WO2007012742A1 - Individual portable device for eye bath - Google Patents

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WO2007012742A1
WO2007012742A1 PCT/FR2006/001801 FR2006001801W WO2007012742A1 WO 2007012742 A1 WO2007012742 A1 WO 2007012742A1 FR 2006001801 W FR2006001801 W FR 2006001801W WO 2007012742 A1 WO2007012742 A1 WO 2007012742A1
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Joël Blomet
Céline GODARD
Michel Rapeaud
Philippe Beauvais
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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    • A61H—PHYSICAL THERAPY APPARATUS, e.g. DEVICES FOR LOCATING OR STIMULATING REFLEX POINTS IN THE BODY; ARTIFICIAL RESPIRATION; MASSAGE; BATHING DEVICES FOR SPECIAL THERAPEUTIC OR HYGIENIC PURPOSES OR SPECIFIC PARTS OF THE BODY
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  • the present invention relates to improvements to portable and individual devices arranged for washing an eye, including a rugged eye for example to have received projections of chemical or the like.
  • Document FR 04 11653 in the name of the Applicant relates to a bottle provided with an eyelet movable axially relative to the bottle for opening.
  • the bottle is made of a material that supports the autoclave sterilization process, but the eyecup is not kept sterile.
  • this known device was made with a small capacity tank (typically about 50 ml): the small volume of liquid available requires washing the eye very quickly (a few seconds) after the accident. If it is desired to extend the response time (for example of the order of a minute), it is necessary to have a much larger volume of liquid (for example of the order of 500 ml), which involves a much larger tank while its opening forming eye-piece should keep the same dimensions.
  • a device can not be manufactured economically in very large quantities in a material suitable for supporting a sterilization process in an air / steam autoclave.
  • the object of the invention is therefore to remedy the disadvantages which have just been exposed and to propose an improved technical solution for constituting an individual portable eyewash device which gives better satisfaction to the requirements of the practice, in particular with regard to maintaining the blinker in sterile condition until the device is used.
  • the invention proposes an individual portable device for an eye bath, comprising a reservoir for a sterile eye-bath liquid provided with a collar, a removable cap capable of closing off the collar, and a functionally associated eyecup tank, which device is characterized, being arranged according to the invention, in that the eyecup belongs to an insert which is inside the tank and the neck and which is secured to the tank by means of assembly, and in that the neck comprises at least one axially elastically deformable portion and adapted to occupy two functional positions, namely:
  • said deformable part has a maximum axial length and surrounds the eyecup and said cap is in the closed position on the neck so that the whole of the eyecup is in contact with the sterile liquid
  • the arrangement according to the invention retains the structural simplicity and simplicity of use of the prior art device described in document FR 2,682,036, at the same time that the eyecup is permanently maintained under sterile conditions until use of the device.
  • the axially deformable portion is arranged bellows.
  • the eyelet belongs to an end portion of the insert engaged through the neck, shaped tubularly and arranged to cooperate substantially sealingly with the neck .
  • the insert comprises elastically deformable tabs engaged in the reservoir and elastic support against a complementary conformation portion thereof; in particular, the assembly means may comprise respective complementary reliefs respectively provided on the inner wall of the tank and on the lugs of one insert.
  • FIG. 1 is a sectional view of a first embodiment of an individual portable device for eye bath arranged according to the invention, shown closed;
  • FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the device of Figure 1 shown during opening, the outer body being drawn in spectral lines to make visible an inner component;
  • FIG. 3 is a side view, turned 90 ° with respect to the representation of FIG. 1, of the device of FIGS. 1 and 2 shown open in the use position, the outer body being drawn in spectral lines in order to render visible an inner constituent part;
  • FIG. 4 is a perspective side view of a second preferred embodiment of an individual portable eye bath device arranged in accordance with the invention.
  • - Figure 5 is a perspective side view similar to that of Figure 4, showing the device of Figure 4 in open position ready for use; and
  • FIG. 6 and 7 are sectional views of the device of Figures 4 and 5 respectively along lines VI-VI and VII-VII of Figure 4.
  • an individual eyewash device generally designated 1, includes a reservoir 2 for a sterile eyewash liquid with a collar. 3, a removable plug 4 to close the neck 3, and a cup 5 functionally associated with said tank 2.
  • the reservoir 2 is in the form of an oblong body, substantially flattened so as to facilitate its introduction into a pocket of a garment, as can be seen best in FIG.
  • the eyecup 5 belongs to a separate part or insert 6 which is inside the tank 2 and the neck 3 and which is secured to the tank 2 by means of assembly 7.
  • the neck 3 comprises at least one portion 8 resiliently deformable axially and adapted to occupy two functional positions, namely :
  • a first functional position or axially deployed position ( Figures 1 and 2), wherein said axially deformable portion 8 has a maximum axial length and surrounds the eyecup 5; it is when the axially deformable portion 8 is in this position that the plug 4 can be closing position on the neck 3 so that the entire eye 5 is in contact with the sterile liquid in the reservoir 2; and a second position or position retracted axially (FIG. 3), in which, the plug 4 being disengaged from the neck 3, the axially deformable portion 8 can be retracted axially (arrow 9 in FIG. 3) and disengage the eyelet 5 from so that the device can then be used to bathe an eye.
