JP6614577B2 - Eyelid margin cleaning device to prevent or treat obstruction of meibomian glands - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a lid wiping tool, and more particularly to a lid wiping tool that is preferably used to remove secretions and / or deposits and the like in the eyelid marginal surface and the region near the lid marginal surface.

  Most of tears are composed of water, but oil is secreted from the sputum in order not to evaporate the water. The gland that secretes the oil is called the meibomian gland, and there are 20-25 in the upper eyelid and 15-20 in the lower eyelid extending vertically (see Fig. 6). The opening of the meibomian gland is on the limbic surface, and the lipids secreted from it are distributed on the lid edge and the outermost layer of the tears, not only suppressing tear evaporation but also promoting tear stability, tears It has been found that it promotes the extension of the eye to the surface of the eye, and suppresses the outflow of tears to the skin at the margin of the eyelid. When the meibomian gland opening is blocked and lipid secretion is insufficient, various diseases that interfere with daily life, such as dry eye, stye, a blepharitis, and meibomian adenitis, are caused. . The obstruction of the meibomian gland opening is caused, for example, by eyelid inflammation or infection. Moreover, if the secretion of lipid from the meibomian gland is insufficient, the secreted lipid may adhere to the meibomian gland opening in a semi-solid state and completely block the meibomian gland opening. Many patients who actually visit an ophthalmologist for symptoms such as eye discomfort suffer from meibomian gland dysfunction. In recent years, there have been increasing examples of meibomian gland dysfunction caused by the use of eye makeup cosmetics such as eyeliners and false eyelashes. Therefore, in order to prevent or treat obstruction of the meibomian glands, it is becoming more important to wipe the eyelid marginal surface including the meibomian gland opening.

  For example, JP-T-2006-517114 describes a lid wiping product including a heating means for treating meibomian gland dysfunction, which is a tube-shaped wiping device into which a finger can be inserted. It has a form. The user can massage the eyelid by inserting a finger into the eyelid margin wipe.

  JP-T-2014-501281 proposes eyelid margin treatment using an abrasive and an isoprenoid essential oil. The user rubs the eyelid with a mixture of abrasive and isoprenoid essential oil with a swab head. JP 2014-501281 also proposes applicators used by doctors, technicians or estheticians. The applicator has a head portion through which the abrasive and essential oil are extruded.

  JP-T-2007-53767 proposes a method of applying a cleaning agent provided in the form of foam from a dispenser to the eyelid with a fingertip.

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  There is a need for an eyelid margin wiping tool that enables the eyelid marginal surface to be wiped in a simple and efficient manner and that can be suitably used particularly for the prevention or treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction.

  According to one embodiment of the present invention, a lid wiping tool is a wiping material having a surface capable of wiping the user's eyelid rim, a support part to which the wiping material is attached, and attached to the support part. A lid wiping tool comprising a grip portion is provided. The support portion includes a first contact portion and a second contact portion that can contact the surface of the user's upper and lower eyelids via a wiping material, respectively. The first and second abutting portions are spaced from each other so as to form a gap that can accept the deflection of the wiping material. According to this configuration, the first contact portion and the second contact portion of the support portion to which the wiping material is attached are brought into contact with the upper and lower eyelid surfaces of the user, and the first contact portion and By pressing the surface with the second abutting portion, the eyeball can be appropriately moved rearward, and at least one of the upper and lower eyelids can be evacuated, and the eyelid edge surface can be exposed to the surface of the wiping material. Therefore, the lid surface can be efficiently wiped without causing the wiping material to touch the eyeball.

  According to one embodiment of the present invention, the support portion includes a curved portion that connects at least one longitudinal end portion of the first and second contact portions, and the wiping material is attached to the curved portion. It has been. With this configuration, it is possible to easily wipe the area around the lid edge, including the eyes and the corners of the eyes, using the surface of the wiping material attached to the curved portion.

  According to one embodiment of the present invention, the support portion has an elliptical shape substantially along the outline of the eyeball. With this configuration, the eyelid marginal surface can be easily turned along the outline of the eyeball.

  According to one embodiment of the present invention, the grip portion is attached to the end portion in the length direction of the support portion, and the plane defined by the first and second contact portions is the length direction of the grip portion. It deviates from the axis substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the grip. With this configuration, the user can easily reciprocate the gripping part attached in the length direction of the support part in the left-right direction to clean the eyelid marginal surface. At this time, the plane defined by the first and second contact portions is offset from the longitudinal axis of the gripping portion substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the gripping portion. The reciprocating movement of the lid wiping tool is not hindered by the user's nose root or nose tip.

  According to one embodiment of the present invention, the gripping portion includes an electric motor. With this configuration, the support portion can be vibrated by the electric motor, so that cleaning can be performed more efficiently.

