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Apparatus for venting of gases from contact lens cases

US4889693A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJan 22, 1988
Grant dateDec 26, 1989
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Expiry dateJan 22, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10S134/901
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An appliance for disinfecting/sterilizing contact lenses having a valve for the venting of gases liberated from the lens solution in the form of a deformable, polymeric plug which is movable between a closed and an open position, depending on the pressure of the gases.

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