Handling: hand and hoist-line implements – Contact lens applicator
Patent
1998-10-05
1999-08-24
Kramer, Dean J.
Handling: hand and hoist-line implements
Contact lens applicator
294 641, 206 51, A61F 900, A45C 1100
Patent
active
059415835
ABSTRACT:
A contact lens insertion and manipulation assembly has a manipulation device, an insertion device, and an enclosure cap. The manipulation device includes a manipulator bulb made of a material to which the inside concave surface of the contact lens will lightly adhere. The manipulator device allows the user to remove the contact lens from the storage container without the user touching the contact lens. The manipulator bulb is shaped to support the contact lens in its proper shape, facilitating transfer of the lens to the insertion device. The insertion device includes a suction cup capable of removably engaging the outside convex surface of the contact lens and transferring the contact lens from the manipulator bulb to the user's eye. The insertion device and the manipulation device fit within the enclosure cap for compact and protected storage to prevent contamination. The assembly can then be used according to the described method of use to insert the contact lens into a user's eye without the user touching the contact lens with his fingers.
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Karich Eric
Kramer Dean J.
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