Contact lens transfer device
US5706634A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 1995 |
| Grant date | Jan 13, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 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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