  • the axially deformable portion 8 is arranged in bellows 10; in the embodiment illustrated in Figures 1 to 3, the bellows 10 is constituted by a single stage formed of a V-shaped rib projecting outwardly relatively pronounced, so that the user can easily crush between, below, its thumb and, above, its index and maxims engaged on both sides of the neck 3, so as to achieve the crushed conformation of Figure 3.
  • the bellows 10 is constituted by a single stage formed of a V-shaped rib projecting outwardly relatively pronounced, so that the user can easily crush between, below, its thumb and, above, its index and maxims engaged on both sides of the neck 3, so as to achieve the crushed conformation of Figure 3.
  • other arrangements are possible to obtain the same result .
  • the eyecup 5 belongs to a terminal portion 11 of
  • locking means are provided to retain the deformable portion axially in retracted position releasing the eye; in a simple way, it can be provided that these locking means comprise a rib 12 projecting radially surrounding said end portion 11 of the insert 6 and which is adapted to bear on the edge of the neck 3 once the deformable portion axially retracted , as shown in FIG. 3.
  • the neck 3 (or even the entire reservoir 2) consists of a material which has sufficient deformability so that, during the crushing of the bellows 10, the rib 12 passes into force in the collar 3 to the edge of it.
  • the resilient support of the rib 12 against the edge of the neck 3 contributes, to a certain extent to provide, in the use position, a relative sealing between the reservoir 2 and the insert 6 contributing to the flow of the liquid through the eyecup, without specific sealing means need to be put in place.
  • the end portion 11 of the insert 6 extends towards the bottom of the tank 2 by tabs 13 elastically deformable and resilient support against a portion 14 of complementary conformation of the reservoir 2. More specifically, in this embodiment provision is made for this purpose that the tabs 13 extend substantially to the vicinity of the bottom 15 of the tank 2, which is shaped with a bead 16 projecting inwardly which defines a shoulder for the end of the legs 13 shaped hooks 17.
  • the device according to the invention may be made of any material suitable for the intended application, and in particular of synthetic material for the sake of robustness, lightness and ease of manufacture.
  • a material such as polycarbonate could be used, but its brittle nature is not favorable.
  • the preferred material is semi-flexible polypropylene which has the important advantage of withstanding the conditions of sterilization (typically 125 ° C. for 15 minutes).
  • FIGS. 4 to 7 show another embodiment, which is preferred, of a device according to the invention, which retains the basic dispositions of the device of FIGS. 1 to 3, but which has some peculiarities facilitating its manufacture and its use.
  • the same numerical references are used to designate the parts or parts identical to those corresponding to those of FIGS. 1 to 3.
  • the very flattened shape of the reservoir is noted, making it easier to carry the device. in a pocket of clothing.
  • the bellows 10 is constituted by three stages of V ribs, which provides a relatively large axial crushing capacity while maintaining a modest transverse dimension which is substantially identical to that of the reservoir 2 as can be seen in FIGS. 5.
  • the end portion 11 of the insert 6 is provided with elastically deformable lateral fingers 18 and approximately parallel to the end portion 11, which end with hooks 19 facing outward.
  • the hooks 19 are engaged in respective groove portions 20 provided in the inner face of the neck 3 (these grooves appear projecting on the outer face of the neck 3 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5), so that the insert is locked both axially and transversely.
  • the fingers 18 are effaced elastically against the inner face of the neck 3, then resume their conformation unconstrained by bringing the hooks 19 bearing against the edge of the neck 3 as shown in Figure 5.
  • the tabs 13 of the insert 6 are arranged to bear against the two substantially flat opposite walls 21 of the tank 2 and extend substantially to the middle thereof.
  • the walls 21 are provided with indentations 22 inwardly in relief while the tabs 13 are provided with corresponding respective slots 23 adapted to receive these indentations 22 in relief.
  • the insert is perfectly blocked inside the tank 2, while being easy to implement by simply snapping.
  • the device is first assembled (insert inserted into the reservoir, plug positioned on the neck) and is filled with liquid only afterwards.
  • the tank 2 has its bottom 24 provided with an opening 25 which is sealed (as shown in Figures 4 to 7) after filling; the whole can then undergo the sterilization treatment. It is thus possible to separate the manufacturing sites of the device and the liquid conditioning.

Abstract

The invention concerns an individual portable device (1) for eye bath, comprising a reservoir (2) for a sterile liquid provided with a neck (3), a removable cap (4) and an eye cup (5) associated operatively with the reservoir; the eye cup (5) belongs to an insert (6) internal to the reservoir and to the neck and secured to the reservoir by assembling means (7); the neck comprises at least one axially elastically deformable part (8), capable of occupying an axially extended position, wherein the deformable part (8) has a maximum axial length and encloses the eye cup (5) and the cap closes the neck so that the entire eye cup is in contact with the sterile liquid, and a retracted position, wherein, the cap being removed, the deformable part can be axially retracted to release the eye cup (5) such that the device may be used to bathe one eye; the eye cup being maintained in sterile conditions until the device is used.

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DISPOSITIF PORTABLE INDIVIDUEL POUR BAIN D'ŒIL INDIVIDUAL PORTABLE DEVICE FOR WINDOW BATH
La présente invention concerne des perfectionnements apportés aux dispositifs portables et individuels agencés pour le lavage d'un œil, notamment d'un œil accidenté par exemple pour avoir reçu des projections de produit chimique ou analogue .The present invention relates to improvements to portable and individual devices arranged for washing an eye, including a rugged eye for example to have received projections of chemical or the like.
