Patent ID: 6010488
Filing Date: 2000-01-04
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
A device for administering medication to an eye of a user from a nozzle attached to a medication container, the nozzle having a broad base part for attaching the nozzle to the medication container, a dispensing tip for dispensing the medication to the eye and a dispenser portion connecting the base part to the dispensing tip, the dispenser portion being narrower than the base part and having an axis aligned with the dispensing tip, the device comprising:an upper planar portion forming a major portion of said device, said upper planar portion having an opening extending through it and dimensioned to receive the dispenser portion of the nozzle such that the axis of the dispenser portion is generally perpendicular to said upper planar portion;means in said opening for frictionally engaging the dispenser portion; anda lower planar portion forming a minor portion of said device, said lower planar portion being connected to said upper portion at an angle thereto and at a position from said opening to allow it to engage a portion of the cheek of the user when the opening is positioned above the eye, so that movement of said device against the cheek and away from the eye causes the retracting of the lower eyelid of the user from the sclera of the eye while the opening is still positioned over the eye.