Patent ID: 11930902
Assignee: ALCON INC.
Field: Other consumer goods (Other fields)
Classification: CPC A  B  G | IPC A  B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method of identifying an absence of the contact fitting lenses of a given type from a plurality of contact fitting lenses of different types, the method comprising:
obtaining a stocked fitting set assembly comprising a case for supplying to an eye care professional, the assembly to accommodate at least one lens package of each of the different types of contact fitting lenses at a corresponding known compartment locations of the case;, wherein the at least one lens package of the given type of contact fitting lenses in the corresponding known compartment location is employed for retaining a visual indicator, which is a hinged drop-down door, out of view within the corresponding known compartment prior to an automatic display thereof;
depleting from the corresponding known compartment location the lens packages of the given type of contact fitting lenses;
automatically swing downward to display the hinged drop-down door at the corresponding known compartment location emptied of all lens packages of the given type of contact fitting lenses due to the depleting, to provide an indication of the absence of the given type of contact fitting lenses, wherein displaying the drop-down door exposes the drop-down door at a front of the corresponding compartment location; and
recording an image of a front of the assembly, the image including visual evidence of all compartment locations with lens packages of the different types of contact fitting lenses thereat and all compartment locations with the displayed drop-down door reflective of the absence of all lens packages of contact fitting lenses of the respective given type thereat.