Le lavage des projections de produit chimique dans un œil est un problème qui se pose en permanence dans les laboratoires et les usines. Ce problême est encore mal résolu. En effet, la qualité et l'efficacité du lavage dépendent pour beaucoup de la rapidité de l'intervention après l'accident et de l'efficacité de la solution de lavage employée. Si de grands progrès ont été effectués sur la qualité des solutions de lavage, les matériels qui permettent de les mettre en œuvre restent encore un frein à l'obtention d'un résultat efficace.The washing of chemical splashes in one eye is a constant problem in laboratories and factories. This problem is still badly resolved. Indeed, the quality and effectiveness of washing depend greatly on the speed of the response after the accident and the effectiveness of the washing solution used. Although great progress has been made on the quality of the washing solutions, the materials that make it possible to implement them still remain an obstacle to obtaining an effective result.
En outre, il est nécessaire, précisément dans le contexte d'une intervention rapide, typiquement dans un délai inférieur à une minute, que la personne accidentée elle-même soit en mesure d'effectuer, seule, le lavage de son œil atteint avec le produit approprié.In addition, it is necessary, precisely in the context of a rapid intervention, typically within less than a minute, that the injured person himself is able to perform, alone, the washing of his eye with the appropriate product.
On connaît aujourd'hui plusieurs dispositifs utilisables pour laver un œil ayant reçu des projections de produits chimiques. Ces dispositifs peuvent se présenter sous la forme d'un flacon en verre (stérilisé) sur lequel est branché une tubulure terminée par une œillère. Il existe également des poches en matière plastique sur lesquelles est branchée une tubulure terminée par une œillère. Il existe aussi des bouteilles en matière plastique remplies et fermées en ligne ; la stérilisation est réalisée de manière aseptique et le système d'ouverture est obtenu par rotation. Ces systèmes présentent de nombreux inconvénients ou insuffisances quant à leur utilisation. Pour le flacon en verre, le risque de casse rend son utilisation problématique ; en outre, ils sont uniquement utilisables dans un support mural , et il se pose alors le problème de la péremption au terme d'une durée de six mois à compter de leur installation dans un support mural, ainsi que le problème de la propreté de l'œillère qui reste à l'air libre. Les problèmes posés par les poches en matière plastique sont similaires. Quant aux bouteilles en matière plastique remplies et fermées en ligne, elles ne sont pas stérilisables dans un autoclave air/vapeur ; elles sont par ailleurs uniquement utilisables sur une paillasse ou sur un support mural, ce qui rend l'ensemble volumineux.Several devices are known today that can be used to wash an eye that has been sprayed with chemicals. These devices may be in the form of a glass bottle (sterilized) on which is connected a tubing completed by a blinker. There are also plastic bags on which is connected a tubing ended by a blinker. There are also plastic bottles filled and closed in line; the sterilization is performed aseptically and the opening system is obtained by rotation. These systems have many disadvantages or inadequacies in their use. For the glass bottle, the risk of breakage makes its use problematic; in addition, they can only be used in a wall bracket, and there is then the problem of expiry after a period of six months from their installation in a wall bracket, and the problem of the cleanliness of the wall. which remains in the open air. The problems posed by the plastic bags are similar. As for plastic bottles filled and closed in line, they are not sterilizable in an air / steam autoclave; they are also only usable on a bench or on a wall bracket, which makes the whole voluminous.
De toute façon, l'inconvénient majeur commun à tous ces dispositifs connus réside dans le fait que l'œillère en attente d'utilisation n'est pas maintenue à l'état stérile. Le document FR 04 11653 au nom de la Demanderesse concerne un flacon muni d'une œillère mobile axialement par rapport au flacon pour l'ouverture. Le flacon est constitué en un matériau supportant le processus de stérilisation par autoclave, mais l'œillère n'est pas maintenue à l'état stérile.In any case, the major disadvantage common to all these known devices lies in the fact that the eyepiece waiting for use is not maintained in the sterile state. Document FR 04 11653 in the name of the Applicant relates to a bottle provided with an eyelet movable axially relative to the bottle for opening. The bottle is made of a material that supports the autoclave sterilization process, but the eyecup is not kept sterile.
Le document FR 2 682 036 au nom de la Demanderesse décrit un dispositif portable individuel pour bain d'œil, dans lequel le bord d'une ouverture d'un réservoir est conformé de façon curviligne non plane, approximativement en selle de cheval, pour former une œillère. Ce dispositif a été conçu en fonction des contraintes exposées plus haut et, de ce point de vue, donne entière satisfaction en utilisation. Toutefois, ce dispositif connu présente un inconvénient inhérent au fait que le positionnement et le maintien en place d'un opercule obturant de façon parfaitement étanche le pourtour non plan de l ' ouverture sont délicats à réaliser.The document FR 2,682,036 in the name of the Applicant describes an individual portable device for an eye bath, in which the edge of an opening of a reservoir is curvilinearly non-planar, approximately in saddle of horse, to form a blinker. This device has been designed according to the constraints described above and, from this point of view, gives complete satisfaction in use. However, this known device has a disadvantage inherent in the fact that the positioning and the holding in place of a sealing cap sealing perfectly the non-plane periphery of the opening are difficult to achieve.
