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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4735223 | Process and apparatus for cleaning and sterilizing of contact lenses The present invention concerns a process and apparatus for cleaning contact lenses by the association of a thermal treatment with a mechanical vibratory treatment. The thermal treatment is constituted of: a first increase in temperature of the liquid containin... | 04/05/1988 |
| 4732185 | Electrophoretic cleaner and sterilizer An electrophoretic technique and apparatus for decontamination and sterilizing of contact lenses are provided. The lenses are placed in respective perforated containers and inserted in a buffer solution of suitable pH value. An electric field is establish... | 03/22/1988 |
| 4731192 | Cleaning system for contact lenses and process for cleaning the same A contact lens cleaning system, process and kit includes an aqueous chlorite solution and a solid component including an agent for accelerating decomposition of chlorite and an oxygen consumption agent. The chlorite decomposes to form free oxygen which re... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4721124 | Optometric soft and rigid contact lens cleaning and storage system A system for storing, cleaning, and sterilizing soft and rigid contact lens. The system utilizes the circulation of cleaning fluid to clean lens which are suspended. The system consists of a container for housing a pair of off-set lens carriers and for fu... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4700729 | Lens cleaning device A contact lens cleaning system having a chamber and a pump for generating streams of cleaning fluid within the chamber. The lenses are carried in lens retainers which rotate within the chamber and are exposed to the streams of cleaning fluid. The lens ret... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4697605 | Contact lens cleaning apparatus A contact lens cleaning and disinfecting apparatus with a cavity (14) in which a contact lens is to be cleaned by an aqueous non-chemosterilant liquid such as a saline solution. An ultra-sonic transducer (20) applies vibrations to the cavity (14). The osc... | 10/06/1987 |
| 4691725 | Lens cleaner A housing supports a tray for slidable movement of the tray within the housing. The tray and the housing may be paramagnetic. The tray is shaped to define at least one cup for receiving a contact lens and cleaning fluid. The tray may be supported on a res... | 09/08/1987 |
| 4687997 | Container with safety features for cleansing medical devices A system for measuring the electrical conductivity of disinfecting and rinsing solutions within a cleansing container includes a power supply for driving a pair of detectors and/or a meter, a conductivity probe for measuring the electrical conductance of ... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4653519 | Rinsing apparatus for contact lens cleaning system A rinsing apparatus is provided for a contact lens cleaning system. This rinsing apparatus comprises a container for receiving a quantity of rinsing fluid, receptacles for receiving contact lenses and an agitator mounted in the container for a compound ag... | 03/31/1987 |
| 4607652 | Contact lens cleaning apparatus Contact lens cleansing apparatus comprises at least one cavity for containing a contact lens together with cleansing a liquid. An ultrasonic transducer applies ultrasonic frequency mechanical vibrations to the liquid and lens contained in the cavity. Osci... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4597399 | Vibrator actuated lens cleaning system A contact lens cleaning system comprises a container for receiving a quantity of cleansing fluid and a contact lens therein and a vibrator including a vibration generator and a vibration transmitting assembly for transmitting vibration from the vibration ... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4582076 | Apparatus for cleaning and sterilizing soft contact lenses An apparatus for cleaning and sterilizing soft contact lenses comprises a disinfection unit and a control unit. The disinfection unit comprises a receptacle for selectively containing a cleaning liquid and a sterilizing liquid, and a lens holder having pe... | 04/15/1986 |
| 4521375 | Sterilizing treatment with hydrogen peroxide and neutralization of residual amounts thereof Surfaces and articles or devices sterilized with an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution are treated with an aqueous solution comprising a sufficient amount of sodium pyruvate to decompose the hydrogen peroxide. The invention includes a method and steriliza... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4520923 | Contact lens holder A dome shaped contact lens holder is provided with indentations on its sides to allow finger tip contact with the underside of the rim of the contact lens resting on the crown of the dome. A strap capable of encompassing the lens and dome is attached on o... | 06/04/1985 |
| 4444307 | Device for cleaning and sterilizing a soft, plastic lens The invention relates to a device for cleaning and sterilizing a soft plastic lens in which the device comprises only three elements; namely, a container for receiving a cleaning or a sterilizing liquid and a lens, a strainer and a cap having a plurality ... | 04/24/1984 |
| 4415076 | Soft contact lens container A soft contact lens container is disclosed for the immersion, preservation, optical measurement, shipping and dispensing of soft contact lenses. The container has an overall cylindrical shape with the cylinder sidewalls divided into mating portions for co... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4396583 | Device for single solution contact lens sterilization A container with a liquid-impervious, vapor-permeable membrane for sterilizing lenses and storing them using the buffered hydrogen peroxide saline solution. The container is also provided with catalytic means to decompose the hydrogen peroxide following t... | 08/02/1983 |
