Packaging for an Active Contact Lens
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsDaniel Patrick Barrows, Jeffrey George Linhardt
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Abstract
An eye-mountable device, having an anterior convex side and a posterior concave side, is packaged in a container having a base and a wall. The wall extends from the base and defines an opening of the container. Disposed within the container is a pedestal, which has a first end attached to the base of the container and a second end opposite the first end. The eye-mountable device is mounted on the pedestal such that the posterior concave side contacts the second end of the pedestal and the eye-mountable device is elevated from the base of the container. The opening of the container can be sealed by a lidstock.
Claims20
A package comprising:
- a container having a base and a wall, wherein the wall extends from the base and defines an opening opposite the base;
- a pedestal disposed within the container, wherein the pedestal has a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the first end is attached to the base of the container;
- an eye-mountable device having an anterior convex side and a posterior concave side opposite the anterior convex side, wherein the eye-mountable device is mounted on the pedestal such that the posterior concave side contacts the second end of the pedestal and the eye-mountable device is elevated from the base of the container;
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- a lidstock configured to seal the opening of the container.
A method comprising:
- providing a container having a base and a wall, wherein the wall extends from the base and defines an opening opposite the base, wherein the container includes a pedestal that has a first end and a second end opposite the first end, wherein the first end is attached to the base of the container;
- mounting an eye-mountable device on the pedestal, wherein the eye-mountable device has an anterior convex side and a posterior concave side opposite the anterior convex, and wherein mounting the eye-mountable device on the pedestal comprises mounting the eye-mountable device such that the posterior concave side contacts the second end of the pedestal and the eye-mountable device is elevated from the base of the container;
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- sealing the opening of the container with a lidstock.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.