Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a treatment probe and method for treating dry eye. The treatment probe may include a thin stainless steel tip, a spacer to ensure proper contact and protect the skin of a patient, a sensor to provide temperature feedback to the power supply providing RF energy to the treatment probe. The treatment focuses on a patient's temple and periorbital area.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 26, 2020
Publication date:
September 24, 2020
Applicant:
THERMIGEN, LLC
Inventors:
Paul R. HERCHMAN, Jr., Kevin D. O'BRIEN, Gregory L. ALMOND
Abstract: The present disclosure is related to a treatment probe and method for treating dry eye. The treatment probe may include a thin stainless steel tip, a spacer to ensure proper contact and protect the skin of a patient, a sensor to provide temperature feedback to the power supply providing RF energy to the treatment probe. The treatment focuses on a patient's temple and periorbital area.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 7, 2017
Date of Patent:
June 30, 2020
Assignee:
THERMIGEN, LLC
Inventors:
Paul R. Herchman, Jr., Kevin D. O'Brien, Gregory L. Almond