DEVICE FOR DRY-EYE TREATMENT AND CLOSED-LOOP METHODS FOR OPERATING SAME Public/Granted day:2020-10-01
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