TEARSCIENCE, INC.

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A61B DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION 39201
 
  
 
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 29111
 
  
 
A61M DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY 9145
 
  
 
A61H PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY 729
 
  
 
A61N ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY 4103
 
  
 
G06T IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL 3132
 
  
 
2401 APPARATUS AND EQUIPMENT FOR DOCTORS, HOSPITALS AND LABORATORIES330
 
  
 
G01B MEASURING LENGTH, THICKNESS OR SIMILAR LINEAR DIMENSIONS; MEASURING ANGLES; MEASURING AREAS; MEASURING IRREGULARITIES OF SURFACES OR CONTOURS297
 
  
 
G01N INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIR CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES 2204
 
  
 
2402 MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS, INSTRUMENTS AND TOOLS FOR LABORATORY USE241

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Recent Publications

Publication # Title Filing Date Pub Date Intl Class
2017/0299,567 METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR TREATING MEIBOMIAN GLAND DYSFUNCTION USING RADIO-FREQUENCY ENERGYJun 28, 17Oct 19, 17[A61H, A61F, G01N, A61B, A61N]
2017/0071,790 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR TREATMENT OF MEIBOMIAN GLAND DYSFUNCTIONNov 23, 16Mar 16, 17[A61F, A61B]
2015/0283,402 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR TREATING GLAND DYSFUNCTION EMPLOYING HEATED MEDIUMJun 22, 15Oct 08, 15[A61N]
2015/0216,725 APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR DIAGNOSING AND/OR TREATING LIPID TRANSPORT DEFICIENCY IN OCULAR TEAR FILMS, AND RELATED COMPONENTS AND DEVICESAug 22, 13Aug 06, 15[A61F]
2015/0157,347 TREATMENT OF OBSTRUCTIVE DISORDERS OF THE EYE OR EYELIDFeb 10, 15Jun 11, 15[A61F, A61B]
2007/0060,988 Melting meibomian gland obstructionsSep 29, 06Mar 15, 07[A61F]

Recent Patents

Patent # Title Filing Date Issue Date Intl Class
9913678 Methods, apparatuses, and systems for reducing intraocular pressure as a means of preventing or treating open-angle glaucomaNov 07, 13Mar 13, 18[A61H, A61F, A61B, A61N]
9888839 Methods and apparatuses for determining contact lens intolerance in contact lens wearer patients based on dry eye tear film characteristic analysis and dry eye symptomsMay 02, 14Feb 13, 18[G06T, A61B]
9795290 Ocular tear film peak detection and stabilization detection systems and methods for determining tear film layer characteristicsNov 17, 14Oct 24, 17[G06T, A61B, G01B]
9719977 Methods and systems for treating meibomian gland dysfunction using radio-frequency energyAug 21, 12Aug 01, 17[A61H, A61F, G01N, A61B, A61N]
9693682 Ocular surface interferometry (OSI) devices and systems for imaging, processing, and/or displaying an ocular tear filmJun 09, 14Jul 04, 17[G06T, A61B]
9668647 Full-eye illumination ocular surface imaging of an ocular tear film for determining tear film thickness and/or providing ocular topographyMay 12, 16Jun 06, 17[A61B, G02B]
9662008 Ocular surface interferometry (OSI) devices and systems for imaging, processing, and/or displaying an ocular tear filmMay 02, 16May 30, 17[G06T, A61B]
9642520 Background reduction apparatuses and methods of ocular surface interferometry (OSI) employing polarization for imaging, processing, and/or displaying an ocular tear filmApr 25, 13May 09, 17[G06T, A61B]
9554698 Ocular surface interferometry (OSI) devices and systems for imaging, processing, and/or displaying an ocular tear filmJun 09, 14Jan 31, 17[G06T, A61B]
9545197 Apparatuses and methods for determining tear film break-up time and/or for detecting lid margin contact and blink rates, particulary for diagnosing, measuring, and/or analyzing dry eye conditions and symptomsMay 06, 13Jan 17, 17[G06T, A61B]

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Expired/Abandoned/Withdrawn Patents

Patent # Title Status Filing Date Issue/Pub Date Intl Class
9408534 Ocular surface interferometry (OSI) devices and systems for imaging, processing, and/or displaying an ocular tear filmWithdrawnJun 09, 14Aug 09, 16[G06T, A61B]
9357915 Ocular surface interferometry (OSI) devices and systems for imaging, processing, and/or displaying an ocular tear filmWithdrawnJun 09, 14Jun 07, 16[G06T, A61B]
2015/0025,545 METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR TREATMENT OF MEIBOMIAN GLAND DYSFUNCTIONAbandonedOct 09, 14Jan 22, 15[A61F, A61B]
2013/0293,842 OPTICAL PHANTOMS FOR USE WITH OCULAR SURFACE INTERFEROMETRY (OSI) DEVICES AND SYSTEMS CONFIGURED TO MEASURE TEAR FILM LAYER THICKNESS(ES), AND RELATED USE FOR CALIBRATIONAbandonedMay 03, 13Nov 07, 13[A61B, G02B]
2012/0088,980 MEIBOMIAN GLAND ILLUMINATING AND IMAGINGAbandonedDec 14, 11Apr 12, 12[A61B]
2009/0043,365 METHODS, APPARATUSES, AND SYSTEMS FOR REDUCING INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE AS A MEANS OF PREVENTING OR TREATING OPEN-ANGLE GLAUCOMAAbandonedOct 06, 08Feb 12, 09[A61F]
2008/0114,423 APPARATUS FOR INNER EYELID TREATMENT OF MEIBOMIAN GLAND DYSFUNCTIONAbandonedJan 17, 08May 15, 08[A61F]
2008/0109,053 MELTING MEIBOMIAN GLAND OBSTRUCTIONSAbandonedOct 31, 07May 08, 08[A61F]
2008/0082,057 Method and apparatus for diagnosing meibomian gland dysfunctionAbandonedSep 29, 06Apr 03, 08[A61M]
2007/0016,256 Method and apparatus for treating gland dysfunctionAbandonedMay 15, 06Jan 18, 07[A61N]

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