Patent ID: 9642744
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: A45C,A61F,B08B

Claim:
1. A contact lens storage and application device comprising: a body comprising a plurality of interlocking segments, the interlocking segments including (i) a disinfection segment, (ii) a handling mechanism/reservoir segment, (iii) a first lens storage container, and (iv) a second lens storage container, wherein each segment is removably connected to an adjacent segment or a cap; the disinfecting segment comprises a compartment housing a UV light source with the bottom portion configured to connect with a segment adjacent to the bottom portion and a top configured to connect with a segment adjacent to the top portion; the handling mechanism/reservoir segment comprises an outer wall forming a container having an open end configured to receive a cap and a closed end having an end wall configured to connect with an adjacent segment, within the container is a fluid reservoir having a fluid port extending to the exterior of the container to provide for movement of fluids in and out of the reservoir, a handling mechanism traverses the reservoir and is connected to the end wall and extends beyond the reservoir terminating in a lens delivery portion having a concave shape to complement and secure a lens, the handling portion has a central moveable rod that passes through the container end wall and is connected to a spring spacer and a button portion, the handling mechanism is configured such that pushing the button portion extends the central rod providing for the release of a lens during application and retraction of the rod provides for securing a lens during removal; the first lens storage segment comprises a first lens storage container having a convex lens support positioned in the bottom of the container with the base of the container configured to connect with a segment adjacent to the bottom portion and a top configured to connect with a segment adjacent to the top portion of the storage container; and the second lens storage segment comprises a second lens storage container having a convex lens support positioned in the bottom of the container with the base of the container configured to connect with a segment adjacent to the bottom portion and a top configured to connect with a segment adjacent to the top portion of the storage container.