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Ergonomic hand-operable fluid-dispensing device

US9186690B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 1, 2011
Grant dateNov 17, 2015
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB05B11/107
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

A hand-operable system for ejecting a fluid composition into an eye, the system including: (1) a container having a container opening and containing the fluid composition; (2) a double-acting pump mechanism securely disposed over the container opening; and (3) an actuator that is disposed over, and extends radially outward from, the pump mechanism, for actuating the pump mechanism by applying a force thereon, wherein the pump mechanism includes a passage for the fluid composition, and the passage is positively sealed off when the application of the force is discontinued.

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