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Gripper for moving and positioning contact lenses

US7887111B2 · kind B2 · utility

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8Claims

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Assignee

Novartis AG · CH

Inventors

Peter Hagmann · Erlenbach a.Main, DE
Günter Lässig · Obernburg, DE
Roger Biel · Aschaffenburg, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Nov 13, 2007
Grant date	Feb 15, 2011
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 4, 2029

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY10S294/902
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention provides a contact lens gripper comprising a tweezers gripper having first and second gripper arms hingedly connected to an actuation support for moving the free ends of the arms towards and away from each other so as to grasp and release a soft contact lens. The invention also provides a contact lens gripping unit comprising a mounting bar to which a plurality of individual contact lens grippers are mounted at a predetermined distance from each other, wherein each of the individual grippers is a contact lens gripper according to any one of the preceding claims.

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