Kent John Raimondi

US Patent:

59415835, Aug 24, 1999

Filed:

Oct 5, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/166380

Inventors:

Kent Raimondi - Cardiff CA

International Classification:

A61F 900
A45C 1100

US Classification:

294 12

Abstract:

A contact lens insertion and manipulation assembly has a manipulation device, an insertion device, and an enclosure cap. The manipulation device includes a manipulator bulb made of a material to which the inside concave surface of the contact lens will lightly adhere. The manipulator device allows the user to remove the contact lens from the storage container without the user touching the contact lens. The manipulator bulb is shaped to support the contact lens in its proper shape, facilitating transfer of the lens to the insertion device. The insertion device includes a suction cup capable of removably engaging the outside convex surface of the contact lens and transferring the contact lens from the manipulator bulb to the user's eye. The insertion device and the manipulation device fit within the enclosure cap for compact and protected storage to prevent contamination. The assembly can then be used according to the described method of use to insert the contact lens into a user's eye without the user touching the contact lens with his fingers.