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Flat case for disinfecting contact lenses

US6086823A · kind A · utility

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19Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 22, 1998
Grant dateJul 11, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 22, 2018

Classification

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

Abstract

The flat case comprises a case body (1) comprising at least one wall (2) defining a disinfecting chamber (10) open at one end and intended to take a lens (50) to be disinfected, at least one removable cap (20) intended to be fixed on the open end of the chamber, at least one catalytic element secured to the cap (20) capable of being immersed in the disinfecting solution (10) and comprising a catalyst support and a catalyst (34) and at least one protective element (30) secured to the cap (20) having an end wall (32) provided with passages (33) for the disinfecting solution, forming a barrier between the lens (50) and the catalytic element, and at the same time holding the lens securely. The invention has application to the disinfecting of contact lenses.

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