Contact lens packages having an absorbent member
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- HK · HK
- Patent Type
- Applications
- Current Assignee / Owner
- JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE INC
- Filing Date
- 2026-04-22
- Publication Date
- 2026-07-17
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Abstract
Description
IRN: 538580 Title: Contact Lens Package with Absorbent Member Abstract: This invention relates to an improved contact lens package. The contact lens package (100) includes a cavity (122) for receiving a contact lens (160), a packaging solution (170), and an absorbent member (180). The absorbent member is configured to transition between an expanded state and a compressed state, and is in the compressed state when the package is unopened.
Claims
WHAT IS CLAIMED IS:
1. A contact lens package comprising: a cavity that houses a contact lens, packaging solution, and an absorbent member, wherein the absorbent member is configured for transitioning between an expanded state and a compressed state, and wherein the absorbent member is in the compressed state when the package is in an unopened state.
2. The contact lens package of claim 1, wherein the absorbent member is configured for transitioning from the compressed state toward the expanded state when the package is transitioned from the unopened state to an opened state.
3. The contact lens package of claim 1, wherein the absorbent member is configured for absorbing at least a portion, or a majority, of the packaging solution when the absorbent member transitions from the compressed state toward the expanded state.
4. The contact lens package of claim 1, wherein the absorbent member is configured for absorbing at least a portion, or a majority, of the packaging solution when the package is transitioned from the unopened state to an opened state.
5. The contact lens package of claim 1, wherein the absorbent member is biased toward the expanded state.
6. The contact lens package of claim 1, wherein the absorbent member is disposed adjacent the contact lens.
7. The contact lens package of claim 1, wherein the absorbent member comprises a sponge.
8. The contact lens package of claim 1, further comprising a base and a lid connected to the base, wherein the cavity is formed between the base and the lid.
9. The contact lens package of claim 1, further comprising a base and a lid connected to the base, wherein the lid is sealed to the base along a perimeter of the cavity when the package is in the unopened state, and wherein the seal between the lid and the base is at least partially broken when the package is in an opened state.
10. The contact lens package of claim 1, further comprising a base and a lid connected to the base, wherein the lid extends over and covers the contact lens and / or the absorbent member when the package is in the unopened state, and wherein the lid does not cover the contact lens and / or the absorbent member when the package is in an opened state.
11. The contact lens package of claim 1, further comprising a base and a lid connected to the base, wherein the lid extends over and covers the absorbent member when the package is in theunopened state, and wherein the lid extends at least partially over the absorbent member when the package is in an opened state.
12. The contact lens package of claim 1, further comprising a base and a lid connected to the base, wherein the contact lens is disposed within the cavity such that a convex surface of the contact lens faces the lid when the package is in the unopened state.
13. The contact lens package of claim 1, further comprising a base and a lid connected to the base, wherein the contact lens is disposed within the cavity such that a convex surface of the contact lens is exposed and accessible to a user when the package is in an opened state.
14. The contact lens package of claim 1, further comprising a base and a lid connected to the base, wherein the contact lens is disposed within the cavity such that a concave surface of the contact lens faces the base when the package is in the unopened state.
15. The contact lens package of claim 1, further comprising a base and a lid connected to the base, wherein the absorbent member is connected to the base.
16. The contact lens package of claim 1, further comprising a base and a lid connected to the base, wherein the absorbent member is connected to the lid.
17. The contact lens package of claim 1, further comprising a base and a lid connected to the base, wherein the base comprises a lens support that supports the contact lens within the cavity.
18. The contact lens package of claim 1, further comprising a base, a lid connected to the base, and a lens support, wherein a surface of the lens support engages a concave surface of the contact lens.
19. The contact lens package of claim 1, further comprising a base, a lid connected to the base, and a lens support, wherein the lens support comprises an internal surface having a convex shape, and wherein the internal surface of the lens support defines a portion of the cavity.
20. The contact lens package of claim 1, further comprising a base, a lid connected to the base, and a lens support, wherein the lens support comprises an internal surface having a convex shape, and wherein the lens support further comprises an external surface disposed opposite the internal surface of the lens support and having a concave shape.
21. The contact lens package of claim 20, wherein the concave shape of the external surface of the lens support is configured for receiving a convex portion of an adjacent package therein, thereby facilitating stacking of a plurality of the packages in a nested manner.
22. The contact lens package of claim 1, further comprising a base, a lid connected to the base, and a lens support, wherein the lid extends over and covers the lens support when thepackage is in the unopened state, and wherein the lid does not cover the lens support when the package is in an opened state.
23. The contact lens package of claim 1, further comprising a base, a lid connected to the base, and a lens support, wherein the base further comprises an absorbent-member support that supports an absorbent member within the cavity.
24. The contact lens package of claim 1, further comprising a base, a lid connected to the base, and a lens support, wherein the base further comprises an absorbent-member support that supports an absorbent member within the cavity, and wherein the absorbent-member support comprises an internal surface having a planar shape.
25. The contact lens package of claim 24, wherein the absorbent-member support further comprises an external surface disposed opposite the internal surface of the absorbent-member support and having a planar shape.
26. The contact lens package of claim 24, wherein the absorbent member is connected to the absorbent-member support.
27. The contact lens package of claim 24, wherein the lid extends over and covers the absorbent-member support when the package is in the unopened state, and wherein the lid doesnot cover, or only partially covers, the absorbent-member support when the package is in an opened state.
28. The contact lens package of claim 24, wherein the absorbent-member support is disposed adjacent the lens support.
29. The contact lens package of claim 24, wherein the lens support extends above the absorbent-member support and is configured for facilitating drainage of the packaging solution toward the absorbent member when the package is in an opened state.
30. The contact lens package of claim 1, further comprising a base and a lid connected to the base, wherein the base is rigid or flexible and the lid is flexible.
31. The contact lens package of claim 1, further comprising a base and a lid connected to the base, wherein the lid comprises a foil layer.