Device for facilitating introduction of medicinal drops into the eyes and methods of use
View Patent ↗An eye drop guide includes a frame including at least one eye-covering member, and a plurality of apertures arranged in columns, each column having multiple apertures, the apertures in each column being vertically offset from apertures in adjacent columns.
1. An eye drop guide comprising:
a frame including at least one eye-covering member; and
a plurality of apertures arranged in columns, each column having multiple apertures, the apertures in each column being vertically offset from apertures in adjacent columns and apertures in a selected column being in communication with other apertures in the selected column.
2. The eye drop guide of claim 1 , wherein each of the apertures has a sidewall projecting from one of the eye-covering members.
3. The eye drop guide of claim 1 , wherein the sidewall has a height of ¼ inch.
4. The eye drop guide of claim 1 , wherein the frame is substantially flat.
5. The eye drop guide of claim 1 , further including an upper wall and lower wall, each of the upper wall and the lower wall projecting from the frame.
6. The eye drop guide of claim 1 , wherein each of the apertures is cylindrical.
7. The eye drop guide of claim 1 , wherein each of the apertures is tapered and includes an uppermost diameter, and a lowermost diameter, the uppermost and lowermost diameters being different.
8. The eye drop guide of claim 1 , each of the apertures has a diameter of ⅛ to ⅜ inches.
9. The eye drop guide of claim 1 , wherein each of the columns has a different number of apertures than adjacent columns.
10. The eye drop guide of claim 1 , wherein each column has one more or one fewer aperture than adjacent columns.
11. The eye drop guide of claim 1 , further comprising a clasp coupled to each of the eye-covering members.
12. An eye drop guide comprising:
a frame including at least one eye-covering member; and
a plurality of apertures arranged in columns, each column having multiple apertures, wherein apertures in a selected column are in communication with other apertures in the selected column.
13. The eye drop guide of claim 12 , wherein each of the apertures has a sidewall projecting from one of the eye-covering members.
14. The eye drop guide of claim 12 , further including an upper wall and lower wall, each of the upper wall and the lower wall projecting from the frame.
15. The eye drop guide of claim 12 , wherein the apertures in each column are vertically offset from apertures in adjacent columns.
16. The eye drop guide of claim 12 , wherein each of the apertures is cylindrical.
17. The eye drop guide of claim 12 , wherein each of the apertures is tapered and includes an uppermost diameter, and a lowermost diameter, the uppermost and lowermost diameters being different.
18. A method of manufacturing an eye drop guide, comprising:
providing a frame including at least one eye-covering member; and
forming a plurality of apertures arranged in columns, each column having multiple apertures, the apertures in each column being vertically offset from apertures in adjacent columns, and apertures in a selected column are in communication with other apertures in the selected column.