Title:
CONTACT LENS APPLICATOR AND CARTRIDGE USED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2002088780
Kind Code:
A9
Abstract:
A contact lens applicator (10) has an elongated housing (12) defining an interior chamber (34) for storing contact lenses (CL), first and second triggers (16, 18) mounted on the housing (12), a depressor (20) for depressing each eyelid where the roller (20) is drivingly coupled to the triggers (16, 18), a pair of opposing wing-shaped members (26) projecting outwardly from opposite sides of the roller (20) for providing a support surface (28) for facilitating locating the apparatus (10) over the eye, and a pusher (40) assembly slidably mounted within the interior chamber (34) for engaging a contact lens holder (75) and applying a contact lens (CL) thereon to the eye when the triggers (16, 18) are actuated. The contact lens (CL) is stored in a cartridge (36) within the housing (12). The lens holder (75) is movable within the cartridge (36) upon actuating the pusher (40), and includes a predetermined amount of saline or other solution for defining appropriate conditions for storing the contact lens (CL).
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Inventors:
PY DANIEL (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/014116
Publication Date:
December 29, 2005
Filing Date:
May 02, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
MEDICAL INSTILL TECH INC (US)
PY DANIEL C (US)
PY DANIEL C (US)
International Classes:
G02C11/00; A45C11/00; A61F9/00; A45C15/00; (IPC1-7): A61F9/00
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