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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING MEIBOMIAN GLAND DYSFUNCTION EMPLOYING FLUID JET

  • US 20110022010A1
  • Filed: 09/21/2010
  • Published: 01/27/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An apparatus for treating meibomian gland dysfunction in an eyelid wherein at least one occlusion blocks at least a portion of a flow of naturally occurring secretion out of at least one meibomian gland, comprising:

  • a mask configured to deliver and maintain at a pressure from about 2 psi to about 30 psi the application of at least one jet of heated medium to an exterior surface of a closed eyelid, proximate to at least one meibomian gland, for sufficient time to loosen, break up, fracture, soften or liquefy at least a portion of at least one occlusion in the at least one meibomian gland such that at least a portion of the at least one occlusion is removed.

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