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
Provided is 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 10 including: a case body 18 accommodating treatment liquid 12 with ocular devices such as a contact lens 16; and a lid 20, a container receiving portion 48 is provided such that a spout 106 of a refill container 100 is brought into contact with the refill receiving portion 48 so as to allow the treatment liquid 12 to flow into the device case 10.
Claims14
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 and configured to store an ocular device;
- a lid attached to an opening of the storage area in the case body;
- 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;
- and
- an insertion port configured to have the spout of the refill container inserted into the insertion port,
- wherein the container receiving portion is inward of the insertion port such that the container receiving portion projects from the insertion port into an inside of the storage area,
- the ocular device case is configured to removably insert an ocular device, and
- the container receiving portion is arranged to contact the spout of the refill container from above and pour the treatment liquid from the separate refill container into the storage area.
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 and configured to store an ocular device removed by a user;
- a lid attached to an opening of the storage area in the case body, and
- a support portion for supporting the ocular device in the storage area, the support portion being attached to the lid, wherein
- an entirety of the lid is configured to be removably attachable to the case body, and
- the ocular device case is configured to allow pouring the treatment liquid into the storage area in a state where the lid is mated to the case body.
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 and configured to store an ocular device;
- a lid attached to an opening of the storage area in the case body;
- 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;
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- an insertion port configured to have the spout of the refill container inserted into the insertion port,
- a holder cap in direct contact with the container receiving portion and configured to be removable from the case body and further configured to submerge the ocular device in the storage area, wherein
- the container receiving portion is inward of the insertion port such that the container receiving portion projects from the insertion port into an inside of the storage area, and
- the ocular device case is configured to removably insert an 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 and configured to store an ocular device removed by a user;
- a lid attached to an opening of the storage area in the case body,
- a holder cap within the case body and configured to be removable from the case body and further configured to submerge the ocular device in the storage area, wherein
- an entirety of the lid is configured to be removably attachable to the case body, and
- the ocular device case is configured to allow pouring the treatment liquid into the storage area in a state where the lid is mated to the case body.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.