EP0223581A2 - Package for hydrophilic contact lens - Google Patents

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EP0223581A2
EP0223581A2 EP86308937A EP86308937A EP0223581A2 EP 0223581 A2 EP0223581 A2 EP 0223581A2 EP 86308937 A EP86308937 A EP 86308937A EP 86308937 A EP86308937 A EP 86308937A EP 0223581 A2 EP0223581 A2 EP 0223581A2
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Robert Martinez
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Johnson and Johnson Vision Care Inc
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Vistakon Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A45—HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
    • A45C—PURSES; LUGGAGE; HAND CARRIED BAGS
    • A45C11/00—Receptacles for purposes not provided for in groups A45C1/00-A45C9/00
    • A45C11/005—Contact lens cases
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D75/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes, or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D75/28—Articles or materials wholly enclosed in composite wrappers, i.e. wrappers formed by associating or interconnecting two or more sheets or blanks
    • B65D75/30—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding
    • B65D75/32—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents
    • B65D75/325—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents one sheet being recessed, and the other being a flat not- rigid sheet, e.g. puncturable or peelable foil
    • B65D75/326—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents one sheet being recessed, and the other being a flat not- rigid sheet, e.g. puncturable or peelable foil and forming one compartment
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2575/00—Packages comprising articles or materials partially or wholly enclosed in strips, sheets, blanks, tubes or webs of flexible sheet material, e.g. in folded wrappers
    • B65D2575/28—Articles or materials wholly enclosed in composite wrappers, i.e. wrappers formed by association or interconnecting two or more sheets or blanks
    • B65D2575/30—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding
    • B65D2575/32—Articles or materials enclosed between two opposed sheets or blanks having their margins united, e.g. by pressure-sensitive adhesive, crimping, heat-sealing, or welding one or both sheets or blanks being recessed to accommodate contents
    • B65D2575/3209—Details
    • B65D2575/3218—Details with special means for gaining access to the contents
    • B65D2575/3245—Details with special means for gaining access to the contents by peeling off the non-rigid sheet
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B65—CONVEYING; PACKING; STORING; HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
    • B65D—CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS, e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES, DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS; ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR; PACKAGING ELEMENTS; PACKAGES
    • B65D2585/00—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials
    • B65D2585/54—Containers, packaging elements or packages specially adapted for particular articles or materials for articles of special shape not otherwise provided for
    • B65D2585/545—Contact lenses

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  • This invention relates to blister packages, and more particularly, to a blister package for storing and dispensing hydrophilic contact lenses which are maintained in an aqueous solution.
  • Soft, hydrophilic contact lenses are manufactured from hydrophilic polymeric materials such as copolymers of hydroxyethyl methacrylate. and may contain from 20 to 90 percent or more water, depending on polymer composition. Such lenses must be stored in a sterile aqueous solution. usually isotonic saline, to prevent dehydration and to maintain the lenses in a ready to wear condition.
  • the standard contact lens bottle is approximately 10cc in volume, is sealed with a silicone stopper and provided with a metal foil overcap safety seal.
  • Each bottle contains approximately 7cc of saline and a single contact lens which is identified on the label of the bottle.
  • Bottles are also subject to breakage if accidentally dropped during handling, and removing the lens from the bottle with tweezers is inconvenient since the lens is nearly invisible when submerged in saline.
  • the package of the present invention is a shaped blister package covered with a flexible sheet material which can be stripped from the package to gain access to the lens.
  • the molded base or blister portion of the package includes a cavity for receiving the contact lens and saline solution, and an outward extending flange around the perimeter of the cavity to which the cover material is sealed.
  • the cavity of the package is defined by a bottom surface and side walls extending between the bottom surface and the peripheral flange. A portion of the side wall is inclined away from the bottom surface to form a ramp or inclined surface between the bottom of the cavity and the flange.
  • the cover material is sealed to the flange around the cavity by means which allow the cover to be readily stripped or peeled from the flange.
