Ocular device case and refill container used for the ocular device case
AssigneeMenicon Co., Ltd.
InventorsOsamu Mori, Kazuharu Niwa, Issaku Ito, Tomohiro Inagaki
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Abstract
An ocular device case with a new structure that can solve unexpected problems in the related art, for example, adverse effects on user's eyes by splashes of treatment liquid upon pouring the treatment liquid into the device case from a separate refill container. In a device case including: a case body accommodating treatment liquid with ocular devices such as a contact lens; and a lid, a container receiving portion is provided such that a spout of a refill container is brought into contact with the refill receiving portion so as to allow the treatment liquid to flow into the device case.
Claims16
An ocular device case for use by injecting a treatment liquid from a separate refill container, the ocular device case comprising:
- a case body having a storage area for the treatment liquid;
- a support portion for supporting an ocular device in the storage area;
- a lid attached to an opening of the storage area in the case body;
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- a container receiving portion configured to contact a spout of the refill container to allow the treatment liquid to be injected into the storage area while the ocular device is supported in the storage area by the support portion,
- wherein the container receiving portion is configured to contact a tip of the spout of the refill container at a contact position that is equal to or below a maximum level of fluctuation of a liquid surface level of the treatment liquid due to foaming of the treatment liquid during treatment with the ocular device.
An ocular device case for use by injecting a treatment liquid from a separate refill container, the ocular device case comprising:
- a case body having a storage area for the treatment liquid;
- a support portion for supporting an ocular device in the storage area;
- a lid attached to an opening of the storage area in the case body;
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- a container receiving portion configured to contact a spout of the refill container to allow the treatment liquid to be injected into the storage area while the ocular device is supported in the storage area by the support portion, wherein:
- the case body includes an opening for the storage area that opens upward,
- the lid is attached to the opening,
- the lid comprises:
- the support portion, which is configured to be inserted into the storage area from the opening, and
- an insertion port into which the spout of the refill container is configured to be inserted,
- the container receiving portion is lower than the insertion port and higher than a support position of the ocular device supported by the support portion in an upright state of the case body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.