CA2850721C - Noninvasive system and method for mitigating sleep-position related eye loads - Google Patents
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
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| PCT/US2011/054595 WO2013052031A1 (en) | 2011-10-03 | 2011-10-03 | Noninvasive system and method for mitigating sleep-position related eye loads |
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| CA2850721A1 CA2850721A1 (en) | 2013-04-11 |
| CA2850721C true CA2850721C (en) | 2019-08-06 |
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| US (1) | US10076446B2 (enExample) |
| EP (1) | EP2763559A4 (enExample) |
| JP (1) | JP5860154B2 (enExample) |
| CA (1) | CA2850721C (enExample) |
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| EP2763559A4 (en) | 2015-04-29 |
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| JP5860154B2 (ja) | 2016-02-16 |
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