Patent ID: 9675516
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: A61H

Claim:
1. An apparatus for melting and expressing material from blocked glands of a user having a mammalian eyelid, said apparatus comprises: a body housing a heater to transmit heat to a massaging bobbin and housing a motor to rotate the massaging bobbin; the massaging bobbin having a plurality of massaging elements extending therefrom and having a plurality of scrubbing elements and being substantially concave cylindrical in shape; the plurality of massaging elements comprise a plurality of continuous narrow ridges extending around the massaging bobbin in a generally helical configuration, the plurality of continuous narrow ridges comprise upper and lower ridges, the plurality of scrubbing elements being positioned between the upper and lower ridges, wherein the plurality of massaging elements are configured to be applied in contact with the mammalian eyelid and shaped and positioned on the massaging bobbin to be adapted to exert a massaging force in a direction perpendicular to a lash line to express material from the blocked glands; and when in use, the massaging bobbin transmits heat to the mammalian eyelid and rotates so that the massaging elements move in a direction parallel to a lash line across the mammalian eyelid.