Note: Descriptions are shown in the official language in which they were submitted.
This invention relates to a prosthesis and to a cosmetic
device and particularly to a prosthesis that, virtually, dis-
i places redundent tissue of the upper eyelid.
It is well known in medicine that there is a largerportion of the population, than one would expect, who have, to
a lesser or greater extent, redundent tissue o~ the upper eye-
lid.
Depending upon the gravity of the problem, the eyelashes
tend to turn inward and to scrape the cornea whereupon recti-
fication is necessary by elepharoplasty. Certain people haveneurological problems associated with the eye and elepharo-
plasty is not remedial.
In less acute situations, the redundent tissue of the
drooping upper eyelid obscures vision.
It is an object of this invention to provide a pros-
thesis, without incision to the exterior of the upper eyelid
thereby to seam adjacent tissue bounded by the supra orbital
crease and virtually rid, on a temporary basis, for about 24
hours, adjacent redundent tissue. 5uch technique is advanta-
geous to those with neurological problems associated with the
eyelid as it avoids surgery, and eliminates turned in eyelids
and improves vision.
The invention therefore contemplates a method o inser-
ting a prosthesis for rectifying redund nt tissue o~ the upper
; eyelid comprising the steps of:
(a) selecting a flexible sheet material of predeter-
mined 8 ize;
(b) coating its one and obverse side with an adhesive
material;
(c) closing one's eye and locating said sheet onto the
exteri~r surface of the upper eyelid, at approximately
the supra orbital crease; and,
~- (d) opening the eye to cause the adhesive sheet to fold
into the supra orbital crease whereby the adhesive sur-
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faces of said sheet hold juxtaposed adjacent olds of
the eyelid bounded by the supra orbital crease, where-
upon the redundent tissue is virtually is gone.
The invention also contemplates a method of preparing a
prosthesis for temporarily insertlng, in juxtaposition, on
adjacen~ redundent tissues bounded by the supra orbital
crease, of the upper eyelid, so as to make the eyelid appear
virtually with no redundent tissue comprising the steps o~;
(a) select.ing a flexible sheet substrate formed into a
crescent;
(b) coating one and the obverse surface of said subs-
trate with a non-toxic adhesive;
(d) selecting a first and a second removable cover
sheet, shaped to match said crescent; and,
(e) placing first o sald cover sheets on said one
side, and the second of said cover sheets on ~he obverse
side.
The invention further contemplates a prosthesis for tem-
porarily inserting, in juxtaposition, on adjacent redundent
tissue bounded by the supra orbital crease so as to make the
eyelid appear virtually with no redundent tissue comprising:
(a) a flexible sheet substrate formed into a crescent
possessing adhesive surfaces on its one and obverse
sides;
! (b) a pair of removable cover sheets temporarily
affixed by said adhesive to each of said surfaces; and,
(c) each pair sf said cover sheets sized to cover com-
pletely each one of said adhesive surfaces and housing
proximate ends abutting near the centre of said shee~
whereby the proximate ends, if pulledr provide ready
means for removal of said pair of cover sheets from said
one surface.
The invention will now be described by way of example
and reference to the accompanying drawings.
Figure 1 i5 a visage illustrating the left eyalid incor-
porating the prosthesis of this invention, the right eye with-
out the same, and showing redundant tissue along the supra or-
bital crease~
Figure 2 is a perspective view of a plurality of pros-
theses in temporary juxtapositi.on one to the other
Figure 3 is a section along lines II-II of figure 2
showing a section through one of said prostheses.
Figure 4 illustrates the first step in ~he placing, of
the prosthesis on the upper eyelid.
Figure 5 is a section through a typical eye, illustra-
ting eyelid closed with the prosthesis of figure 4 being moun-
ted on the eyelid.
Figure 6 is the third step in the fixation of the pros-
thesis according to this invention.
Figure 7 is the 4th and the securing step in the fix-
ation of the prosthesis.
Referring to figure 1, the prosthesis according to this
invention has been inserted upon the lef~ eyelid 10 and is
hidden by the supra orbital crease 15 of that eyelid, that is
disposed helow eyebrow 17 and above eyelash 19.
