Method and apparatus for application of eye drops
Patent 3934585 Issued on January 27, 1976. Estimated Expiration Date: 
January 27, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
January 27, 1993. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 2698015 2704543 3285296 3314426 3506001 3512524 InventorApplicationNo. 05/405786 filed on 10/12/1973US Classes:604/298, Having means for metering liquid flow to eye222/420, DROP FORMERS604/302Guard or guideExaminersPrimary: Michell, Robert W.Assistant: Yasko, J. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesA61H 35/00 (20060101)A61H 35/02 (20060101) A61F 9/00 (20060101) B05B 7/24 (20060101) AbstractMethod and apparatus for applying therapeutic eye drops to the eye by metering a predetermined volume of fluid and rapidly applying a pressure to one end of the metered fluid for forcing the fluid from a nozzle of means defining a small passageway such as an open-ended tube as a droplet having sufficient velocity to travel a generally horizontal distance in space to the eye. Unit dose application and multiple dose application are included and provision is made for preventing anticipatory blinking of the eye during self-administration. | |