En outre, ce dispositif connu a été réalisé avec un réservoir de faible contenance (typiquement environ 50 ml) : le faible volume de liquide disponible nécessite un lavage de l'œil très rapidement (quelques secondes) après l'accident. Si l'on souhaite allonger le délai d'intervention (par exemple de l'ordre de la minute), il est nécessaire de disposer d'un volume de liquide beaucoup plus important (par exemple de l'ordre de 500 ml), ce qui implique un réservoir beaucoup plus grand tandis que son ouverture formant œillère devrait conserver les mêmes dimensions. Un tel dispositif ne peut pas être fabriqué dans des conditions économiques en très grande série dans une matière propre à supporter un processus de stérilisation en autoclave air/vapeur. L'invention a donc pour but de remédier aux inconvénients qui viennent d'être exposés et de proposer une solution technique perfectionnée pour constituer un dispositif portable individuel de bain d'oeil qui donne mieux satisfaction aux exigences de la pratique, notamment pour ce qui concerne le maintien de l'œillère en condition stérile jusqu'à l'utilisation du dispositif.In addition, this known device was made with a small capacity tank (typically about 50 ml): the small volume of liquid available requires washing the eye very quickly (a few seconds) after the accident. If it is desired to extend the response time (for example of the order of a minute), it is necessary to have a much larger volume of liquid (for example of the order of 500 ml), which involves a much larger tank while its opening forming eye-piece should keep the same dimensions. Such a device can not be manufactured economically in very large quantities in a material suitable for supporting a sterilization process in an air / steam autoclave. The object of the invention is therefore to remedy the disadvantages which have just been exposed and to propose an improved technical solution for constituting an individual portable eyewash device which gives better satisfaction to the requirements of the practice, in particular with regard to maintaining the blinker in sterile condition until the device is used.
A ces fins, l'invention propose un dispositif portable individuel pour bain d'œil, comprenant un réservoir pour un liquide stérile de bain d'œil muni d'un col, un bouchon amovible propre a obturer le col, et une œillère associée fonctionnellement audit réservoir, lequel dispositif se caractérise, étant agencé selon l'invention, en ce que l'œillère appartient à un insert qui est intérieur au réservoir et au col et qui est solidarisé au réservoir par des moyens d'assemblage, et en ce que le col comporte au moins une partie élastiquement déformable axialement et propre à occuper deux positions fonctionnelles, à savoir :For these purposes, the invention proposes an individual portable device for an eye bath, comprising a reservoir for a sterile eye-bath liquid provided with a collar, a removable cap capable of closing off the collar, and a functionally associated eyecup tank, which device is characterized, being arranged according to the invention, in that the eyecup belongs to an insert which is inside the tank and the neck and which is secured to the tank by means of assembly, and in that the neck comprises at least one axially elastically deformable portion and adapted to occupy two functional positions, namely:
- une première position fonctionnelle ou position déployée axialement, dans laquelle ladite partie déformable possède une longueur axiale maximale et entoure l'œillère et ledit bouchon est en position d'obturation sur le col de sorte que la totalité de l'œillère est en contact avec le liquide stérile, eta first functional position or axially deployed position, in which said deformable part has a maximum axial length and surrounds the eyecup and said cap is in the closed position on the neck so that the whole of the eyecup is in contact with the sterile liquid, and
- une seconde position ou position rétractée axialement, dans laquelle, le bouchon étant dégagé du col, ladite partie déformable peut être rétractée axialement et dégager l'œillère de sorte que le dispositif peut être utilisé pour baigner un oeil.- A second position or axially retracted position, wherein, the plug being cleared of the neck, said deformable portion can be retracted axially and clear the eyecup so that the device can be used to bathe an eye.
L'agencement conforme à l'invention conserve la simplicité structurelle et la simplicité d'emploi du dispositif antérieur décrit dans le document FR 2 682 036, en même temps que l'œillère est maintenue en permanence dans des conditions stériles jusqu'à l'utilisation du dispositif. En outre, il est possible de donner au dispositif une structure permettant à la personne accidentée de manipuler seule le dispositif pour l'ouvrir et l'appliquer contre son œil.The arrangement according to the invention retains the structural simplicity and simplicity of use of the prior art device described in document FR 2,682,036, at the same time that the eyecup is permanently maintained under sterile conditions until use of the device. In addition, it is possible to give the device a structure allowing the injured person to manipulate the device alone to open it and apply it against his eye.
Dans un mode de réalisation préféré, la portion déformable axialement est agencée en soufflet.In a preferred embodiment, the axially deformable portion is arranged bellows.
Pour donner au dispositif une constitution stnaturellement simple avec un nombre minimum de pièces constituantes, on prévoit que l'œillère appartient à une partie terminale de l ' insert engagée à travers le col, conformée tubulairement et agencée pour coopérer de façon sensiblement étanche avec le col . Pour simplifier l'assemblage de l ' insert avec le réservoir, il est avantageux que l' insert comporte des pattes élastiquement déformables engagées dans le réservoir et en appui élastique contre une partie de conformation complémentaire de celui-ci ; en particulier, les moyens d'assemblage peuvent comporter des reliefs respectifs complémentaires prévus respectivement sur la paroi interne du réservoir et sur les pattes de 1 ' insert .To give the device a constitutionally simple constitution with a minimum number of component parts, it is expected that the eyelet belongs to an end portion of the insert engaged through the neck, shaped tubularly and arranged to cooperate substantially sealingly with the neck . To simplify the assembly of the insert with the reservoir, it is advantageous that the insert comprises elastically deformable tabs engaged in the reservoir and elastic support against a complementary conformation portion thereof; in particular, the assembly means may comprise respective complementary reliefs respectively provided on the inner wall of the tank and on the lugs of one insert.