  • the flange adjacent the inclined surface and the overlying cover material extend outward beyond the seal area to provide unsealed edges which may be gripped to facilitate removal of the cover.
  • the package according to the present invention is inexpensive. light in weight, and requires less saline for lens storage.
  • the package is conveniently opened by stripping the cover from the flange to expose the cavity and the lens in a shallow bath of saline.
  • the lens is conveniently removed by sliding the lens up the inclined surface using either tweezers or a finger.
  • the base portion of the package may be injection molded or thermoformed from any suitable thermoplastic sheet material such as polypropylene.
  • the cover stock may be a laminate of polypropylene film and aluminum foil which can be heat sealed to the flange around the cavity of the package. Lens identification and other label information can be printed on the cover stock.
  • a preferred embodiment of a package according to the present invention consisting of lower base portion 11 and cover member 12.
  • the lower portion includes a cavity indicated generally as 13 which is formed by inclined side wall 14 and upstanding side walls 15.
  • the cavity is surrounded by outward extending flange 16.
  • Cover 12 is sealed to flange 16 around the opening of cavity 13 as indicated by seal line 17.
  • Cavity 13 is sized to receive contact lens 19 and a sufficient quantity of saline 20 to completely submerge the lens.
  • flange 16 and cover 12 adjacent inclined side wall 14 extends well beyond the area of seal 17.
  • the unsealed edges of the flange and cover thereby provide gripping means whereby the cover may be readily stripped from the flange to gain access to cavity 13 and the lens contained therein.
  • An opened package with the cover member still secured along the rear edge of the flange is illustrated in Fig. 2.
  • the seal line between inclined side wall 14 and the unsealed edges of the cover and flange is preferably chevron shaped as illustrated in Fig. 1 and 2 for ease in opening the package since the chevron configuration allows for a more uniform stripping force to be applied, assuring that the package can be opened without spilling the contents.
  • Fig. 3 is a side plan view which most clearly illustrates the slope of inclined surface 14.
  • surface 14 should form an obtuse angle of from about 130 to 160 degrees with the plane of the bottom surface of cavity 13, and most preferably from about 140 to 150 degrees.
  • a slope within this range allows the lens to be readily removed from the cavity without unduly increasing the volumn of the cavity or the length of the seal line around the perimeter of the cavity.
  • a typical contact lens has a diameter of from about 13 to 15 mm and a depth of from about 3 to 4 am.
  • a suitable cavity for such a lens is from 6 to 10 mm deep with a 20x20 am bottom surface and an opening of about 20x30 mm. The outer dimension of such a package is approximately 3x6 cm.
  • Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the package of Fig. 1 with cover 12 removed to more clearly illustrate the configuration of cavity 13.
  • Fig. 5 is a top plan view of another embodiment of a package wherein cavity 23 surronded by flange 26 is defined by semicircular upstanding side wall 25 merging into inclined side wall 34.
  • Fig. 6 illustrates a further embodiment of the present invention wherein the bottom surface 38 of cavity 33 is concave. The concave surface encourages the lens contained in the cavity to rest on the bottom surface with the edges of lens extending upward. thereby increasing the ease with which the lens may be located and brought up to flange 36 of the package.
  • the inclined sidewall surface may likewise be flat or concave as desired.
  • the lower portion 12 of the package according to the present invention is preferably produced by thermoforming polypropylene sheet material having a thickness of about 0.8 am.
  • Polypropylene is preferred for its good thermoforming properties, its ability to withstand heat sterilization at about 120°C. with little or no shrinkage or distortion. and its ability to be heat sealed to cover stock material.
  • the cover stock is preferably an adhesive laminate of aluminum foil and polypropylene film which can be heat sealed to the base section of the package to provide an air tight seal, and yet be readily stripped from the package when the package is to be opened.
  • the aluminum foil is preferably coated or lacquered on the opposite surface to provide label identification and a receptive surface for later imprinting lens parameters such as diameter, power. and base curve.
