Contact lens package with draining port

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12458121-B2
Application number	US-202418775909-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 17, 2024
Priority date	Sep 27, 2022
Publication date	Nov 4, 2025
Grant date	Nov 4, 2025

Abstract

A contact lens package includes a base having a proximal end and a distal end, a solution well between the proximal end and the distal end, a contact lens support in the solution well, a top opening between the proximal end and the distal end and over the contact lens support, and a via through a wall of the base adjacent the well, the via providing a fluid exit for solution within well. A removable lid overlying the top opening may be removably affixed over the top opening such that a user may remove the lid to access the contact lens. Using this package, fluid can be drained away from the contact lens in the package before removal from the package by a user, thus providing good adhesion between a user's finger or applicator and the lens over prior packaging.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . A method of accessing a contact lens in a contact lens package comprising a base having a proximal end and a distal end, a solution well between the proximal end and the distal end, a contact lens support in the solution well, a contact lens held via the contact lens support, packaging solution in the well, a top opening between the proximal end and the distal end and over the contact lens support; a fluid port through a wall of the base adjacent the well, and a movable cover blocking the fluid port, the method comprising:
removing the movable cover to open the fluid port; tipping the contact lens package to cause the solution to exit the well through the opened fluid port, and accessing the contact lens held by the contact lens support.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the contact lens package further comprises a removable lid over the top opening.

3 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising removing the removable lid after tipping the contact lens package.

4 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising removing the removable lid before tipping the contact lens package.

5 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the movable cover is affixed to the removable lid.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the movable cover is integral to the removable lid.

7 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the wall is an end wall and the movable cover is a flap extending along the end wall to cover the fluid port.

8 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the movable cover extends from the removable lid and is frangibly connected to the removable lid.

9 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the movable cover is separate from the removable lid.

10 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the movable cover is a flap extending from the removable lid over the wall of the base to cover the fluid port to block fluid exit of solution within the solution well until the removable lid is removed.

11 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the movable cover is a flap extending from the removable lid over the wall of the base to cover the fluid port to block fluid exit of solution within the solution well, wherein the flap is movable to unblock the fluid port without dislodging the removable lid over the top opening.

12 . The method of claim 11 , wherein the flap is frangibly connected to the removable lid for removal without dislodging the removable lid over the top opening.

13 . The method of claim 12 , wherein the frangible connection between the removable lid and the flap is provided by a perforation between the removable lid and the flap.

14 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the wall is one of a side wall, an end wall, or a bottom wall of the base.

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the contact lens support is concave with respect to a bottom of the well.

16 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the contact lens support is convex with respect to a bottom of the well.

17 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the well comprises a bottom wall of the base, an end wall at the distal end of the cavity, and a front wall between a proximal edge of the base and the contact lens support.

18 . The method of claim 17 , wherein the fluid port is proximate to an intersection between the end wall and the bottom wall of the base.

Assignees

• Johnson & Johnson Vision Care

Inventors

• Popwell Sam Jonathan
• Ward Daniel Graham
• Sams Stephen
• Akram Ismail

Classifications

• B65D2585/545

  Contact lenses · CPC title

• A45C11/005 Primary

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

• B65D85/54 Primary

  for articles of special shape not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• B65D75/326 Primary

  and forming one compartment · CPC title