  According to one embodiment of the present invention, the grip portion includes an ultrasonic vibration generator. With this configuration, since the support portion can be ultrasonically vibrated, cleaning can be performed more efficiently.

It is a figure which shows the principal part of the eyelid edge cleaning tool which concerns on 1st Embodiment of this invention. It is sectional drawing along the AA line of FIG. 1, and is a figure which shows the example of the attachment state of the wiping material with respect to a support part. It is a figure which shows the principal part of the eyelid edge cleaning tool which concerns on 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the whole eyelid edge cleaning tool which concerns on 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure explaining the usage example of the eyelid edge cleaning tool shown in FIG. It is a figure which shows the side surface of a lid.

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings.
[First Embodiment]

FIG. 1 is a view showing a main part of a lid wiping tool 1 according to the first embodiment of the present invention. The eyelid rim wiping tool 1 shown in FIG. 1 includes a wiping material 2 having a surface (hereinafter referred to as a wiping surface) capable of wiping the user's eyelid edge surface, a support portion 3 to which the wiping material 2 is attached, Is provided. Moreover, although illustration is abbreviate | omitted, the eyelid edge cleaning tool 1 is provided with the holding part to which the support part 3 is attached.
[About wipes]

  The wiping material 2 can be formed of a cloth material, for example. The fabric material may be any suitable material that does not risk damaging the mucosa of the lid margin surface. The fabric material can be woven or non-woven and can be formed from natural or synthetic fibers or mixtures thereof. Further, the wiping material 2 may be formed of a sponge material. Sponge materials may be formed from natural or synthetic materials. The wiping material 2 may also be formed by laminating a cloth material and a sponge material in layers.

  The fabric material and / or sponge material can be impregnated with water and / or other liquids (eg, a cleaning solution that can remove deposits on the eyelid marginal surface). The wiping material 2 is used in a state of being attached to the support portion 3.

The thickness of the wiping material 2 can be set to about 1 mm to about 10 mm, for example, depending on the material of the wiping material 2, but is not limited thereto.
[Supporting part]

  The support portion 3 includes a first contact portion 3a and a second contact portion 3b that can contact the upper and lower eyelid surfaces of the user via the wiping material 2, respectively. In the example shown in FIG. 1, the first contact portion 3 a and the second contact portion 3 b have an elongated columnar shape that is spaced apart from each other. It is attached to the support part 3 with a predetermined tension so as to form a film-like part covering the gap 4 provided between the contact part 3a and the second contact part 3b. When the eyelid edge cleaning tool 1 is used, the first contact portion 3a and the second contact portion 3b are in contact with the upper and lower eyelid surfaces of the user, respectively, and are pressed against the surfaces. When the first contact portion 3a and the second contact portion 3b are pressed against the upper and lower eyelid surfaces of the user, the gap 4 between the first and second contact portions 3a and 3b is The bending of the wiping material 2 can be accepted.

  The first contact portion 3a and the second contact portion 3b can have, for example, a cylindrical shape with a diameter of about 1 mm to about 10 mm. The diameter and length of the first contact portion 3a and the second contact portion 3b may be the same or different.

  The wiping material 2 may be directly bonded to the support portion 3 with an adhesive or the like. Moreover, the wiping material 2 may be attached to the support part 3 in the state where it wound around the support part 3, for example, and the winding edge parts were mutually fixed. Further, as shown in FIG. 2A, the wiping material 2 may be formed in a bag shape, and the wiping material 2 may be attached to the supporting portion 3 in a state where the supporting portion 3 is inserted into the opening of the wiping material 2. it can. Alternatively, as shown in FIGS. 2B, 2 </ b> C, or 2 </ b> D, a pair of holes extending in the length direction are provided in the side portion of the wiping material 2, and the first and second contact portions 3 a are provided. 3b may be arranged in the hole. In the example of FIG. 2B, the wiping material 2 has a thickness larger than the diameters of the first and second contact portions 3a and 3b. However, the attachment state of the wiping material 2 with respect to the support part 3 is not restricted to what was mentioned above. Appropriate mounting methods can be employed by those skilled in the art.

  The first contact portion 3a and the second contact portion 3b have base end portions 5a and 5b that are attached to the grip portion, respectively. The configuration of the base end portions 5a and 5b is not particularly limited. The base end part 5a of the first contact part 3a and the base end part 5b of the second contact part 3b are connected to each other so that the support part 3 forms a U shape as a whole. May be connected.

  Considering the possibility of face contact during use, etc., as shown in FIG. 1, the tips of the first abutting portion 3a and the second abutting portion 3b should be rounded. Can do.

