JP7459133B2 - ドライアイを治療するための腺治療装置及び方法 - Google Patents
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- 患者の眼瞼を光学的に加熱するための装置であって、
人の手で把持されるように構成されるハウジングと、
前記ハウジングに連結されて赤外光ビームをある期間で出射するように構成される少なくとも一つの投光器と、
前記少なくとも一つの投光器に連結されて前記赤外光ビームを前記眼瞼に向かって導くように構成される導波部材と、
前記ハウジングに連結されるように構成される強膜カバーと、を備え、
前記強膜カバーは、前記患者の目の一部に取り付けられ且つ前記目の強膜の少なくとも一部に接触するように構成される湾曲保護部を含み、
前記湾曲保護部は、外面と内面とを有し、
前記外面は、前記少なくとも一つの投光器から出射された赤外光を前記眼瞼へ反射し且つ可視光を前記患者の角膜に向けて透過するように構成される誘電体コーティング層を含み、
前記内面は、前記目に面し、前記患者の前記角膜を圧力及び熱損傷から保護するように構成されるアーチ状エアギャップによって前記患者の前記角膜から物理的に離間した状態で、前記強膜の少なくとも一部に接触するように構成され、前記アーチ状エアギャップの寸法及び形状は、前記赤外光ビームが出射されている前記期間で少なくとも前記患者の前記角膜を赤外光ビームから熱的に隔離するように構成され、
前記アーチ状エアギャップは、前記強膜カバーの中心で300μm~500μmである、ことを特徴とする装置。 - 前記強膜カバーは、生体適合性アクリル材料と、前記生体適合性アクリル材料内に結合された二酸化チタン添加剤とを含む、ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記強膜カバーの前記内面は、Hydra-PEG(登録商標)コーティング層を含む、ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記強膜カバーは、前記ハウジングの機械的連結特徴に係合するように構成される突片を含む、ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記ハウジングに連結された撮像部をさらに含み、
前記強膜カバーは、さらに観察窓を含み、前記観察窓は、前記突片に連結された透明体を含み、前記透明体は、前記突片とは傾斜角をなす傾斜観察面を含み、かつ
前記撮像部は、前記観察窓によって前記患者の前記眼瞼の画像を取得するように配向される、ことを特徴とする請求項4に記載の装置。 - 前記導波部材は、低硬度の材料を含み、かつ前記投光器から出射された前記赤外光に対して少なくとも部分的に透明である、ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の装置。
- アクチュエータをさらに含み、
前記アクチュエータは、前記導波部材に連結され、かつ、前記導波部材を縦振動させるように移動させるように構成される、ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の装置。 - 前記強膜カバーは、温度センサ回路と装置識別回路とのうちの少なくとも一つを含む、ことを特徴とする請求項1に記載の装置。
- 前記温度センサ回路と前記装置識別回路とのうちの少なくとも一つは、前記強膜カバーの表面に設けられる無線周波数識別(RFID)回路を含み、
前記装置は、RFID送受信部をさらに含み、
前記RFID送受信部は、前記ハウジングに連結され、前記強膜カバーの前記RFID回路に電力を供給するとともに、前記強膜カバーの前記RFID回路から装置識別信号又は温度測定信号の少なくとも一方を受信するように構成される、ことを特徴とする請求項8に記載の装置。
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