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US 2022/0054311 A1Published application
Eye Drop Dispensing Apparatus
OwnerTerri Ohlingerinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus for dispensing eye drops can comprise a housing that defines a receptacle. The receptacle can be configured to receive a cartridge having a solution therein. An actuator can be movable between a first position and a second position. The actuator can be positioned with respect to the receptacle so that, when the cartridge is received in the receptacle and the actuator is moved from the first position to the second position, the actuator deforms the cartridge by a select amount to dispense a predetermined quantity of solution from the cartridge.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a housing that defines at least a first receptacle that is configured to receive and support a cartridge having a solution therein, the first receptacle having a central axis;
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- an actuator that is coupled to the housing and movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the actuator comprises an engagement element,
- wherein in the first position, the engagement element of the actuator is radially spaced from the central axis of the first receptacle by a first distance, and
- wherein in the second position, the engagement element of the actuator is positioned within the first receptacle and radially spaced from the central axis of the first receptacle by a second distance that is less than the first distance.
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A method comprising:
- positioning a cartridge within a first receptacle of a housing of an apparatus, the cartridge containing a solution, the first receptacle having a central axis, the apparatus further comprising an actuator that is coupled to the housing and movable between a first position and a second position, wherein the actuator comprises an engagement element, wherein in the first position, the engagement element of the actuator is radially spaced from the central axis of the first receptacle by a first distance;
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- moving the actuator from the first position to the second position, Wherein in the second position, the engagement element of the actuator is positioned within the first receptacle and radially spaced from the central axis of the first receptacle by a second distance that is less than the first distance,
- wherein in the second position, the engagement element of the actuator compresses the cartridge to dispense a quantity of the solution within the cartridge.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.