Novartis Ag

Alcon, Inc.

Andrea Kopp

Katrin Sylke Struckmeier

Roger Biel

Michael Stutz

Jan Bernard

Roger Beil

A method of removing a liquid from a container () for accommodating an ophthalmic contact lens, in particular a soft contact lens, during transporting the container () from a liquid bath () to a subsequent processing station (), the method including the steps of:

Method and system for removing a liquid from a container for accommodating an ophthalmic lens

A container () for accommodating an ophthalmic lens during a lens treatment process has a longitudinal axis () and comprises as separate elements a containment element (), a mounting element (), and a retaining element (). The containment element () comprises a tubular section () and a bottom () arranged at a distal end of the tubular section (), the bottom () protruding convexly towards the outside at the distal end of the tubular section () and being provided with a number of apertures (), the tubular section () at a proximal end () thereof having a latch () protruding from the proximal end () of the tubular section () towards the mounting element (). The mounting element () comprises a sidewall () extending along the longitudinal axis () of the container (), the sidewall () being provided with recesses or orifices () which are in engagement with the latch () of the containment element (). The mounting element () further comprises an access opening () arranged at a proximal end of the mounting element () remote from the containment element (). The retaining element () is fixedly arranged in between the containment element () and the mounting element (), the retaining element () being configured to prevent the ophthalmic lens from being washed out of the containment element () and to permit access for a gripper through the access opening () of the mounting element () into the containment element () for insertion and removal of the ophthalmic lens.

Container for accommodating an ophthalmic lens during a lens treatment process

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Aschaffenburg, Germany

Andrea Kopp