Soft contact lens insertion and removal instrument

Details Soft contact lens insertion and removal instrument Soft contact lens insertion and removal instrument

1977-07-18

1978-04-04

Cherry, Johnny D.

Handling: hand and hoist-line implements

Contact lens applicator

294 99R, A61F 900

Patent

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040823393

ABSTRACT:
A non-suction cup-type instrument for the insertion and removal of soft contact lenses is made of surgical rubber. It includes a central portion which looks somewhat like a suction cup having two sides cut away, and has small wedge-shaped contact lens-engaging elements or members protruding inwardly from each side of this suction cup-like member. It is again particularly noted that no suction cup action is involved in the present instrument. The instrument is also provided with two resilient arms which are aligned with the wedge-shaped contact lens engaging elements and which may be employed to support these elements and hold the lens more firmly once they are engaged. The space between the two wedge-shaped contact lens-engaging members, which incidentally have an overall configuration corresponding to opposed segments of a circle, is such that they are spaced apart by slightly less than the diameter of a contact lens.

REFERENCES:
patent: 2919696 (1960-01-01), Rinaldy
patent: 3063083 (1962-11-01), Obitts
patent: 3139298 (1964-06-01), Grabiel
patent: 4026591 (1977-05-01), Cleaveland

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