Patent ID: 6398277
Filing Date: 2002-06-04
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A contact lens insertion device comprising:a syringe including a barrel and a piston slidably disposed within said barrel to alternately draw fluid within said barrel and evacuate fluid from said barrel; said fluid is selected from the group consisting of water, a saline solution, a balanced salt solution, and a gel; a cup attached to said syringe, said cup including a concave surface adapted to receive a contact lens therein, a contact lens being retained within said cup by surface tension created by said fluid; and said cup further including a chamber in fluid communication with said barrel, said concave surface of said cup including a plurality of apertures in fluid communication with said chamber, such that upon actuation of said piston to evacuate fluid from said barrel of said syringe, fluid is expelled from said plurality of apertures to overcome the surface tension retaining a contact lens on said concave surface and thereby eject a contact lens disposed on said concave surface of said cup.