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Contact lens transfer device

US5706634A · kind A · utility

43Cited by
20References
15Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateMay 1, 1995
Grant dateJan 13, 1998
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 1, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB65B2051/105
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention, which relates to the transfer of contact lenses in post hydration processing of the lenses. A lens transfer and insertion assembly removes contact lenses from lens hydration pallets, alters their spatial distribution, and deposits them into packaging elements. The lenses are transferred with fluid and retained on the transfer assembly by surface tension.

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