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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7992906 | System for packaging and handling an implant and method of use A system designed to store an implant together with the tools necessary to implant the stored implant, and a method of using such system. Such system includes an implant storage tool adapted to retain the implant within a storage container. The implant storage tool ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7503605 | Contact lens manipulation and cleaning apparatus The present invention provides apparatus for manipulating and cleaning of contact lenses, together with methods for same. The apparatus comprises at least one eyepiece, at least one body and a cleaning housing. The at least one eyepiece is attached to the at least o... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7478850 | Ocular device An ocular device to facilitate the positioning and insertion of an object onto a subject's eyes having a base comprising a mouthpiece and at least one support coupled to the base. The support is displaced at a distance measured from the mouthpiece to the area in fro... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7347466 | Multipurpose contact lens accessory The multipurpose contact lens accessory comprises a casing having a contact end and a viewing end, the viewing end having a lens therein, wherein the contact end engages a contact thereon for viewing and/or insertion of same and the viewing end allows for viewing of... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328787 | Steri-contacts kit A combination apparatus that includes a contact lens storage area and a contact lens cleaning system. The combination apparatus also includes an area for storage of extra lens cups, an area for storage of sterile cleaning solution, and a cover to keep certain areas ... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7314373 | Apparatus for pulling loose teeth An apparatus for pulling loose teeth having a releasably attachable decorative element for soothing the patient. The apparatus of the present invention provides a first arm and a second arm each with a decorative end and a tool end wherein the first and second arms ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7178666 | Contact lens holder A contact lens case includes a cup adapted to receive minimized quantity of cleaning solution and a cap removable of the opening mouth of the cup. The lens support structure is pivotally connected to the cap that holds one of a pair of lens within the cup. The lens ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168746 | Apparatus for applying and removing contact lenses and related method An apparatus and method are provided for applying and removing contact lenses. The apparatus has an actuator and two tissue-engaging surfaces drivingly coupled to the actuator for engaging tissue adjacent to the eye in connection with actuating the actuator and to f... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7163245 | Contact lens insertion tool An insertion tool of the present invention includes a housing shaped to accommodate a generated light source and a power source. The generated light source is electrically connected to the power source and projects a beam of light along an axis toward a distal end o... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156641 | Mold for forming a contact lens and method of preventing formation of small strands of contact lens material during contact lens manufacture This invention provides a mold for forming a contact lens comprising an overflow collector, which causes the overflow reactive mixture to be accumulated, and not to spread out as it would upon the typically flat surface of a prior art mold. This invention further pr... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7128351 | System for packaging and handling an implant and method of use A system designed to store an implant together with the tools necessary to implant the stored implant, and a method of using such system. Such system includes an implant storage tool adapted to retain the implant within a storage container. The implant storage tool ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7092175 | Contact lens transfer device and associated method A contact lens transfer device for transferring a contact lens from a storage container to a contact lens applicator has a body and a contact lens holder movably mounted on the body. The contact lens holder defines a contact lens support surface, a fluid-flow apertu... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7032332 | Method of controlling a backhoe An electronic control for damping oscillation of a swinging backhoe assembly includes a crossover valve that connects the hydraulic lines that supply hydraulic fluid to the boom swing cylinders to each other whenever an electronic controller senses incipient oscilla... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7000960 | Contact lens applicator and cartridge used in connection therewith A contact lens applicator has an elongated housing defining an interior chamber for storing contact lenses, first and second triggers mounted on the housing, a depressor for depressing each eyelid where the depressor is drivingly coupled to the triggers, a pair of o... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6994386 | Gripper A gripper (1) for contact lenses comprises a gripper head (10) which has a bearing surface (100) for a contact lens (CL) and in which one or more openings (101, 102) are provided through which an underpressure can be applied in order to s... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6955432 | Contact lens placement instrument A contact lens placement instrument which places a contact lens on the eye and, using a puff of air releases the lens, the procedure may be performed with a corrective lens or a magnifying mirror which contain lighting illuminating the eye. ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6942265 | Apparatus comprising a flexible vacuum seal pad structure capable of retaining non-planar substrates thereto A flexible vacuum seal pad structure capable of, for example, sealingly securing a bowed substrate to a finger apparatus or “endeffector” used to robotically engage and/or move the substrate from one processing station to another, or capable of securing a wafer ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6916055 | Lens press tool Embodiments provide for an optical component mounting apparatus and method. One embodiment provides a body defining a lens applicator tip at one end, wherein the lens applicator tip defines a lens contact surface. A lens retaining member includes a lens carrying tip... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6913060 | Adhesive tape dispenser An adhesive tape dispenser having an improved mechanism for gripping the device while dispensing tape. The dispenser has spaced apart side walls and an upper wall connected thereto. The upper wall has a leading edge that is provided with a blade for cutting the adhe... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6824178 | System for packaging and handling an implant and method of use A system designed to store an implant together with the tools necessary to implant the stored implant, and a method of using the system. Such system includes an implant storage tool adapted to retain the implant within a storage container. The implant storage tool i... