Method for the manufacture of contact lenses
US5200121A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 22, 1991 |
| Grant date | Apr 6, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 22, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S425/808
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
In the process described, a limited number of shaping tools (T.sub.1, T.sub.2, . . . , T.sub.N) having standardized parameters (for the production of the following contact lens parameters: contact lens diameter, radius of curvature of the rear face of the contact lens, vertex refraction) is used for the manufacture of standardized moulds (M.sub.1, M.sub.2, . . . , M.sub.N). Preferably by material-removing machining of the moulds, moulds are produced that have additional altered parameters. The multiplicity of moulds produced in that manner is used for the one-step manufacture (F) of contact lenses (L) having different parameters that largely do not have to be finished.
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