Patent ID: 11925577
Assignee: BAUSCH + LOMB IRELAND LIMITED
Field: Chemical engineering (Chemistry)
Classification: CPC A  B  G | IPC A  B  G

Claim 0:
1. Apparatus for delivering a liquid to an eye of a patient, the apparatus comprising:
a) a reservoir configured to contain the liquid;
b) a liquid dispenser in liquid communication with the reservoir, the liquid dispenser having (a) a flexible aperture through which fluid from the reservoir can be dispensed, (b) a pin member for engagement with the flexible aperture to seal the flexible aperture; and
c) an actuator designed to induce vibrations in the liquid dispenser to generate fluid momentum in the liquid contained within the liquid dispenser such that the liquid i) deforms the flexible aperture to disengage the pin member from the flexible aperture; and ii) ejects the liquid through the flexible aperture.