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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2018
Novartis Ag, Basel, CH;
Michael Stutz, Kleinwallstadt, DE;
Thomas Leibold, Seligenstadt, DE;
Jennifer Schmitt, Rodgau, DE;
Roger Biel, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Matthias Braun, Kleinwallstadt, DE;
Katrin Sylke Struckmeier, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Michael Frederick Waldern, Zurich, CH;
Daniel Wilhelm, Zurich, CH;
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Abstract
A carrier for carrying an ophthalmic lens comprises: a basket () comprising a basket wall defining a concave cavity for accommodating an ophthalmic lens (), the basket further comprising at least three recesses () arranged in the basket wall at different locations along the circumference of the basket (); anda retainer () comprising at least three retainer arms () arranged in a star-shaped configuration corresponding to the arrangement of the recesses () along the circumference of the basket ().In an assembled state each retainer arm () of the retainer () engages with a corresponding one of the recesses () in the basket wall of the basket () to retain the ophthalmic lens () in the cavity.