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EP3927296A4 - Dispositif et méthode de stimulation des glandes de meibomius de la paupière - Google Patents

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EP3927296A4
EP3927296A4 EP20792036.4A EP20792036A EP3927296A4 EP 3927296 A4 EP3927296 A4 EP 3927296A4 EP 20792036 A EP20792036 A EP 20792036A EP 3927296 A4 EP3927296 A4 EP 3927296A4
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meibomius
eyelid
glands
stimulating
meibomius glands
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EP3927296A1 (fr
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Robert M. FOSTER
John David OLKOWSKI
Kirk Keoni OLKOWSKI
James Joseph LAUX
Clifford Hugh PRICE
Joel S. Douglas
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Teen Clean LLC
Teen Clean LLC
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Priority claimed from PCT/US2020/029003 external-priority patent/WO2020215084A1/fr
Publication of EP3927296A1 publication Critical patent/EP3927296A1/fr
Publication of EP3927296A4 publication Critical patent/EP3927296A4/fr
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EP20792036.4A 2019-04-18 2020-04-20 Dispositif et méthode de stimulation des glandes de meibomius de la paupière Pending EP3927296A4 (fr)

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US201962835868P 2019-04-18 2019-04-18
US16/402,143 US11166871B2 (en) 2013-12-31 2019-05-02 Eyelid care appliance
US16/431,631 US20190290538A1 (en) 2013-12-31 2019-06-04 Eyelid care appliance
PCT/US2020/029003 WO2020215084A1 (fr) 2019-04-18 2020-04-20 Dispositif et méthode de stimulation des glandes de meibomius de la paupière

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Citations (2)

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US20140221908A1 (en) * 2011-07-01 2014-08-07 Vanderbilt University Surfactant ported device for treatment of blepharitis and applications of same
US20150182415A1 (en) * 2013-12-31 2015-07-02 John David Olkowski Eyelid Care Appliance

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US20140221908A1 (en) * 2011-07-01 2014-08-07 Vanderbilt University Surfactant ported device for treatment of blepharitis and applications of same
US20150182415A1 (en) * 2013-12-31 2015-07-02 John David Olkowski Eyelid Care Appliance
US10314763B2 (en) * 2013-12-31 2019-06-11 Teeny Clean, Llc Eyelid care appliance

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