A packaged contact lens

Contact lens packages are provided and each includes a base member having a cavity and a sealing member coupled to the base member. An unworn contact lens is provided in a packaging solution within the sealed cavity. The base member is a thermoplastic or other recyclable material. The base member in...

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Main Authors Javier E Alayón Rivera, José A Burgos Cruz, Lucas Sievens Figueroa, Jesús Javier Rivera Vélez
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 07.06.2023
Subjects
ACCESSORIES, CLOSURES, OR FITTINGS THEREFOR
CONTAINERS FOR STORAGE OR TRANSPORT OF ARTICLES OR MATERIALS,e.g. BAGS, BARRELS, BOTTLES, BOXES, CANS, CARTONS, CRATES,DRUMS, JARS, TANKS, HOPPERS, FORWARDING CONTAINERS
CONVEYING
HAND CARRIED BAGS
HAND OR TRAVELLING ARTICLES
HANDLING THIN OR FILAMENTARY MATERIAL
HUMAN NECESSITIES
LUGGAGE
PACKAGES
PACKAGING ELEMENTS
PACKING
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PURSES
STORING
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:Contact lens packages are provided and each includes a base member having a cavity and a sealing member coupled to the base member. An unworn contact lens is provided in a packaging solution within the sealed cavity. The base member is a thermoplastic or other recyclable material. The base member includes at least one connecting member that can be an interlocking feature and/or a stackable feature. The connecting member is configured to connect to the connecting member of another base member, after the contact lenses are removed from the cavities. A recyclable thermoplastic contact lens assembly is also provided that includes empty contact lens package base members stacked and connected together. A method of manufacturing contact lens packages and a method to recycle used contact lens package base members, such as by curbside recycling, are also provided.
Bibliography:Application Number: GB20220008723