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US 12,667,172 B2Granted
Contact lens packages having lens lifting arms and methods of handling
AssigneeJohnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
InventorsSam Jonathan Popwell, Daniel Graham Ward, Stephen Sams, William Stephen Honey
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Abstract
The present invention relates to improved contact lens packages comprising arms and methods of use. A contact lens package (100) houses a contact lens (138) and packaging solution and is configured to lift via arms (134, 144) the contact lens out of the packaging solution when the lid (106) is removed.
Claims28
A contact lens package for a contact lens, comprising:
- a package base having a recessed well for receiving said contact lens therein;
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- a first arm and a second arm, wherein the first arm and second arm cooperate to lift the contact lens out of the recessed well, wherein the first arm is configured to engage a first surface of the contact lens and the second arm is configured to engage a second surface of the contact lens;
- wherein the first arm and second arm are portions of a single strip structure, the strip structure connected to the package base at a location on the strip between the first arm and the second arm;
- wherein at least one of the arms is biased away from the recessed well.
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A method of presenting a contact lens from a recessed well in a contact lens package to a user, the method comprising:
- moving said contact lens from said recessed well by movement of first and second arms attached to a portion of the contact lens package, said movement from a position of the arms extending into said recessed well and initiated by opening of said contact lens package;
- wherein the first arm and second arm are portions of a single strip structure, the strip structure connected to the contact lens package at a location on the strip between the first arm and the second arm;
- wherein an end of at least one of the first and second arms are biased out of said well by a spring force.
A method of packaging a contact lens, comprising:
- providing a package base with a recessed well;
- providing a single strip structure comprising a first arm portion and a second arm portion;
- attaching the strip structure to the package base at a location on the strip between the first arm portion and the second arm portion such that an end of the first arm portion and an end of the second arm portion extend into the recessed well;
- providing a contact lens adjacent the end of the first arm portion in the recessed well;
- providing a packaging solution in the recessed well;
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- sealing the recessed well by applying a cover over the recessed well, the strip structure, the contact lens and the region adjacent the recessed well.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.