| 4382824 | Method for disinfecting and cleaning contact lenses A process is described for cleaning and disinfecting a soiled contact lens in a single unit operation. The soiled contact lens is immersed in a cavitation-supporting saline solution which is at ambient temperature. The lens is then subjected to ultrasonic... | 05/10/1983 |
| 4381285 | Contact lens sterilizing device The present invention comprises a contact lens sterilizing device (10,54,118) which chemically disinfects contact lenses (L) in a cell (20,64,134) containing antimicrobial solution (42,104,144) and which subsequently transfers the lenses (L) to a storage ... | 04/26/1983 |
| 4357173 | Lens cleaning and polishing method A lens cleaning and polishing method utilizes a stretcher frame mounting a soft pliable lens cleaning and polishing cloth. A hand held suction handle is used to hold one side of a contact lens against the cloth. When the concave side is held against the c... | 11/02/1982 |
| 4337858 | Lens case There is disclosed a basic lens case design, which is adapted for use in the storage and sterilization or disinfecting of contact lenses. The lens case design includes shallow, cup-like base and cover section. The base member and cover member include coop... | 07/06/1982 |
| 4332318 | Storage vial for soft contact lenses A vial for storing soft contact lenses is disclosed in which the vial contains a cap having a concave seating surface connected in the cap. When the vial is stored upside down, the soft lens migrates to be seated in the seating surface in the cap, and whe... | 06/01/1982 |
| 4328890 | Contact lens container A container or case for use in storing and sterilizing corrective contact lenses is made up of a shallow cup-like base, a cap for selectively closing the open end of the base, and a lens basket arrangement situated in the base. The lens basket arrangement... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4228136 | Lens holder and sterilizer A lens case for use with a dry heat sterilizer unit, or the like, wherein said sterilizer unit includes a substantially flat heated support surface with the lens case supportable thereon in intimate surface-to-surface heat conductive contact. The lens cas... | 10/14/1980 |
| 4223782 | Contact lens cleaning and rinsing device and method A contact lens cleaning and rinsing device comprised of a vacuum tool for conveniently retaining a preferably soft contact lens in a positively held position for sequential chemical cleaning and rinsing of both sides thereof prepatory to either thermal or... | 09/23/1980 |
| 4200187 | Lens case with oppositely hinged baskets The disclosure relates to a lens case for supporting a pair of contact lenses in a liquid solution to be heated to an elevated temperature for effecting sterilization or disinfecting of the lenses. The lens case includes a generally cylindrical open ended... | 04/29/1980 |
| 4091917 | Contact lens case A contact lens case comprising a container and a receptacle adapted to receive the container. The container includes a container body and a cover with the cover being releasably attachable to the container body. The cover has a surface tension area within... | 05/30/1978 |
| 4036357 | Contact lens cases A fluid-tight contact lens storage and carrying case of small size of polyethylene or plastic-like material, preferably clear or of translucent color, allows contact lenses to be conveniently stored when not being worn, and provides a pocket and/or hand-b... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4011941 | Contact lens capsule An apparatus comprising a sterilizing capsule for the sterilizing of soft contact lenses in an aqueous hydrogen peroxide solution is disclosed.... | 03/15/1977 |
| 4009777 | Contact lens holder A holder for contact lenses is provided. To encourage lense contact with a cleaning solution, the holder comprises a pair of masts extending from a capsule cap toward free mast ends. Two open topped baskets are pivotally attached to the mast free ends. Ea... | 03/01/1977 |
| 4002234 | Contact lens container A container particularly adapted for use in carrying and storing a pair of contact lenses and a storage solution therefor, and also, in a preferred embodiment, serving additionally as part of an autoclaving system for sterilizing the contact lenses, essen... | 01/11/1977 |
| 3997049 | Enclosure for hard and soft contact lenses An improved container for storing and conditioning both hard and soft contact lenses. A pair of lens-retaining baskets are pivotally mounted within the cap of a fluid-tight container. With the cap removed and inverted, the baskets may be folded outwardly ... | 12/14/1976 |
| 3990579 | Contact lens holding unit A contact lens storage unit which is formed of first and second mating members. On one of these members, which may be the cap of the lens storage unit, a dome-like contact lens supporting element is provided. A cover, having a concave surface which cooper... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3973760 | Ultrasonic cleaning and sterilizing apparatus Apparatus for the ultrasonic cleaning and sterilization of soft contact lenses and fenestrated hard contact lenses at a temperature that is low relative to that of pasturization is disclosed. A transducer element is electrically connected to a source of o... | 08/10/1976 |
| 3964926 | Cleansing receptacle for capillary writing pen parts An improved cleaning appliance, particularly for use in cleaning component parts of stylus or tube writing pens. The improved structure includes a holder coupled to the cover, so that the holder is slidable relative to the cover and fixedly supportable by... | 06/22/1976 |
| 3939968 | Contact lens capsule with indicating means A contact lens holder is provided with a pair of receptacles to receive a pair of contact lenses for holding them in place while they are inserted into a container. The container has liquid therein to be heated to a sterilization temperature, thereby ster... | 02/24/1976 |