  • the packages of the present invention may be constructed of materials other than those identified herein although materials as identified provide good results.
  • Packages constructed of materials such as polyethylene which are less heat resistant than polypropylene and not suitable for heat sterilization may be radiation or gas sterilized, optionally with aseptic assembly techniques.
  • the sealed packages for hydrophilic contact lenses must be impermeable to bacteria to preserve sterility, have a negligible moisture vapor transmission rate to avoid loss of water, and be able to maintain the lens in its original condition for the stated shelf life of the product, usually 2 to 4 years.
  • the package materials and the packaging procedures must be selected accordingly.
  • packages of the present invention as illustrated herein have been generally rectangular in shape with a rectangular or elongated cavity, it will be apparent that many other sizes and shapes may be utilized without departing from the scope of the present invention.
  • the packages of the present invention are characterized by a storage cavity having an inclined wall or ramp extending from the bottom of the cavity to a peripheral outstanding flange, and a removable cover sheet sealed to said flange around the perimeter of said cavity. Materials. methods of fabrication and package configuration may vary according to the specific needs and desires of the practicioner.

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Abstract

A molded blister package for storing and dispensing a hydrophilic contact lens comprises a base portion which includes a cavity surrounded by a outstanding flange, and a cover sheet sealed to the flange to enclose the cavity. A portion of the side wall of the cavity is inclined to form a ramp to the flange. The cover sheet may be stripped from the flange to expose the cavity and inclined side wall whereupon the lens is readily removed by sliding up and out of the cavity along the inclined surface.

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    Field of Invention
  • This invention relates to blister packages, and more particularly, to a blister package for storing and dispensing hydrophilic contact lenses which are maintained in an aqueous solution.
    • Background of the Invention
  • Soft, hydrophilic contact lenses are manufactured from hydrophilic polymeric materials such as copolymers of hydroxyethyl methacrylate. and may contain from 20 to 90 percent or more water, depending on polymer composition. Such lenses must be stored in a sterile aqueous solution. usually isotonic saline, to prevent dehydration and to maintain the lenses in a ready to wear condition.
  • Common practice has been for lens manufacturers to use a stoppered glass bottles as the storage and shipping container for each individual lens. The standard contact lens bottle is approximately 10cc in volume, is sealed with a silicone stopper and provided with a metal foil overcap safety seal. Each bottle contains approximately 7cc of saline and a single contact lens which is identified on the label of the bottle. When the lens is to be removed for fitting on a patient, the practitioner must first tear and remove the metal safety seal, then remove the stopper, and finally remove the lens with a plastic tweezer.
  • Packaging contact lenses in glass bottles is expensive due to the cost of bottles, stoppers and seals, and shipping is expensive due to the weight of the glass and saline. Bottles are also subject to breakage if accidentally dropped during handling, and removing the lens from the bottle with tweezers is inconvenient since the lens is nearly invisible when submerged in saline.
  • It is accordingly an object of the present invention to provide an improved package for storing, shipping and dispensing hydrophilic contact lenses. It is a further object of this invention to provide a lens package which allows for improved efficiencies in the lens manufacturing process. It is a yet further object of this invention to provide an inexpensive package which allows for convenient removal of the contact lens. These and other objects of this invention will be apparent from the ensuing description and claims.
    • Summary of Invention
  • The package of the present invention is a shaped blister package covered with a flexible sheet material which can be stripped from the package to gain access to the lens. The molded base or blister portion of the package includes a cavity for receiving the contact lens and saline solution, and an outward extending flange around the perimeter of the cavity to which the cover material is sealed. The cavity of the package is defined by a bottom surface and side walls extending between the bottom surface and the peripheral flange. A portion of the side wall is inclined away from the bottom surface to form a ramp or inclined surface between the bottom of the cavity and the flange. The cover material is sealed to the flange around the cavity by means which allow the cover to be readily stripped or peeled from the flange. The flange adjacent the inclined surface and the overlying cover material extend outward beyond the seal area to provide unsealed edges which may be gripped to facilitate removal of the cover.