The support portion 3 can be formed of, for example, a biocompatible plastic or metal. The support 3 can also be formed of easily bendable plastic or metal.
[Second Embodiment]

  FIG. 3 is a view showing a main part of the eyelid edge wiping tool 11 according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The eyelid edge wiping tool 11 includes a wiping material 12 having a wiping surface and a support portion 13 to which the wiping material 12 is attached. In the eyelid edge cleaning tool 11 of the second embodiment, the support portion 13 includes a curved portion 13c that connects at least one end portion in the length direction of each of the first and second contact portions 13a and 13b. It differs from 1st Embodiment by the point which is equipped and the wiping material 2 is attached to the curved part 13c. In other respects, the second embodiment has substantially the same features as the first embodiment.

The method for attaching the wiping material 12 to the support portion 13 is not particularly limited. For example, the attachment state shown in FIGS. 2A to 2D described with respect to the first embodiment can be applied to the second embodiment.
[Third Embodiment]

  FIGS. 4A and 4B are views schematically showing the entire lid wiping tool 21 according to the third embodiment of the present invention. The eyelid edge wiping tool 21 includes a wiping material 22 having a wiping surface, a support portion 23 to which the wiping material 22 is attached, and a grip portion 25 to which the support portion 23 is attached. The support portion 23 includes a curved portion 23c that connects the distal ends of the first and second contact portions 23a and 23b to each other, and proximal end portions of the first and second contact portions 23a and 23b. And a curved portion 23d connected to each other.

  As shown in FIG. 4A, the support portion 23 is formed in a substantially flat elliptical shape along the outline of the eyeball. As shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, the grip portion 25 is attached to the end portion in the length direction of the support portion 23. In the example of FIGS. 4A and 4B, the wiping material 22 is attached so as to substantially cover the entire support portion 23 including the curved portions 23c and 23d. However, the wiping material 22 does not necessarily need to cover the entire support portion 23, and forms a film-like portion that covers at least the gap 24 between the first and second contact portions 23a, 23b. What is necessary is just to be attached to the 1st and 2nd contact parts 23a and 23b.

  As shown in FIG. 4B, the support portion 23 is offset from the grip portion 25. Specifically, the grip portion 25 includes a bent portion 26, whereby the plane C defined by the first and second contact portions 23 a and 23 b is set to the longitudinal axis B of the grip portion 25. Are displaced substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis B of the gripping portion 25. However, the grip portion 25 does not necessarily have the bent portion 26. In this case, the support portion 23 can be disposed substantially on the longitudinal axis B of the grip portion 25.

The configuration of the grip portion 25 is not particularly limited. The grip portion 25 can include an electric motor for applying vibration to the support portion 23 inside. In addition, the grip portion 25 can include an ultrasonic vibration generator for applying vibration to the support portion 23 inside.
[how to use]

  5 (A) and 5 (B) are diagrams showing an example of how to use the eyelid edge cleaning tool 21 shown in FIG. For ease of understanding, in FIGS. 5A and 5B, only the support portion 23 of the eyelid rim wiping tool 21 is shown, and the wiping material 22 is not shown. As shown in FIG. 5A, the user makes the first and second contact portions 23a and 23b of the support portion 23 contact the surface of the user's upper and lower eyelids, respectively. Next, with the eyes closed or opened, the first and second contact portions 23a and 23b are pressed against the upper and lower eyelid surfaces of the user, thereby moving the eyeballs back appropriately, Can be valgused. Accordingly, the user's hand and the wiping material 22 can be exposed toward the wiping surface without fear of touching the eyeball, and the secretions and / or deposits and the like on the eyelid rim are wiped with the wiping material 22. be able to. Further, at this time, the wiping with the wiping material 22 can be efficiently performed by reciprocating the support portion 23 left and right. In particular, since the support portion 23 has a flat oval shape substantially along the outline of the eyeball, the support portion 23 can be properly positioned on the upper and lower eyelid surfaces, and the eye contour The eyelid marginal surface can be easily turned around. Further, the entire surface of the eyelid including the eyes and the corners of the eyelids can be easily wiped using the wiping surface of the wiping material 22 attached to the curved portions 23c and 23d. Further, the plane C defined by the first and second contact portions 23 a and 23 b is substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis B of the grip portion 25 from the longitudinal axis B of the grip portion 25. Since it is displaced, when the user reciprocates the grip portion 25 in the left-right direction, the operation of the eyelid wiping tool 21 is not hindered by the user's nose root or nose tip. Further, by incorporating an electric motor or an ultrasonic generator into the grip portion 25, it is possible to wipe the support portion 23 more efficiently by applying appropriate vibration to the support portion 23. In FIG. 5B, both the upper and lower eyelids are reversed, but according to one embodiment of the present invention, the eyelid edge cleaning tool is either an upper eyelid or a lower eyelid, as desired. It can also be used so that only the valgus is reversed.