The right eye 20 shows redundent tissue 26 between eye-
lash 29 and supra orbital crease 25. It is this redundent
tissue 26 that is virtually removed by the prosthesis of this
invention.
Referring to figure 2, a plurality of prostheses 30 are
manufacturad as shown, each pro~thesis essentially in the form
of a crescent, and removably at~ached one prosthesis from
another as by perforations 35 therebetween. Referring to the
section figure 3, each prosthesis 30 consists of a flexible
substrate sheet material 35 such as p~per on one and obverse
sides of the paper 35 i5 an inert adhesive material 36 that is
non-toxic to the human skin and body. Typically the adhesive
material is a non-toxic glue such as that provided by Swift
Chemical Company of Bramalea under their trade mark Swift
6433~ ~esin Adhesive. Onto the adhesive on both one and
obverse sides, a pair o~ cover members 40 and 50 are provided,
40' and 50' on the one side, and 40'l and 50" on the obverse
side. Each o the cover members extend into a central tag 45
and 55 respectively, the tags in juxtapo~ition, but not having
any adhesive material thereon. As illustrated in figure 3,
utilizing the adjacent tags 55 and 45 each pair of cover
sheets 40 and 50 on either side may be simplistically removed
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to thereby expose the adhesively coated surEaces of the subst-
rate.
Referring to figure ~, one of the crescent prostheses
30* is removed, as at figure 2, from the balance of perforated
strip of prosthesis and the underside pair of cover sheets 40"
and 50" are removed by pulling, with one's finger, the taqs
55" and 45" and pulling the same upward, arrow as shown in
phantom, in that figure. With the finger tips of the other
hand 60, and referring to figure 4, the prosthesis is moved
toward the redundent tissue of the upper eyelld (of the left
most eye) and is pressed against the upper eyelid, as in
figure 5, with the digit ~0 as shown by the arrow and placed
just beneath the supra orbit~l crease 15 of that eyelid.
Using a pair of tweezers 70, and referring to igure 6, the
obverse pair of ccvers 50" and 40" is simplistically removed
! by the tweezers engaging the opposite surfaces of the projec-
ting tags 45" and 55" and pulling the tags of in the dire-
ction of the arrow in figure 6.
Before opening the eye, alnd referring to figure 7, the
prosthesis is secured fully onto the eyelid subjacent to the
; supra orbital ~rease, while the eyelid is still closed, by
means of a pair o blunted sticks 80, which could be matche~
or the like and the prosthesis is "tapped down" onto the eye-
lid. With the matches held by both hand~ of the user, know
shown, the tips at the opposite distal ends of the prosthesis,
the eye is then slowly opened and the prosthesis glides back
into the supra orbital crease. With the eye ~ully open now,
the obverse surface thereof adheres, because of the adhesive,
to the adjacently dispo~ed tissue across the boundary of the
~` 30 crease 15 and thus the marginal tissue on either sides of the
supra orbital crease are held in juxtaposition through the
agency of the crescent prosthesis. Hence~ the left hand eye
10 of the wearer in figure l is achieved~ The procedure i5
repeated for the other eye. The adhesive lasts for approxi-
mately 2~ hours whereupon the crescent prosthesis is removed
as by washin~ ones eyelid with mild soap and water.
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Those skilled in the art will appreciate that such pros-
thesis may now be modified in size and to some degree shape,
without departing from the invention as claimed.
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SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSU~E
An alternative method of fabricating the aforesaid
prosthesis includes a method of fabricating a prosthesis for
rectifying redundan-t tissue bounded along the supra orbital
crease of the upper eye lid comprising -the steps of;
(a) selecting a first, second and third flexible sheet
material, the third sheet having width greater than the
first and second sheets;
(b) coating one surface of the third sheet material
with a non-toxic adhesive;
(c) folding said first and second sheets; and,
(i) placing said folds adjacent one another where-
by a portion of said first and second sheets are
disposed in a mating juxtaposed manner, thereby
forming a tag strip projecting from one surface of
the first and second sheets;
(ii) placing the obverse sides of said first and
second sheets in adhesive contact with the adhesive
to cover the same;
td) die cutting, through said first and second sheet
materials and the tag strip and through the adhesive
thereunder whereby so to form on the third sheet
material a plurality of adjacently disposed crescent
units, each crescent unit being a crescent of adhesive
superimposed by a pair of corresponding semi-crescent
portion~ of said first and second sheet materials dis-
posing a tab.