L'invention sera mieux comprise à la lecture de la description détaillée de certains modes de réalisation préférés donnés uniquement à titre d'exemples nullement limitatifs. Dans cette description, on se réfère aux dessins annexés sur lesquels :The invention will be better understood on reading the detailed description of certain preferred embodiments given solely by way of non-limiting examples. In this description, reference is made to the accompanying drawings in which:
- la figure 1 est une vue en coupe d'un premier mode de réalisation d'un dispositif portable individuel pour bain d'oeil agencé conformément à l'invention, montré fermé ;- Figure 1 is a sectional view of a first embodiment of an individual portable device for eye bath arranged according to the invention, shown closed;
- la figure 2 est une vue en perspective du dispositif de la figure 1 montré en cours d'ouverture, le corps extérieur étant dessiné en trait spectral afin de rendre visible une pièce constituante intérieure ;- Figure 2 is a perspective view of the device of Figure 1 shown during opening, the outer body being drawn in spectral lines to make visible an inner component;
- la figure 3 est une vue de côté, tournée de 90° par rapport à la représentation de la figure 1, du dispositif des figures 1 et 2 montré ouvert en position d'utilisation, le corps extérieur étant dessiné en trait spectral afin de rendre visible une pièce constituante intérieure ;FIG. 3 is a side view, turned 90 ° with respect to the representation of FIG. 1, of the device of FIGS. 1 and 2 shown open in the use position, the outer body being drawn in spectral lines in order to render visible an inner constituent part;
- la figure 4 est une vue de côté en perspective d'un second mode de réalisation, qui est préféré, d'un dispositif portable individuel pour bain d'ceil agencé conformément à l'invention ; - la figure 5 est une vue de côté en perspective analogue à celle de la figure 4, montrant le dispositif de la figure 4 en position ouverte prêt à l'utilisation ; etFIG. 4 is a perspective side view of a second preferred embodiment of an individual portable eye bath device arranged in accordance with the invention; - Figure 5 is a perspective side view similar to that of Figure 4, showing the device of Figure 4 in open position ready for use; and
- les figures 6 et 7 sont des vues en coupe du dispositif des figures 4 et 5 respectivement selon les lignes VI-VI et VII-VII de la figure 4.- Figures 6 and 7 are sectional views of the device of Figures 4 and 5 respectively along lines VI-VI and VII-VII of Figure 4.
En se reportant tout d'abord aux figures 1 à 3, un dispositif portable individuel pour bain d'œil, désigné dans son ensemble par la référence 1, comprend un réservoir 2 pour un liquide stérile de bain d'oeil muni d'un col 3, un bouchon 4 amovible propre à obturer le col 3, et une oeillère 5 associée fonctionnellement audit réservoir 2.Referring first to FIGS. 1 to 3, an individual eyewash device, generally designated 1, includes a reservoir 2 for a sterile eyewash liquid with a collar. 3, a removable plug 4 to close the neck 3, and a cup 5 functionally associated with said tank 2.
Le réservoir 2 se présente sous forme d'un corps oblong, sensiblement aplati de manière à faciliter sa mise en place dans une poche d'un vêtement, comme cela se voit mieux à la figure 2.The reservoir 2 is in the form of an oblong body, substantially flattened so as to facilitate its introduction into a pocket of a garment, as can be seen best in FIG.
Contrairement à ce qui avait été prévu dans le dispositif antérieur du document FR 2 682 036 dans lequel l'œillère faisait partie intégrante du réservoir et constituait le bord du col, on prévoit ici que l'œillère 5 appartient à une pièce distincte ou insert 6 qui est intérieur au réservoir 2 et au col 3 et qui est solidarisé au réservoir 2 par des moyens d'assemblage 7. En outre, le col 3 comporte au moins une partie 8 élastiquement déformable axialement et propre à occuper deux positions fonctionnelles, à savoir :Contrary to what was provided for in the prior art device of document FR 2 682 036 in which the eyecup was an integral part of the reservoir and constituted the edge of the neck, it is provided here that the eyecup 5 belongs to a separate part or insert 6 which is inside the tank 2 and the neck 3 and which is secured to the tank 2 by means of assembly 7. In addition, the neck 3 comprises at least one portion 8 resiliently deformable axially and adapted to occupy two functional positions, namely :
- une première position fonctionnelle ou position déployée axialement (figures 1 et 2) , dans laquelle ladite partie 8 déformable axialement possède une longueur axiale maximale et entoure l'œillère 5 ; c'est lorsque la partie 8 déformable axialement est dans cette position que le bouchon 4 peut être en position d'obturation sur le col 3 de sorte qu'alors la totalité de l'œillère 5 est en contact avec le liquide stérile contenu dans le réservoir 2 ; et - une seconde position ou position rétractée axialement (figure 3) , dans laquelle, le bouchon 4 étant dégagé du col 3, la partie 8 déformable axialement peut être rétractée axialement (flèche 9 sur la figure 3) et dégager l'œillère 5 de sorte que le dispositif peut alors être utilisé pour baigner un oeil. Avantageusement, la portion 8 déformable axialement est agencée en soufflet 10 ; dans le mode de réalisation illustré aux figures 1 à 3, le soufflet 10 est constitué par un seul étage formé d'une nervure en V en saillie extérieure relativement prononcée, de manière que l'utilisateur puisse l'écraser aisément entre, en dessous, son pouce et, au dessus, son index et son médius engagés de part et d'autre du col 3, de manière à parvenir à la conformation écrasée de la figure 3. Bien entendu, d'autres agencements sont envisageables pour obtenir le même résultat.- A first functional position or axially deployed position (Figures 1 and 2), wherein said axially deformable portion 8 has a maximum axial length and surrounds the eyecup 5; it is when the axially deformable portion 8 is in this position that the plug 4 can be closing position on the neck 3 so that the entire eye 5 is in contact with the sterile liquid in the reservoir 2; and a second position or position retracted axially (FIG. 3), in which, the plug 4 being disengaged from the neck 3, the axially deformable portion 8 can be retracted axially (arrow 9 in FIG. 3) and disengage the eyelet 5 from so that the device can then be used to bathe an eye. Advantageously, the axially deformable portion 8 is arranged in bellows 10; in the embodiment illustrated in Figures 1 to 3, the bellows 10 is constituted by a single stage formed of a V-shaped rib projecting outwardly relatively pronounced, so that the user can easily crush between, below, its thumb and, above, its index and medius engaged on both sides of the neck 3, so as to achieve the crushed conformation of Figure 3. Of course, other arrangements are possible to obtain the same result .