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6739636 | Contact lens applicator and cartridge used in connection therewith A contact lens applicator has an elongated housing defining an interior chamber for storing contact lenses, first and second triggers mounted on the housing, a depressor for depressing each eyelid where the depressor is drivingly coupled to the triggers, a pair of o... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6702348 | Apparatus for applying contact lens A contact lens applicator comprises an external rubber air bladder with a connected tube. The tube would serve as a platform on which a user can place a contact lens that is about to be placed in an eye. Through a combination of suction from the tube (thr... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6581993 | System for packaging and handling an implant and method of use A system designed to store an implant together with the tools necessary to implant the stored implant, and a method of using the system. Such system includes an implant storage tool adapted to retain the implant within a storage container. The implant sto... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6572165 | Contact lens applier, remover and container A manipulator serving for applying a contact lens in or removing it from a user's eye. The manipulator is of the kind that includes a manipulation part for holding the manipulator with the fingers, a supporting part on the manipulation part with the same ... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6543610 | System for packaging and handling an implant and method of use A system designed to store an implant together with the tools necessary to implant the stored implant, and a method of using said system. Such system includes an implant storage tool adapted to retain the implant within a storage container. The implant st... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6502876 | Apparatus for the removal of contact lenses The invention is based on the problem of increasing the distance between the gripper and the mould half whilst maintaining the gripping power, so as to avoid damage to the contact lenses and the mould half, and of enabling the gripper to be simply aligned... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6494021 | Contact lens transfer and material removal system A method and apparatus for transferring a wet object, such as a contact lens, from a first station to a second station includes a probe having a barrel with a passage for communication with a vacuum source and a pressurized gas source, a nozzle at the end... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6471052 | Package and a case for contact lenses and method for applying a contact lens in an eye A magazine for keeping a number of contact lenses kept in each their fluid-filled chamber is disclosed. Each chamber has a supporting wall with a concave face fitting the convex side of the contact lens. The supporting walls are placed in a row along the ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6401915 | Package with an applicator for a contact lens A package (1) for, together with a saline solution (14), storing a contact lens (9) has an applicator for applying the contact lens in an eye (17). The package comprises a cup (4) with a convex surface (7) and a fingerstall (3) with a concave surface (11)... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6398277 | Contact lens insertion device A contact lens insertion device includes a syringe having a barrel and a piston slidably disposed within the barrel. The barrel is adapted for receiving a fluid which is drawn into the barrel and dispensed from the barrel through operation of the piston. ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6288852 | Method and apparatus for retaining a contact lens A contact lens is retained on the end of a generally cylindrical mounting member having a hemispherical upper surface shaped to receive the contact lens. The mounting member has a central opening and a plurality of small capillaries extending to the hemis... | 09/11/2001 |
| 5941583 | Contact lens insertion and manipulation assembly and method A contact lens insertion and manipulation assembly has a manipulation device, an insertion device, and an enclosure cap. The manipulation device includes a manipulator bulb made of a material to which the inside concave surface of the contact lens will li... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5913556 | Contact lens applicator A contact lens applicator is used in inserting a contact lens into an eye. The applicator includes a stem with a finger mount on one end for mounting the applicator on a finger, and a contact lens retainer on the other end. In use the contact lens applica... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5879038 | Contact lens handling device A device for handling a contact lens during insertion and removal thereof. The inventive device includes a finger mounting assembly for positioning over a finger of a human hand. A lens engaging assembly is mounted to a tip of the finger mounting assembly... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5785370 | Soft contact lens manipulating device A soft contact lens pickup and insertion device (10) featuring a flat, annular terminus (16) designed to engage the apex of the convex side of a soft contact lens without deforming the lens is provided together with a hollow, rigid shank (12) and a hollow... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5732990 | Contact lens applicator A contact lens device is disclosed. The device is designed to facilitate the application of a contact lens, particularly an extended wear type contact lens, onto an eye of a wearer. The device includes an applicator preferably made of a conformable materi... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5695049 | Contact lens package with insertion feature A contact lens container comprising an integrally molded one-piece synthetic resin receptacle providing a well having a peripheral wall with a bottom portion, and a flange extending about the periphery of the upper end of well. The bottom portion has a ge... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5688007 | Contact lens inserter/remover A contact lens inserter/remover, comprising, a tubular casing having an interior chamber of a cylindrical configuration with a concave lower first end and a planar open second upper end. A fan within the chamber is adapted for rotation about an axis co-ex... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5649727 | Contact lens handling device A suction cup for a contact lens holding device in which an inner curved surface of the cup has an outer continuous wall and a projection arrangement between the continuous and a centrally located aperture provided for air suction purposes. The projection... | 07/22/1997 |
| 5558374 | Contact lens applicator Apparatus is provided for retaining and applying a contact lens, particularly a disposable, extended-wear lens that tends to be difficult to handle and apply. The apparatus includes a base with a concave cavity that receives an applicator wand with an upp... | 09/24/1996 |
