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APPARATUS FOR INNER EYELID TREATMENT OF MEIBOMIAN GLAND DYSFUNCTION

  • US 20080114423A1
  • Filed: 01/17/2008
  • Published: 05/15/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/15/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. An apparatus for treating meibomian gland dysfunction, comprising:

  • a lid warmer, comprising;

    an insulator; and

    a heating element embedded in the insulator, wherein the lid warmer is adapted to be positioned behind a patient'"'"'s eyelid on the external surface of the sclera of a patient'"'"'s eye, and wherein the lid warmer is adapted to apply heat, via the heating element, to the inner surface of the patient'"'"'s eyelid applying a heat to tissue proximate a patient'"'"'s meibomian gland to a temperature level to melt, loosen, or soften an obstruction in the meibomian gland.

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