EP1104263A4 - Measurement of tear film break-up-time - Google Patents

Measurement of tear film break-up-time

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Publication number
EP1104263A4
EP1104263A4 EP99941102A EP99941102A EP1104263A4 EP 1104263 A4 EP1104263 A4 EP 1104263A4 EP 99941102 A EP99941102 A EP 99941102A EP 99941102 A EP99941102 A EP 99941102A EP 1104263 A4 EP1104263 A4 EP 1104263A4
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Prior art keywords
measurement
time
tear film
film break
break
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Withdrawn
Application number
EP99941102A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
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EP1104263A1 (en
Inventor
Victor M Finnemore
Donald R Korb
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Ocular Research of Boston Inc
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Ocular Research of Boston Inc
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Publication of EP1104263A1 publication Critical patent/EP1104263A1/en
Publication of EP1104263A4 publication Critical patent/EP1104263A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B3/00—Apparatus for testing the eyes; Instruments for examining the eyes
    • A61B3/10—Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients' perceptions or reactions
    • A61B3/101—Objective types, i.e. instruments for examining the eyes independent of the patients' perceptions or reactions for examining the tear film
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B10/00—Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. instruments for taking a cell sample, for biopsy, for vaccination diagnosis; Sex determination; Ovulation-period determination; Throat striking implements
    • A61B10/0045—Devices for taking samples of body liquids
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B10/00—Other methods or instruments for diagnosis, e.g. instruments for taking a cell sample, for biopsy, for vaccination diagnosis; Sex determination; Ovulation-period determination; Throat striking implements
    • A61B10/0045—Devices for taking samples of body liquids
    • A61B2010/0067—Tear or lachrymal fluid
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F9/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting-in contact lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
EP99941102A 1998-08-12 1999-08-12 Measurement of tear film break-up-time Withdrawn EP1104263A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US13295898A 1998-08-12 1998-08-12
US132958 1998-08-12
PCT/US1999/018391 WO2000035365A1 (en) 1998-08-12 1999-08-12 Measurement of tear film break-up-time

Publications (2)

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EP1104263A1 EP1104263A1 (en) 2001-06-06
EP1104263A4 true EP1104263A4 (en) 2008-11-19

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AU (1) AU5482099A (en)
WO (1) WO2000035365A1 (en)

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ES2911114T3 (en) * 2006-12-11 2022-05-17 Tearlab Res Inc Systems and methods for collecting the tear film and measuring tear film osmolarity
KR20170072188A (en) 2014-09-23 2017-06-26 티어랩 리서치, 인코포레이티드 Systems and methods for integration of microfluidic tear collection and lateral flow analysis of analytes of interest

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US4540408A (en) * 1981-04-30 1985-09-10 Smith And Nephew Associated Companies Limited Applicators for pharmacologically active agents, their preparation and use
WO1992012434A1 (en) * 1989-08-14 1992-07-23 Cook Jerry W System for assessing lachrymal fluid content of a sample pad

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US4409205A (en) * 1979-03-05 1983-10-11 Cooper Laboratories, Inc. Ophthalmic solution
US5352445A (en) * 1992-05-07 1994-10-04 Lavaux Joseph E Lavaux tear test lacrimal equilibration time (LET)
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Patent Citations (3)

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US3075527A (en) * 1960-06-02 1963-01-29 Chemway Corp Sterile medicated strips
US4540408A (en) * 1981-04-30 1985-09-10 Smith And Nephew Associated Companies Limited Applicators for pharmacologically active agents, their preparation and use
WO1992012434A1 (en) * 1989-08-14 1992-07-23 Cook Jerry W System for assessing lachrymal fluid content of a sample pad

Non-Patent Citations (2)

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Title
MARQUARDT ROLF: "Modification of tear-film break-up time test for increased reliability", PREOCULAR TEAR FILM IN HEALTH, DISEASE AND CONTACT LENS WEAR.SYMPOSIUM, XX, XX, 1 January 1900 (1900-01-01), pages 57 - 63, XP001207044 *
See also references of WO0035365A1 *

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EP1104263A1 (en) 2001-06-06
AU5482099A (en) 2000-07-03

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