WO1999027813A1 - Contact lens storage container - Google Patents
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- WO1999027813A1 WO1999027813A1 PCT/EP1998/007675 EP9807675W WO9927813A1 WO 1999027813 A1 WO1999027813 A1 WO 1999027813A1 EP 9807675 W EP9807675 W EP 9807675W WO 9927813 A1 WO9927813 A1 WO 9927813A1
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- lens
- contact lens
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- 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
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- 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
Definitions
- lens inspection is often performed by visually detecting and observing each lens after placement in the storage liquid in the container.
- the container is made at least partially translucent so that the lens may be inspected through the chamber wall after the cover is placed over the chamber. Inspecting a contact lens in the chamber, whether one of the hydrogel lenses described above or a conventional lens, may be difficult or impossible if the lens is curled or inverted.
- Typical prior art contact lens containers have chambers substantially larger than the lenses. Thus, locating a clear contact lens in a clear storage solution within the chamber may be difficult during manufacture, inspection, or use by the user, especially if the lens has moved away from the bottom of the chamber. For example, inspection of a contact lens may be impossible if the lens is not at the chamber bottom. Also, a user may have to feel around the chamber with a finger to locate the contact lens, which could possibly lead to inadvertent loss or tearing of the lens in some situations.
- Figure 1 is a top perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a contact lens storage container according to the present invention
- Figure 2 is a bottom perspective view of the contact lens storage container of Fig. 1;
- Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional view of the bowl portion of the contact lens storage container section shown in Fig. 4, further showing the placement of the contact lens within the bowl portion and the cover.
- such sizing prevents any rippling of the lens around its edge 78 that would occur if the bowl portion radius 42 were smaller than the lens radius 54. Reducing the possibility of such mislocation, inversion, folding, or rippling substantially reduces the occurrence of lens deformation, loss, or damage.
- lens front surface 50 has a surface area of approximately 205 mm 2 , and the portions of surface 50 including optic zone 72, lenticular zone 76, and edge zone 74 have respective areas of 54 mm 2 , 67 mm 2 , and 84 mm 2 .
- the area of contact and adhesion between lens front surface 50 and lens seating section 38 is preferably at least about 54 mm 2 , and at least about 25 percent of the entire area of the lens front surface 50 contacts and adheres to lens seating section 38. More preferably, the area of contact and adhesion is between about 25 and 100 percent, particularly between about 40 and 100 percent, more particularly between about 50 and 100 percent, of the entire area of the lens front surface 50 contacts and adheres.
- lens seating section 38 In order to allow for efficient commercial production of containers suitable for various lens sizes, it is preferable to size lens seating section 38 so that rim 78 does not contact lens seating section 38.
- individually matched receptacles could be made that were perfectly sized so that edge 78 laid on lens seating section 38 but did not ripple.
- Such a receptacle would only be suitable for lenses of a radius matching that lens seating section 38 or smaller.
- an 8.8 millimeter radius lens seating section 38 should accept and seat all 8.4 and 8.8 millimeter base curve equivalent lenses.
- using a 9.0 millimeter size ensures that, in view of manufacturing tolerances and differences in lens shape, the most commonly used lenses (from 8.4 to 8.8 mm) will adhere by capillary attraction to lens seating section 38 across most of the lens front surface 50.