  • The package according to the present invention is inexpensive. light in weight, and requires less saline for lens storage. The package is conveniently opened by stripping the cover from the flange to expose the cavity and the lens in a shallow bath of saline. The lens is conveniently removed by sliding the lens up the inclined surface using either tweezers or a finger.
  • The base portion of the package may be injection molded or thermoformed from any suitable thermoplastic sheet material such as polypropylene. The cover stock may be a laminate of polypropylene film and aluminum foil which can be heat sealed to the flange around the cavity of the package. Lens identification and other label information can be printed on the cover stock. Once the package is opened and sterility lost. the package is not amenable to reclosure.
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    • Fig. 1 is a phantom view in perspective of a package according to the present invention.
    • Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the package of Fig. 1 with the cover partially removed.
    • Fig. 3 is a side elevational plan view of the package of Fig. 1.
    • Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the package of Fig. 1 with the cover removed.
    • Fig. 5 is a top plan view of another embodiment of a package according to the present invention with the cover removed.
    • Fig. 6 is a top plan view of another embodiment of a "ackage according to the present invention with the cover removed.
    • Fig. 7 is a side elevational view of the package of Fig. 6
    Description of Embodiments
  • With reference to Fig. 1. there is illustrated a preferred embodiment of a package according to the present invention consisting of lower base portion 11 and cover member 12. The lower portion includes a cavity indicated generally as 13 which is formed by inclined side wall 14 and upstanding side walls 15. The cavity is surrounded by outward extending flange 16. Cover 12 is sealed to flange 16 around the opening of cavity 13 as indicated by seal line 17. Cavity 13 is sized to receive contact lens 19 and a sufficient quantity of saline 20 to completely submerge the lens.
  • As illustrated in Fig. 1. that portion of flange 16 and cover 12 adjacent inclined side wall 14 extends well beyond the area of seal 17. The unsealed edges of the flange and cover thereby provide gripping means whereby the cover may be readily stripped from the flange to gain access to cavity 13 and the lens contained therein. An opened package with the cover member still secured along the rear edge of the flange is illustrated in Fig. 2. The seal line between inclined side wall 14 and the unsealed edges of the cover and flange is preferably chevron shaped as illustrated in Fig. 1 and 2 for ease in opening the package since the chevron configuration allows for a more uniform stripping force to be applied, assuring that the package can be opened without spilling the contents.
  • Fig. 3 is a side plan view which most clearly illustrates the slope of inclined surface 14. Preferably. surface 14 should form an obtuse angle of from about 130 to 160 degrees with the plane of the bottom surface of cavity 13, and most preferably from about 140 to 150 degrees. A slope within this range allows the lens to be readily removed from the cavity without unduly increasing the volumn of the cavity or the length of the seal line around the perimeter of the cavity. A typical contact lens has a diameter of from about 13 to 15 mm and a depth of from about 3 to 4 am. A suitable cavity for such a lens is from 6 to 10 mm deep with a 20x20 am bottom surface and an opening of about 20x30 mm. The outer dimension of such a package is approximately 3x6 cm.
  • Fig. 4 is a top plan view of the package of Fig. 1 with cover 12 removed to more clearly illustrate the configuration of cavity 13. Fig. 5 is a top plan view of another embodiment of a package wherein cavity 23 surronded by flange 26 is defined by semicircular upstanding side wall 25 merging into inclined side wall 34. Fig. 6 illustrates a further embodiment of the present invention wherein the bottom surface 38 of cavity 33 is concave. The concave surface encourages the lens contained in the cavity to rest on the bottom surface with the edges of lens extending upward. thereby increasing the ease with which the lens may be located and brought up to flange 36 of the package. The inclined sidewall surface may likewise be flat or concave as desired.
  • The lower portion 12 of the package according to the present invention is preferably produced by thermoforming polypropylene sheet material having a thickness of about 0.8 am. Polypropylene is preferred for its good thermoforming properties, its ability to withstand heat sterilization at about 120°C. with little or no shrinkage or distortion. and its ability to be heat sealed to cover stock material.