  A person skilled in the art can implement the eyelid rim wiping tool of the present invention by appropriately changing the above embodiment. For example, in another embodiment, the support portion can be formed of a cup-shaped member having a concave surface. In this case, the first and second contact portions and the curved portion are formed by the opening peripheral portion of the cup-shaped member, and the wiping material is attached to the support portion along the opening peripheral portion. The peripheral edge of the opening preferably has a flat elliptical shape substantially along the outline of the eyeball. Moreover, in other embodiment, a holding part can be connected to the longitudinal direction center part of a support part.

The eyelid edge wiping tool of the present invention can be implemented by appropriately combining any of the above embodiments. In addition, since the eyelid margin cleaning tool of the present invention can efficiently bring the wiping surface into contact with the eyelid marginal surface by inverting the eyelid marginal surface, the medicine is applied to the wiping surface, Can also be used as a drug supply device that efficiently coats the eyelid marginal surface.
The drug applied here is not limited as long as it has a therapeutic effect on the eye, and the dosage form is not limited, but ointments, creams, gels, oily agents and the like are easy to use. Specifically, for example, Flabitan (registered trademark) ointment (trade name, ingredient: flavin adenine dinucleotide sodium), Dobonex (registered trademark) ointment (trade name, ingredient: calcipotriol hydrate), Oxalol (registered trademark) ) Ointment (trade name, ingredient: maxacalcitol), Talivid (registered trademark) eye ointment (trade name, ingredient: ofloxacin), Ecolysin (registered trademark) eye ointment (trade name, ingredient: erythromycin colistin), Zovirax ( (Registered trademark) eye ointment (trade name, component: acyclovir), Santezone (registered trademark) eye ointment (trade name, component: dexamethasone), Neomedrol (registered trademark) EE ointment (trade name, component: methylprednisolone fradiomycin) ), Ciprofloxacin ointment (trade name, component: ciprofloxacin), and the like.
Furthermore, an eye drop can be used as a medicine. Although it is not limited as long as it is eye drops, specifically, for example, vitamin preparations (vitamin B6, vitamin B12, vitamin E, panthenol, etc.), amino acids (potassium L-aspartate, taurine, chondroitin sulfate sodium ester, etc.), Antiallergic / anti-inflammatory / astringent ingredients (sodium cromoglycate, epsilon-aminocaproic acid, allantoin, dipotassium glycyrrhizinate, zinc sulfate hydrate, chlorpheniramine maleate, etc.), decongestants (tetrahydrozoline hydrochloride, naphazoline hydrochloride, etc.) ).

  INDUSTRIAL APPLICABILITY The present invention can be widely applied as an eyelid margin wiping tool that removes secretions and / or deposits and the like in the lid margin surface and the region near the lid margin surface.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Eyelid edge cleaning tool 2 Wiping material 3 Support part 3a 1st contact part 3b 2nd contact part 4 Space | gap 5a, 5b Base end part 6a, 6b Tip part 11 Eyelid edge cleaning tool 12 Wiping material 13 Support Part 13a First contact part 13b Second contact part 13c Curved part 14 Gap 15a, 15b Base end part 21 Eyelid edge wiping tool 22 Wiping material 23 Support part 23a First contact part 23b Second contact Contact portion 23c Bending portion 23d Bending portion 24 Gap 25 Grip portion 26 Bending portion

Claims (3)

A lid cleaning device for preventing or treating obstruction of the meibomian glands,
The lid margins Qing拭具includes a wiping material lid margin of a user having a cleaned surface capable of supporting portion of the wiping member has a substantially flat oval shape along the contour of the eye is attached And a gripping part attached to the support part,
The support portion includes a first contact portion and a second contact portion that are positioned at positions where they can contact the upper and lower eyelid surfaces of the user via the wiping material, respectively. The first and second abutting portions are spaced apart from each other so as to form a gap that can accept the deflection of the wiping material, and in the first and second abutting portions, A curved portion connecting at least one longitudinal end, and the wiping material is attached to the curved portion,
The wiping material is a film-like part attached to the support part and formed to cover the gap,
In use, the first contact portion and the second contact portion are respectively brought into contact with the upper and lower eyelid surfaces of the user, and then the first and second eyes are closed or opened. 2 is pressed against the surface of the upper and lower eyelids of the user, the eyeball is appropriately moved backward by the pressing, and the edge surface of the eyelid edge is valgused. Prevent or treat obstruction of the meibomian glands by wiping the secretions and / or deposits in the lid margin with the wiping material by reciprocating left and right;
A lid cleaning tool characterized by that. The grip portion is attached to a longitudinal end portion of the support portion, and a plane defined by the first and second contact portions extends from the longitudinal axis of the grip portion to the grip portion. The lid wiping tool according to claim 1 , wherein the wiper is offset substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis of the eyelid. The eyelid edge wiping tool according to claim 1 or 2 , wherein the grip portion includes an electric motor or an ultrasonic vibration generator.

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