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US 5,164,166 AGranted
Apparatus for disinfecting contact lenses using microwave energy
AssigneeBausch & Lomb Incorporated
InventorsStephen F. Stepanski, Kelvin H. Wildman
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Abstract
An apparatus for disinfecting contact lenses by use of microwave energy is disclosed wherein a disinfecting fluid is stored in a first chamber and transferred to a second compartment when exposed to microwave energy. The second compartment holds the lenses to be disinfected and is shielded by a microwave deflecting substance.
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An apparatus for disinfecting contact lenses using microwave energy comprising:
- an outer chamber for holding a disinfecting fluid,
- an inner compartment containing contact lenses positioned within said outer chamber and capable of being affixed thereto and enclosed therein, wherein said inner compartment has means for substantially restricting microwave energy form contacting said contact lenses;
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- means for transferring disinfecting fluid, held within said disinfecting outer chamber, from said outer chamber to said inner compartment when the temperature and pressure of said fluid is elevated by microwave energy.
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An apparatus for disinfecting contact lenses using microwave energy comprising:
- an outer chamber capable of holding a disinfecting fluid;
- an inner compartment, capable of housing contact lenses positioned within the outer chamber and detachably affixed thereto;
- means for enclosing said inner compartment and said outer chamber and for directly restricting disinfecting fluid in said outer chamber from flowing into the environment;
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- means for transferring disinfecting fluid, held within said outer chamber, from said outer chamber to said inner compartment when the temperature and pressure of said disinfecting fluid is elevated by microwave energy.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.