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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 1978
Filed:
Oct. 12, 1976
Applicant:
Inventors:
Edgar A Rainin, Concord, CA (US);
Joseph F Pimentel, Antioch, CA (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
294 / ; 294 / ;
Abstract
A device for placing and removing of a soft contact lens from the eye utilizing a tip for presenting one side of a soft contact lens in a shape configuration to allow placement on the eye. The tip holds the soft contact lens against the pull of gravity, but releases the lens when the other side of the lens contacts the eye, producing a surface tension. A handle connects to the tip permitting the hand to manipulate the tip and the lens thereupon.