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Gripper for a contact lens and process for transporting a contact lens

US8801066B2 · kind B2 · utility

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4References

8Claims

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Assignee

Novartis AG · CH

Inventors

Roger Biel · Aschaffenburg, DE
Günter Lässig · Obernburg, DE
Michael L. Wolf · West Milton, US
Fabian Kern · Amorbach, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 1, 2010
Grant date	Aug 12, 2014
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 4, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB65G47/91
WIPO fieldHandling
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A gripper (1) for a contact lens (CL) includes a gripper head (10) having a bearing surface (11), the bearing surface (11) having at least one opening (110) through which underpressure can be applied in order to suck the contact lens (CL) against the bearing surface (11) and through which overpressure can be applied in order to release the contact lens (CL) from the bearing surface (11). The gripper further includes a detection opening (111) in the bearing surface (11) through which a separate underpressure can be applied.

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