The embodiments of the aforesaid method according to my
invention will now be described by way of example and refer-
: 30 ence to the accompanying drawings in which;
Figure 8 is a perspective view of the fabricating steps.
Figure 9 is a section along IX-IX of figure 8.
Figure 10 is a perspective view of a length of a plura-
lity of juxtaposed eye lid fixers according to the method of
: figure.8.
Figure 11 i6 a section along XI-XI of figure 10.
A fir~t, second and third ~lexible sheet, 111, 112 and
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113, preferably of endless paper, are arranged to be fed from
continuous rolls 116, 117 and 118 respectively. Preferably
each of the rolls are a paper sheet material wherein the width
of the third sheet 113 is wider than either of the first and
second sheets 111 and 112. Each of the first and second
sheets 111 and 112 are of equal width and slightly wider than
one half of the third sheet 113. As the third shee-t 113 is
passed out of the roll 118 it travels beneath a nozzle 114 and
onto its upper surface, a non-toxic adhesive, preferably a
glue as aforesaid, 115, is sprayed thereon. The first and
second sheets travel through respective pairs of orming
rollers 116' and 117' whereupon to partially fold each sheet,
in section as an "L", disposing the arm of the L as a tag ele-
ment in a manner as herein described. The sheets then travel
over idler rollers 119 and under a slotted mounting roller 121
wherein the tag elements travel through the roller slot in a
juxtaposed manner to forrn a tag strip 120, under which the
third sheet material 113 also passes so that the first and
second sheet materials 111 and 112 are juxtaposed onto the
adhesive while leaving a mating lap 120 being tag elements
120' and 120" extending upwards 21S seen in figure 8. l`he lap
120 or tag strip is folded over by forming device 123 so that
in section, and referring to figure 9, the continuous sheet is
now a sandwich with the subs-trate sheet 113, an adhesive
interface 115 thereupon and the first and second sheet 112 and
111 thereover with a tag strip 1~0 formed by the overlap of
the adjacent and relatively juxtaposed tag elements of the
first and second sheet.
After the forming press 1~3 compression roller 124
firmly compresses the components of the now composite sheet
while moving it onward down the line. ~ A die press and anvil
- generally indicated as 150 cuts the continuous cornposite sheet
into fixed lengths 155 while at the same time cutting into the
first and second sheets and the tag strip as well as through
the adhesive 115 but not into the substrate sheet 113 as shown
in igures 10 and 11 -thereby forming a plurality, in figure
10, (of 14, only 11 are shown, 10 on the strip, the others
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having been removed) of crescent units, now eye ]id fixers
consisting of a pair of semi-crescent sheet portions 131 and
132 respectively cut from the continuous first and second
sheets 111 and 112, the tags 125 formed therefrom and being a
portion of the tag strip 120, and the crescent shaped adhesive
115 which adheres to the obverse faces of the semi-crescent
portions 132 and 131 respectively.
In use, the strip lengths 155 are supplied to the ulti-
mate consumer and by lifting tab 125 in a like manner as -tab
45 of figure 3, the crescent eye lid fixer 130 is removed from
its strip disposing an exposed adhesive surface 115. That
adhesive surface is placed, as in figure 7, upon the upper
eyelid subjacent the orbital crease and because of the nature
of the adhesive, when further pulling of the tag 125 takes
place, the adhesive is left on the skin and is clearly removed
from the semi-crescents 132 and 131 respectively. As explai-
ned earlier in relation to figure 7, the balance of the proce-
dure by the user can take place so that redundent tissue of
the eyelid is formed away out of sight.
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