Packaging for disposable soft contact lenses
AssigneeMenicon Singapore Pte Ltd.
InventorStephen D. Newman
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Abstract
The present disclosure provides a contact lens package containing a contact lens in a compressed state. In one exemplary embodiment, the overall internal depth of the package is less than the natural sagittal depth of the contact lens. Different single-use contact lens package shapes and configurations may be used. In some embodiments, a spring disc is included in the packages to help present the contact lens to the user when the package is opened. The contact lens packages may be adhered or clipped to a card or other carrier sheet, and may be housed in a number of different secondary packages.
Claims16
A contact lens delivery package, comprising:
- a sealed envelope defining a volume;
- at least one independently sealed contact lens package containing a contact lens the independently sealed contact lens package being disposed within the sealed envelope and occupying a first portion of the volume;
- and
- a second portion of the volume being filled with an inert gas.
A contact lens package assembly, comprising:
- a sealable contact lens package;
- at least one contact lens sealed within the sealable contact lens package;
- and
- a sealable envelope;
- wherein the sealable contact lens package is sealed within the sealable envelope, the sealable envelope including an inert gas therein;
- wherein the seal of the sealable contact lens package and the seal of the sealable envelope comprise different seals.
A method for manufacturing a contact lens package, comprising:
- sealing a contact lens within a contact lens package;
- and
- sealing the contact lens package within an envelope, wherein the envelope is configured to provide an inert environment for the contact lens package by sealing a volume of inert gas within the envelope with the contact lens package;
- wherein the sealing of the contact lens package and the sealing of the envelope comprise different sealing processes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.