  • The cover stock is preferably an adhesive laminate of aluminum foil and polypropylene film which can be heat sealed to the base section of the package to provide an air tight seal, and yet be readily stripped from the package when the package is to be opened. The aluminum foil is preferably coated or lacquered on the opposite surface to provide label identification and a receptive surface for later imprinting lens parameters such as diameter, power. and base curve.
  • The packages of the present invention may be constructed of materials other than those identified herein although materials as identified provide good results. Packages constructed of materials such as polyethylene which are less heat resistant than polypropylene and not suitable for heat sterilization may be radiation or gas sterilized, optionally with aseptic assembly techniques.
  • In addition to withstanding sterilization temperatures of about 120°C., the sealed packages for hydrophilic contact lenses must be impermeable to bacteria to preserve sterility, have a negligible moisture vapor transmission rate to avoid loss of water, and be able to maintain the lens in its original condition for the stated shelf life of the product, usually 2 to 4 years. The package materials and the packaging procedures must be selected accordingly.
  • While the packages of the present invention as illustrated herein have been generally rectangular in shape with a rectangular or elongated cavity, it will be apparent that many other sizes and shapes may be utilized without departing from the scope of the present invention. The packages of the present invention are characterized by a storage cavity having an inclined wall or ramp extending from the bottom of the cavity to a peripheral outstanding flange, and a removable cover sheet sealed to said flange around the perimeter of said cavity. Materials. methods of fabrication and package configuration may vary according to the specific needs and desires of the practicioner.

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1. A blister package for a hydrophilic contact lens comprising a base portion and a cover sheet,
said base portion including a cavity for containing said contact lens and a flange extending outward around the periphery of said cavity,
said cavity being defined by a bottom surface, upstanding side walls and a side wall surface inclined away from said bottom surface,
said cover sheet being stripably sealed to said flange around the perimeter of said cavity.
2. A package for a hydrophilic contact lens maintained in a sterile aqueous solution comprising a molded base having a cavity for containing said contact lens and a flange extending outward around the periphery of said cavity, said cavity being defined by a bottom surface and side wall surfaces extending between said bottom surface and said flange, a portion of said side wall surface being inclined away from said bottom surface to form an obtuse angle with the plane of said bottom surface, and
a flexible cover sheet releasably sealed to said flange around the perimeter of said cavity, said cover sheet and said flange adjacent the edge of said inclined side wall surface extending outward to beyond the area of said seal,
whereby the unsealed edges of said cover sheet and said flange afford gripping means for separating said cover sheet from said flange to expose said inclined side wall and said cavity.
3. The package of Claim 1 or Claim 2 wherein said inclined side wall surface forms an angle of from about 130 to 160° with the plane of said bottom surface.
4. The package of any one of Claims 1 to 3 wherein the bottom surface of said cavity is flat.
5. The package of any one of Claims 1 to 4 wherein the inclined side wall surface is flat.
6. The package of any one of Claims 1 to 5 wherein said cavity is rectangular and is defined by three upstanding side walls and one inclined side wall.
7. The package of any one of Claims 1 to 3 wherein the bottom surface of said cavity is concave.
8. The package of any one of Claims 1 to 3 and 7 wherein the inclined side wall surface is concave.
9. The package of any one of Claims 1 to 3, 7 and 8 wherein said cavity is defined by a semicircular upstanding side wall merging into an inclined side wall.
10. The package of any one of Claims 1 to 9 wherein said molded base is a thermoformable polypropylene polymer.
11. The package of any one of Claims 1 to 10 wherein said cover sheet is heat sealed to said flange.
12. The package of Claim 11 wherein said cover sheet is an adhesive laminate of aluminium foil and polypropylene film.
13. The package of Claim 11 or Claim 12. wherein said heat seal has a chevron configuration adjacent said unsealed edges of said cover sheet and said flange.
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