Pour constituer un dispositif fiable, on prévoit que l'œillère 5 appartient à une partie 11 terminale deIn order to constitute a reliable device, it is anticipated that the eyecup 5 belongs to a terminal portion 11 of
1 ' insert 6 qui est engagée à travers le col 3 , qui est conformée tubulairement', et qui est agencée pour coopérer de façon sensiblement étanche avec le col 3 de manière qu'en position renversée pour le lavage d'un œil le liquide s'écoule à travers l'œillère. Il suffit pour cela, par exemple, que l' insert 6, au moins dans sa partie 11 terminale, présente une conformation externe qui épouse étroitement la forme interne du col 3.1 'insert 6 which is engaged through the neck 3, which is tubularly shaped ' and which is arranged to cooperate substantially sealingly with the neck 3 so that in the reverse position for washing an eye the liquid s flows through the eye. It suffices for this purpose, for example, that the insert 6, at least in its end portion 11, has an external conformation which closely matches the internal shape of the neck 3.
Pour faciliter la manipulation du dispositif au contact de l'œil, il est préférable que des moyens de blocage soient prévus pour retenir la portion déformable axialement en position rétractée dégageant l' œillère ; de façon simple, on peut prévoir que ces moyens de blocage comprennent une nervure 12 en saillie radiale qui entoure ladite partie 11 terminale de l' insert 6 et qui est propre à prendre appui sur le bord du col 3 une fois la portion déformable axialement rétractée, comme montré à la figure 3. Le col 3 (voire l'ensemble du réservoir 2) est constitué en un matériau qui présente une déformabilité suffisante pour que, lors de l'écrasement du soufflet 10, la nervure 12 passe en force dans le col 3 jusqu'au bord de celui-ci.To facilitate the manipulation of the device in contact with the eye, it is preferable that locking means are provided to retain the deformable portion axially in retracted position releasing the eye; in a simple way, it can be provided that these locking means comprise a rib 12 projecting radially surrounding said end portion 11 of the insert 6 and which is adapted to bear on the edge of the neck 3 once the deformable portion axially retracted , as shown in FIG. 3. The neck 3 (or even the entire reservoir 2) consists of a material which has sufficient deformability so that, during the crushing of the bellows 10, the rib 12 passes into force in the collar 3 to the edge of it.
On peut souligner ici que l'appui élastique de la nervure 12 contre le bord du col 3 participe, dans une certaine mesure à procurer, en position d'utilisation, une étanchêité relative entre le réservoir 2 et l' insert 6 contribuant à l'écoulement du liquide à travers l'œillère, sans que des moyens d' étanchêité spécifiques aient besoin d'être mis en place.It may be emphasized here that the resilient support of the rib 12 against the edge of the neck 3 contributes, to a certain extent to provide, in the use position, a relative sealing between the reservoir 2 and the insert 6 contributing to the flow of the liquid through the eyecup, without specific sealing means need to be put in place.
Dans le mode de réalisation illustré aux figures 1 à 3, pour constituer les moyens d'assemblage 7 on prévoit que la partie 11 terminale de l' insert 6 se prolonge vers le fond du réservoir 2 par des pattes 13 élastiquement déformables et en appui élastique contre une partie 14 de conformation complémentaire du réservoir 2. Plus spécifi- quement, dans ce mode de réalisation on prévoit à cet effet que les pattes 13 s'étendent sensiblement jusqu'au voisinage du fond 15 du réservoir 2, lequel est conformé avec un bourrelet 16 en saillie vers l'intérieur qui définit un épaulement pour l'extrémité des pattes 13 conformées en crochets 17.In the embodiment illustrated in Figures 1 to 3, to form the assembly means 7 is provided that the end portion 11 of the insert 6 extends towards the bottom of the tank 2 by tabs 13 elastically deformable and resilient support against a portion 14 of complementary conformation of the reservoir 2. More specifically, in this embodiment provision is made for this purpose that the tabs 13 extend substantially to the vicinity of the bottom 15 of the tank 2, which is shaped with a bead 16 projecting inwardly which defines a shoulder for the end of the legs 13 shaped hooks 17.
