Patent ID: 8211237
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: A61L,B08B

Abstract:
1. A method of providing for cleaning of contact lenses, comprising: Providing a liquid-tight contact lens case configured for daily contact wearing use including lens storage and for carriage about the person of a contact lens wearer; providing a contact lens; providing a contact lens solution; providing a sonicator; placing the contact lens and said contact lens solution in said contact lens case; closing said contact lens case, further comprising the step of providing a liquid-tight seal isolating said lens and said solution within said case; placing the closed contact lens case in the sonicator; activating the sonicator for sufficient time to clean the lens within said liquid-tight contact lens case; removing said contact lens case from the sonicator; whereby the lens can be cleaned in a contact lens case configured for daily wear use, enabling a single such case to be used for both daily wear and cleaning of the lens, and also enabling improved cleaning of the lens and liquid-tight contact lens case and preservation of attributes of the lens using said liquid-tight contact lens case and a contact lens solution within said case in an amount accommodated within said case.