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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 27, 1999
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Makoto Sugiura, Gifu, JP;
Assignee:
Tomey Technology Corp., , JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422 28 ; 206205 ; 2063161 ; 422292 ; 422294 ; 422300 ; 424409 ; 514839 ;
Abstract
A device for cleaning and disinfecting a contact lens, including a treating portion which is brought into contact with the contact lens, wherein at least the treating portion is formed of a water-absorbing solid soft material to which a disinfectant is fixed, and a method of disinfecting a contact lens comprising the steps of: preparing the device for disinfecting the contact lens; impregnating at least the treating portion of the device with a wetting agent; and contacting the contact lens with the treating portion such that a surface of the contact lens to be disinfected is brought into contact with and held by the treating portion.