Le dispositif conforme à l'invention peut être réalisé en tout matériau approprié pour l'application prévue, et notamment en matériau synthétique dans un souci de robustesse, de légèreté et de facilité de fabrication. Un matériau tel que le polycarbonate pourrait être employé, mais son caractère cassant n'est pas favorable. Le matériau préféré est le polypropylène semi souple qui présente l'avantage important de supporter les conditions d'une stérilisation (typiquement 1250C pendant 15 mn) .The device according to the invention may be made of any material suitable for the intended application, and in particular of synthetic material for the sake of robustness, lightness and ease of manufacture. A material such as polycarbonate could be used, but its brittle nature is not favorable. The preferred material is semi-flexible polypropylene which has the important advantage of withstanding the conditions of sterilization (typically 125 ° C. for 15 minutes).
Aux figures 4 à 7 est illustré un autre mode de réalisation, qui est préféré, d'un dispositif conforme à l'invention, qui conserve les dispositions fondamentales du dispositif des figures 1 à 3, mais qui présente quelques particularités facilitant sa fabrication et son utilisation. Sur ces figures 4 à 7, on conserve les mêmes références numériques pour désigner les pièces ou parties identiques à celles correspondantes des figures 1 à 3. Sur les figures 4 à 7 on remarque la forme très aplatie du réservoir propre à faciliter le port du dispositif dans une poche de vêtement. Le soufflet 10 est ici constitué de trois étages de nervures en V, ce qui procure une capacité d'écrasement axial relativement importante tout en conservant une dimension transversale modeste qui est sensiblement identique à celle du réservoir 2 comme on le voit bien aux figures 4 et 5.FIGS. 4 to 7 show another embodiment, which is preferred, of a device according to the invention, which retains the basic dispositions of the device of FIGS. 1 to 3, but which has some peculiarities facilitating its manufacture and its use. In these FIGS. 4 to 7, the same numerical references are used to designate the parts or parts identical to those corresponding to those of FIGS. 1 to 3. In FIGS. 4 to 7, the very flattened shape of the reservoir is noted, making it easier to carry the device. in a pocket of clothing. The bellows 10 is constituted by three stages of V ribs, which provides a relatively large axial crushing capacity while maintaining a modest transverse dimension which is substantially identical to that of the reservoir 2 as can be seen in FIGS. 5.
La partie 11 terminale de l' insert 6 est munie de doigts 18 latéraux élastiquement déformables et approxima- tivement parallèles à la partie 11 terminale, qui se terminent par des crochets 19 tournés vers l'extérieur. Dans la position déployée illustrée aux figures 4, 6 et 7, les crochets 19 sont engagés dans des portions respectives de gorge 20 prévues dans la face intérieure du col 3 (ces gorges apparaissent en saillie sur la face externe du col 3 comme visible aux figures 4 et 5) , de telle sorte que l' insert est bloqué à la fois axialement et transversalement. Lorsque le soufflet 10 est écrasé, les doigts 18 s'effacent élastiquement contre la face interne du col 3, puis reprennent leur conformation non contrainte en amenant les crochets 19 en appui contre le bord du col 3 comme visible à la figure 5. Quant aux pattes 13 de l' insert 6, elles sont agencées pour prendre appui contre les deux parois opposées 21 sensiblement planes du réservoir 2 et s'étendent jusque sensiblement le milieu de celles-ci. Pour constituer les moyens d'assemblage 7, on prévoit que les parois 21 sont munies d'empreintes 22 en relief vers l'intérieur tandis que les pattes 13 sont pourvues de lumières 23 respectives correspondantes propres à recevoir ces empreintes 22 en relief.The end portion 11 of the insert 6 is provided with elastically deformable lateral fingers 18 and approximately parallel to the end portion 11, which end with hooks 19 facing outward. In the extended position illustrated in Figures 4, 6 and 7, the hooks 19 are engaged in respective groove portions 20 provided in the inner face of the neck 3 (these grooves appear projecting on the outer face of the neck 3 as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5), so that the insert is locked both axially and transversely. When the bellows 10 is crushed, the fingers 18 are effaced elastically against the inner face of the neck 3, then resume their conformation unconstrained by bringing the hooks 19 bearing against the edge of the neck 3 as shown in Figure 5. As for the tabs 13 of the insert 6, they are arranged to bear against the two substantially flat opposite walls 21 of the tank 2 and extend substantially to the middle thereof. To constitute the assembly means 7, it is provided that the walls 21 are provided with indentations 22 inwardly in relief while the tabs 13 are provided with corresponding respective slots 23 adapted to receive these indentations 22 in relief.
Grâce aux agencements qui viennent d'être exposés, l' insert est parfaitement bloqué à l'intérieur du réservoir 2, tout en étant facile à mettre en place par simple encliquetage .Thanks to the arrangements that have just been exposed, the insert is perfectly blocked inside the tank 2, while being easy to implement by simply snapping.