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Priority Applications (3)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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JP2000522811A JP2001524334A (en) | 1997-12-01 | 1998-11-27 | Contact lens storage container |
EP98962398A EP1035784A1 (en) | 1997-12-01 | 1998-11-27 | Contact lens storage container |
AU17576/99A AU1757699A (en) | 1997-12-01 | 1998-11-27 | Contact lens storage container |
Applications Claiming Priority (2)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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US98100097A | 1997-12-01 | 1997-12-01 | |
US08/981,000 | 1997-12-01 |
Publications (1)
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WO1999027813A1 true WO1999027813A1 (en) | 1999-06-10 |
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Family Applications (1)
Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
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PCT/EP1998/007675 WO1999027813A1 (en) | 1997-12-01 | 1998-11-27 | Contact lens storage container |
Country Status (7)
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EP (1) | EP1035784A1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2001524334A (en) |
AR (1) | AR014045A1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU1757699A (en) |
TW (1) | TW369406B (en) |
WO (1) | WO1999027813A1 (en) |
ZA (1) | ZA9810922B (en) |
Cited By (10)
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WO2001036291A1 (en) * | 1999-11-19 | 2001-05-25 | Novartis Ag | Blister package |
JP2001255499A (en) * | 2000-03-13 | 2001-09-21 | Tomey Corp | Blister case for contact lens |
WO2003039969A2 (en) | 2001-11-07 | 2003-05-15 | Provis Limited | Packaging for contact lenses |
WO2005025991A2 (en) * | 2003-09-12 | 2005-03-24 | Novartis Ag | Method and container for sterilizing and storing soft contact lenses |
GB2418418A (en) * | 2004-09-23 | 2006-03-29 | Bausch & Lomb | Contact lens package |
US8038006B2 (en) | 2007-11-09 | 2011-10-18 | Astrazeneca | Blister-type packaging for inhalers |
US8235213B2 (en) | 2007-10-02 | 2012-08-07 | Astrazeneca Ab | Package |
CN102742999A (en) * | 2011-04-21 | 2012-10-24 | 星欧光学股份有限公司 | contact lens container |
WO2020152444A1 (en) * | 2019-01-22 | 2020-07-30 | Coopervision International Holding Company, Lp | Contact lens blister package with double layer foil component |
US11833107B2 (en) | 2019-01-09 | 2023-12-05 | Csp Technologies, Inc. | Blister packages containing active material and methods of making and using same |
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US20040004008A1 (en) * | 2002-06-26 | 2004-01-08 | Peck James M. | Contact lens packages |
JP4987849B2 (en) * | 2005-03-31 | 2012-07-25 | ジョンソン・アンド・ジョンソン・ビジョン・ケア・インコーポレイテッド | Interconnected contact lens containers |
Citations (10)
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US4392569A (en) | 1979-06-06 | 1983-07-12 | Shoup Leo E | Soft contact lens asepticizing case |
US4691820A (en) | 1985-11-18 | 1987-09-08 | Vistakon, Inc. | Package for hydrophilic contact lens |
US5054610A (en) | 1989-05-31 | 1991-10-08 | Ciba-Geigy Corporation | Disposable single-use contact lens conditioning package |
US5409104A (en) | 1994-06-01 | 1995-04-25 | Ciba-Geigy Corporation | Contact lens package having improved access features |
US5467868A (en) | 1992-12-21 | 1995-11-21 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc. | Ophthalmic lens package |
US5474169A (en) | 1994-04-18 | 1995-12-12 | Bauman; Robert C. | Disposable contact lens storage container |
US5515964A (en) * | 1995-04-13 | 1996-05-14 | Bauman; Robert C. | Contact lens package with lens retaining recess |
US5609246A (en) | 1994-05-04 | 1997-03-11 | Ciba Geigy Corporation | Blister pack for an optical lens |
EP0765815A2 (en) * | 1995-09-29 | 1997-04-02 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION PRODUCTS, INC. | Packaging arrangement for contact lenses |
US5711416A (en) * | 1994-06-15 | 1998-01-27 | Bauman; Robert C. | Disposable contact lens storage container with concave storage recess |
