Title:
含水性コンタクトレンズの水和処理装置及び水和処理方法
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP4556044
Kind Code:
B2
Abstract:
The invention relates to a case for hydrating a moisture-containing contact lens in a dry condition, a hydrating device, and a hydrating method. A case (2) comprises a plurality of grooves (8) provided in the inside face (6) of a recess (4). A lens is placed in the case, a proper amount of a hydrating liquid is poured along the inside wall face of the recess (4) in the case in a first step. Then in a second step, a hydrating liquid is poured into the recess from above the case to allow the contact lens (3) to absorb water and swell. Accordingly, a wide extent of a lens front surface can come into contact evenly with the hydrating liquid in the first step, and the entire lens can be hydrated in the second step, whereby an efficient hydration is possible with lens curling and bubble entrapping prevented.
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Inventors:
Makoto Nakagawa
Application Number:
JP2004530551A
Publication Date:
October 06, 2010
Filing Date:
August 12, 2003
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Menicon Co., Ltd.
Menicon Connect Co., Ltd.
Menicon Connect Co., Ltd.
International Classes:
G02C13/00; A45C11/00; A45C11/04; B08B3/10; B29D11/00; G02C7/04
Domestic Patent References:
| JP2002221696A | 2002-08-09 | |||
| JPH06205706A | 1994-07-26 | |||
| JP2000189224A | 2000-07-11 | |||
| JPS649164A | 1989-01-12 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Yoshitaka Kasai