On peut souligner aussi que le dispositif est tout d'abord assemblé (insert introduit dans le réservoir, bouchon positionné sur le col) et est rempli de liquide seulement ensuite. A cet effet, le réservoir 2 a son fond 24 muni d'une ouverture 25 qui est scellée (comme montré sur les figures 4 à 7) après remplissage ; l'ensemble peut ensuite subir le traitement de stérilisation. Il est ainsi possible de séparer les lieux de fabrication du dispositif et de conditionnement du liquide. It can also be emphasized that the device is first assembled (insert inserted into the reservoir, plug positioned on the neck) and is filled with liquid only afterwards. For this purpose, the tank 2 has its bottom 24 provided with an opening 25 which is sealed (as shown in Figures 4 to 7) after filling; the whole can then undergo the sterilization treatment. It is thus possible to separate the manufacturing sites of the device and the liquid conditioning.

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1. Dispositif (1) portable individuel pour bain d'œil, comprenant un réservoir (2) pour un liquide stérile de bain d'œil muni d'un col (3) , un bouchon (4) amovible propre à obturer le col (3) , et une œillère (5) associée fonctionnellement audit réservoir (2) , caractérisé en ce que l'œillère (5) appartient à un insert (6) qui est intérieur au réservoir (2) et au col (3) et qui est solidarisé au réservoir (2) par des moyens d'assemblage (7), et en ce que le col (3) comporte au moins une partie (8) élastiquement déformable axialement et propre à occuper deux positions fonctionnelles, à savoir : - une première position fonctionnelle ou position déployée axialement, dans laquelle ladite partie (8) déformable axialement possède une longueur axiale maximale et entoure l'œillère (5) et ledit bouchon1. Device (1) portable individual eye bath, comprising a reservoir (2) for a sterile eye bath fluid provided with a neck (3), a cap (4) removable clean to close the neck ( 3), and an eyecup (5) functionally associated with said reservoir (2), characterized in that the eyecup (5) belongs to an insert (6) which is inside the reservoir (2) and the neck (3) and which is secured to the reservoir (2) by means of assembly (7), and in that the neck (3) comprises at least one portion (8) elastically deformable axially and adapted to occupy two functional positions, namely: - a first functional position or axially deployed position, wherein said axially deformable portion (8) has a maximum axial length and surrounds the eyelet (5) and said plug
(4) est en position d'obturation sur le col (3) de sorte que la totalité de l 'œillère (5) est en contact avec le liquide stérile, et(4) is in the closed position on the neck (3) so that the whole eye (5) is in contact with the sterile liquid, and
- une seconde position ou position rétractée axialement, dans laquelle, le bouchon (4) étant dégagé du col (3) , ladite partie (8) déformable axialement peut être rétractée axialement et dégager l'œillère (5) de sorte que le dispositif (1) peut être utilisé pour baigner un œil, ce grâce à quoi l'œillère est maintenue dans des conditions stériles jusqu'à l'utilisation du dispositif. a second position or position retracted axially, in which, the plug (4) being disengaged from the neck (3), said axially deformable portion (8) can be retracted axially and disengage the eyecup (5) so that the device ( 1) can be used to bathe an eye, thanks to which the eyecup is maintained in sterile conditions until the use of the device.
2. Dispositif selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que la partie (8) déformable axialement est agencée en soufflet (10) . 2. Device according to claim 1, characterized in that the portion (8) axially deformable is arranged bellows (10).
3. Dispositif selon la revendication 1 ou 2, caractérisé en ce que l'œillère (5) appartient à une partie (11) terminale de l ' insert (6) engagée à travers le col (3) , conformée tubulairement et agencée pour coopérer de façon sensiblement étanche avec le col (3) .3. Device according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the eye (5) belongs to a portion (11) end of the insert (6) engaged through the neck (3), shaped tubularly and arranged to cooperate substantially sealed with the neck (3).
4. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 3, caractérisé en ce que l' insert (6) comporte des pattes (13) élastiquement déformables engagées dans le réservoir (2) et en appui élastique contre une partie de conformation complémentaire de celui-ci.4. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, characterized in that the insert (6) comprises tabs (13) resiliently deformable engaged in the reservoir (2) and resilient support against a complementary conformation portion of this one.
5. Dispositif selon la revendication 4, caractérisé en ce que les moyens d'assemblage (7) comportent des reliefs (22, 23) respectifs complémentaires prévus respectivement sur la face interne de la paroi (21) du réservoir (2) et sur les pattes (13) de l ' insert (6).5. Device according to claim 4, characterized in that the connecting means (7) comprise respective reliefs (22, 23) complementary respectively provided on the inner face of the wall (21) of the reservoir (2) and on the tabs (13) of the insert (6).
6. Dispositif selon l'une quelconque des revendications 1 à 5, caractérisé en ce que des moyens de blocage (12 ; 19, 20) sont prévus pour retenir la partie (8) déformable axialement en position rétractée dégageant l'œillère (5) .6. Device according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that locking means (12; 19, 20) are provided to retain the portion (8) axially deformable in the retracted position releasing the eye (5). .
7. Dispositif selon la revendication 6, caractérisé en ce que les moyens de blocage comprennent une nervure (12 ; 19) en saillie radiale supportée par ladite partie (11) terminale de l' insert (6) et propre à prendre appui sur le bord du col (3) une fois la partie (8) déformable axialement rétractée. 7. Device according to claim 6, characterized in that the locking means comprise a rib (12; 19) radially projecting supported by said end portion (11) of the insert (6) and adapted to bear on the edge neck (3) once the portion (8) deformable axially retracted.
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