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- 1998-11-27 WO PCT/EP1998/007675 patent/WO1999027813A1/en not_active Application Discontinuation
- 1998-11-27 EP EP98962398A patent/EP1035784A1/en not_active Withdrawn
- 1998-11-27 AU AU17576/99A patent/AU1757699A/en not_active Abandoned
- 1998-11-27 AR ARP980106033 patent/AR014045A1/en unknown
- 1998-11-27 JP JP2000522811A patent/JP2001524334A/en active Pending
- 1998-11-30 TW TW087119794A patent/TW369406B/en active
- 1998-11-30 ZA ZA9810922A patent/ZA9810922B/en unknown
Patent Citations (10)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US4392569A (en) | 1979-06-06 | 1983-07-12 | Shoup Leo E | Soft contact lens asepticizing case |
US4691820A (en) | 1985-11-18 | 1987-09-08 | Vistakon, Inc. | Package for hydrophilic contact lens |
US5054610A (en) | 1989-05-31 | 1991-10-08 | Ciba-Geigy Corporation | Disposable single-use contact lens conditioning package |
US5467868A (en) | 1992-12-21 | 1995-11-21 | Johnson & Johnson Vision Products, Inc. | Ophthalmic lens package |
US5474169A (en) | 1994-04-18 | 1995-12-12 | Bauman; Robert C. | Disposable contact lens storage container |
US5609246A (en) | 1994-05-04 | 1997-03-11 | Ciba Geigy Corporation | Blister pack for an optical lens |
US5409104A (en) | 1994-06-01 | 1995-04-25 | Ciba-Geigy Corporation | Contact lens package having improved access features |
US5711416A (en) * | 1994-06-15 | 1998-01-27 | Bauman; Robert C. | Disposable contact lens storage container with concave storage recess |
US5515964A (en) * | 1995-04-13 | 1996-05-14 | Bauman; Robert C. | Contact lens package with lens retaining recess |
EP0765815A2 (en) * | 1995-09-29 | 1997-04-02 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION PRODUCTS, INC. | Packaging arrangement for contact lenses |
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WO2001036291A1 (en) * | 1999-11-19 | 2001-05-25 | Novartis Ag | Blister package |
JP2001255499A (en) * | 2000-03-13 | 2001-09-21 | Tomey Corp | Blister case for contact lens |
JP4526641B2 (en) * | 2000-03-13 | 2010-08-18 | 株式会社メニコンネクト | Blister case for contact lenses |
US7225919B2 (en) | 2001-11-07 | 2007-06-05 | Provis Limited | Packaging for contact lenses |
WO2003039969A2 (en) | 2001-11-07 | 2003-05-15 | Provis Limited | Packaging for contact lenses |
WO2003039969A3 (en) * | 2001-11-07 | 2004-02-05 | Provis Ltd | Packaging for contact lenses |
JP2005508022A (en) * | 2001-11-07 | 2005-03-24 | プロヴィス リミテッド | Contact lens package |
WO2005025991A3 (en) * | 2003-09-12 | 2007-12-21 | Novartis Ag | Method and container for sterilizing and storing soft contact lenses |
US7722808B2 (en) | 2003-09-12 | 2010-05-25 | Novartis Ag | Method and kits for sterilizing and storing soft contact lenses |
WO2005025991A2 (en) * | 2003-09-12 | 2005-03-24 | Novartis Ag | Method and container for sterilizing and storing soft contact lenses |
GB2418418A (en) * | 2004-09-23 | 2006-03-29 | Bausch & Lomb | Contact lens package |
GB2418418B (en) * | 2004-09-23 | 2008-06-25 | Bausch & Lomb | Contact lens package and assembly |
US8235213B2 (en) | 2007-10-02 | 2012-08-07 | Astrazeneca Ab | Package |
US8371449B2 (en) | 2007-10-02 | 2013-02-12 | Astrazeneca | Package |
US8038006B2 (en) | 2007-11-09 | 2011-10-18 | Astrazeneca | Blister-type packaging for inhalers |
CN102742999A (en) * | 2011-04-21 | 2012-10-24 | 星欧光学股份有限公司 | contact lens container |
US11833107B2 (en) | 2019-01-09 | 2023-12-05 | Csp Technologies, Inc. | Blister packages containing active material and methods of making and using same |
WO2020152444A1 (en) * | 2019-01-22 | 2020-07-30 | Coopervision International Holding Company, Lp | Contact lens blister package with double layer foil component |
EP4071081A1 (en) * | 2019-01-22 | 2022-10-12 | CooperVision International Limited | Contact lens blister package with double layer foil component |
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AU1757699A (en) | 1999-06-16 |
ZA9810922B (en) | 1999-06-01 |
TW369406B (en) | 1999-09-11 |
JP2001524334A (en) | 2001-12-04 |
AR014045A1 (en) | 2001-01-31 |
EP1035784A1 (en) | 2000-09-20 |
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