Eye dropper positioning and guiding apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9345617-B2
Application number	US-201414571676-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 16, 2014
Priority date	Sep 25, 2014
Publication date	May 24, 2016
Grant date	May 24, 2016

Abstract

The eye dropper positioning and guiding apparatus includes a resilient guiding device having a selectively compressible member having a first opening adapted to receive an eye drop applicator and a second opening adapted to position an eye within an area of the second opening to receive a fluid from the eye drop applicator. The selectively compressible member is adapted for selective linear and nonlinear movement in relation to the eye positioned within the area of the second opening. The eye dropper positioning and guiding apparatus can also include a support base and a resilient guiding device including a selectively expandable member having a plurality of concentric loops having an outermost loop and an innermost loop, adapted for selective linear and nonlinear movement, or a support base and a resilient guiding device including a plurality of concentric, interconnected rings adapted for selective linear and nonlinear movement in relation to an eye.

First claim

We claim:

1. An eye dropper positioning and guiding apparatus, consisting of:
a resilient guiding device, the resilient guiding device consisting of a plurality of concentrically spaced apart ring members, wherein each ring member is resiliently biased to an adjacent ring member by a plurality of circumferentially spaced spring members thereby defining a selectively compressible member having a first opening adapted to receive an eye drop applicator, wherein the first opening is defined solely by one of the plurality of ring members and a second opening adapted to position an eye within an area of the second opening to receive a fluid from the eye drop applicator, wherein the second opening is defined solely by another of the ring members; and
a supporting base supporting and being positioned in conjunction with the resilient guiding device, the supporting base being adapted to be positioned over at least a portion of an area of a face proximate to the eye,
wherein the selectively compressible member is adapted for one or more of selective linear and nonlinear movement to selectively adjust a height and a position of the eye drop applicator in relation to the eye positioned within the area of the second opening to selectively movably position the eye drop applicator in a position in relation to the eye to dispense a fluid from the eye drop applicator into a corresponding portion of the eye.

2. An eye dropper positioning and guiding apparatus, comprising:
a resilient guiding device adapted for one or more of selective linear and nonlinear movement to selectively adjust a height and a position of an eye drop applicator in relation to an eye including a selectively expandable member having a plurality of concentric loops having an outermost loop and an innermost loop, the innermost loop having an opening adapted to receive the eye drop applicator;
a supporting base positioned in conjunction with the resilient guiding device to support the resilient guiding device, the supporting base being adapted to be positioned over at least a portion of an area of a face proximate to the eye; and
at least one safety lock comprising at least one connecting member, the at least one connecting member being connected to one or more loops including the innermost loop of the resilient guiding device.

3. An eye dropper positioning and guiding apparatus, comprising:
a resilient guiding device including a plurality of concentric, interconnected rings adapted for one or more of selective linear and nonlinear movement to selectively adjust a height and a position of an eye drop applicator in relation to an eye including an innermost ring having an opening adapted to receive the eye drop applicator and an outermost ring; and
a supporting base positioned in conjunction with the resilient guiding device to support the resilient guiding device, the supporting base being adapted to be positioned over at least a portion of an area of a face proximate to the eye, wherein the supporting base comprises:
a plurality of vertical support members coupled to the outermost ring of the resilient guiding device,
wherein the outermost ring forms a portion of the supporting base and the plurality of vertical support members are adapted to support the resilient guiding device and to selectively position the resilient guiding device in corresponding relation to a portion of the eye.

4. The eye dropper positioning and guiding apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the resilient guiding device further comprises:
one or more resilient members respectively connecting the innermost ring and at least one other ring of the plurality of concentric, interconnected rings,
wherein the one or more resilient members are adapted for one or more of the selective linear and nonlinear movement of the resilient guiding device to selectively position the resilient guiding device in corresponding relation to a portion of the eye.

5. The eye dropper positioning and guiding apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising: at least one safety lock comprising at least one connecting member, the at least one connecting member being connected to one or more rings including the innermost ring of the resilient guiding device.

Assignees

• Univ King Saud

Inventors

• Alam Mohd Aftab
• Al-Jenoobi Fahad Ibrahim
• Al-Mohizea Abdullah M

Classifications

• F16F2234/06

  plane or flat · CPC title

• B65D47/18

  for discharging drops; Droppers (droppers in general B01L3/00; {pipettes connected to container closures B01L3/0282}) · CPC title

• A61M2210/0612

  Eyes · CPC title

• A61M35/003

  Portable hand-held applicators having means for dispensing or spreading integral media (hand-held massage devices with liquid delivery A61H7/003) · CPC title

• A61M11/008

  by squeezing, e.g. using a flexible bottle or a bulb · CPC title