Contact lens storage container with needle penetrable and laser resealable stopper, and related method
US7410050B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 24, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 12, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 7, 2027 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S134/901
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A contact lens container includes a body defining a cavity that is sized to hold a contact lens. A stopper is in fluid communication with the cavity and the stopper includes a resealable portion that is received into a channel. The resealable portion has a predetermined wall thickness in an axial direction thereof, the resealable portion defines a needle penetration region that is pierceable with a needle to form a needle aperture therethrough, and is heat resealable to hermetically seal the needle aperture.
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