Patent ID: 6193806
Filing Date: 2001-02-27
Classification: A45C,A61L,B08B,G02C,Y10S

Abstract:
An apparatus for cleaning soft contact lenses while the soft contact lenses are placed in their customary liquid solution in a conventional contact lens storage case, comprising:a) a housing;b) a chamber within said housing, said chamber containing the contact lens storage case, the contact lens storage case containing the liquid solution and the contact lenses therein;c) a cover for said chamber for containing the contact lenses storage case within said chamber;d) an impact transmission plate for placement thereon of the contact lens storage case containing the contact lenses;e) said impact transmission plate forming the bottom of said chamber;f) means for transmitting an impulse to said impact transmission plate, said impulse being short and of high force; and,g) the contact lenses being substantially cleaned by said transmitted impulse.