Device for packaging and treating bactericide for contact lenses
US6318549A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 13, 2000 |
| Grant date | Nov 20, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S134/901
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a packaging and bactericidal treatment device for contact lenses (L), said device being characterized in that it comprises: firstly a housing (1) provided with at least one cavity (10) receiving a support element (11) which has bactericidal action and whose outside face (11a) has curvature matching the curvature of the contact lenses (L); and secondly, at least one lid (2) designed to cover said cavity (10) and whose inside face is provided with at least one socket (20) which is suitable for being engaged in guided manner into said cavity (10), and which receives a wedge element (21) having bactericidal action and whose outside face (21a) has curvature complementary to the curvature of the support element (11) so that it protects and/or decontaminates a contact lens (L) by holding it stationary in said cavity (10) between said support element (11) and said wedge element (21).
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