Contact lens packaging and methods of manufacturing packaged contact lenses
AssigneeCooperVision International Holding Company, LP
InventorsMark Coon, Mark Hill, James Zicari, Leslie Burger, Lauren Potoky, Robert Davis, Kathleen Myers
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Abstract
A contact lens package includes a sealed contact lens package and a wrap coupled to the sealed contact lens package. The wrap has one or more panels. One of more of the panels includes a printed surface that includes a unique device identifier, which is provided in both human readable form that includes numbers or letters, or both, and machine readable form, such as a bar code. A method of manufacturing a contact lens package includes providing the sealed contact lens package and coupling the wrap to the sealed contact lens package.
Claims18
A contact lens package, comprising:
- a plurality of sealed contact lens packages arranged in an array and having perforations in the sealing member at a location corresponding to adjacent base members, wherein each sealed contact lens package includes a base member, and a sealing member coupled to the base member to provide a sealed cavity, and an unworn contact lens is provided in a contact lens packaging solution within the sealed cavity;
- a wrap comprising at least one panel that comprises a printing surface that comprises a unique device identifier in both a human readable form including numbers or letters, or combinations thereof, and a machine readable form including a barcode;
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- the base member is a thermoplastic material comprising a cavity and a substantially planar surface surrounding the cavity, said substantially planar surface providing a sealing surface for the sealing member;
- and the wrap includes an adhesive adhering the wrap to the sealing member;
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- wherein the wrap includes a plurality of first panels corresponding to the number of sealed contact lens packages, each first panel including a printed surface with the unique device identifier in both human readable form and machine readable form.
A method of manufacturing a contact lens package, comprising:
- providing a sealed contact lens package, said sealed contact lens package comprising a base member, a sealing member coupled to the base member to provide a sealed cavity, and an unworn contact lens provided in a contact lens packaging solution within the sealed cavity;
- coupling a wrap to the sealed contact lens package, said wrap comprising at least one panel that includes a printed surface comprising a unique device identifier in both human readable form comprising numbers, or letters, or combinations thereof, and machine readable form comprising a barcode;
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- adhering the wrap to the sealing member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.