Lens care container

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11974642-B2
Application number	US-201917292368-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 8, 2019
Priority date	Nov 9, 2018
Publication date	May 7, 2024
Grant date	May 7, 2024

Abstract

A lens care container (1), in particular for contact lenses such as hard or soft contact lenses, comprises:a receptacle (2) for receiving a lens and a lens care liquid,a cap (3) configured to be attached to the receptacle (2) to close the receptacle (2),a sensor (5) configured to indicate an actual loading of the container (1) with germs or configured to indicate a pH value of the lens care liquid in the receptacle (2).The sensor (5) is arranged in the receptacle (2) when the cap (3) is attached to the receptacle (2).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. Lens care container ( 1 ) for contact lenses, the container ( 1 ) comprising:
a receptacle ( 2 ) for receiving a lens and a lens care liquid,
a cap ( 3 ) configured to be attached to the receptacle ( 2 ) to close the receptacle ( 2 ),
a sensor ( 5 ) configured to indicate an actual loading of the container ( 1 ) with germs or configured to indicate a pH value of the lens care liquid in the receptacle ( 2 ),

wherein the sensor ( 5 ) is arranged in the receptacle ( 2 ) when the cap ( 3 ) is attached to the receptacle ( 2 ),
a holder ( 4 ) attached to the lid ( 30 ) of the cap ( 3 ) and projecting downwardly from the lid ( 30 ), the holder ( 4 ) comprising two baskets ( 40 , 41 ) for accommodating and holding the lens, one in each basket, in the receptacle ( 2 ) when the cap ( 3 ) is screwed onto the receptacle ( 2 ),

wherein the sensor ( 5 ) is a printable bioelectronic sensor.

2. Lens care container according to claim 1 ,
wherein the receptacle ( 2 ) comprises
a bottom ( 20 )
a circumferentially running receptacle sidewall ( 21 ) extending upwardly from a radial outer end of the bottom ( 20 ) and having an upper end portion ( 210 ) that terminates in an upper rim ( 211 ) surrounding a top opening ( 212 ) of the receptacle ( 2 ),
an outer thread arranged in the upper portion ( 210 ) of the receptacle sidewall ( 21 ) on an outer surface thereof,

wherein the cap ( 3 ) comprises
a lid ( 30 )
a circumferentially running cap sidewall ( 31 ) extending downwardly from the lid ( 30 ),
an inner thread arranged on an inner wall of the cap sidewall ( 31 ),

wherein the outer and inner threads are configured to allow for screwing the cap ( 3 ) onto the receptacle ( 2 ) to close the top opening ( 212 ), thereby closing the container ( 1 ).

3. Lens care container according to claim 2 , wherein the sensor ( 5 ) is arranged on an inner wall of the bottom ( 20 ) of the receptacle ( 2 ).

4. Lens care container according to claim 2 , wherein the sensor ( 5 ) is arranged on an inner wall of the receptacle sidewall ( 21 ).

5. Lens care container according to claim 2 , wherein the sensor ( 5 ) is arranged on the holder ( 4 ).

Assignees

• Alcon Inc

Inventors

• Biel Roger
• Schwab Matthias
• Justynska-Reimann Justyna

Classifications

• A45C11/005 Primary

  Contact lens cases (A45C11/046 takes precedence) · CPC title

• A45C15/00

  Purses, bags, luggage or other receptacles covered by groups A45C1/00 - A45C11/00, combined with other {objects or} articles (A45C1/08, A45C3/14, {A45C11/321, A45C13/28} take precedence) · CPC title

• A61L12/086

  Container, accessories or devices therefor · CPC title

• A61L12/00

  Methods or apparatus for disinfecting or sterilising contact lenses; Accessories therefor · CPC title