Patent ID: 8734408

Claim:
An eyedrop delivery system for use in conjunction with a quantity of eyedrop solution contained within a bottle of standard configuration having a bottle neck, a side wall, and a dispensing tip, the delivery system comprising: (a) a U-shaped member comprising a shaped band of resilient material, comprising a pair of resilient legs and a mid-section connecting the pair of resilient legs, the mid-section defining an aperture through the U-shaped member; (b) a collar positioned in conjunction with the mid-section defined aperture, the collar generally mateable with the bottle neck; (c) wherein each of the resilient legs comprise outwardly disposed J-shaped end sections; (d) wherein each of the J-shaped end sections comprise a soft rubber-like surface for contact with the user's skin; (e) a bottle housing; and (f) a battery powered, microprocessor controlled, motor and gear assembly, the motor and gear assembly further comprising a pusher cam positioned to press on the side wall of the bottle, and an electrical dispense button located through a wall of the housing wherein the user activates the motor and gear assembly by pushing the dispense button, and wherein the pusher cam returns to an original start position when the user releases the dispense button; wherein the bottle of standard configuration is inserted into the collar so as to position the dispensing tip of the bottle centrally between the pair of resilient legs and the user squeezes the resilient legs together, places the soft rubber-like surfaces of the J-shaped leg end sections against the upper and lower ridges of the user's orbital eye socket and then releases the legs thereby causing the user's upper and lower eyelids to be spread apart from each other and remain spread during eye drop dispensing.