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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 2007
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2004
Julia A. Clifford, Arlington, TX (US);
William E. Mccune, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Robert W. Ashlin, Jr., Holly Lake Ranch, TX (US);
David W. Lennox, Saegertown, PA (US);
Julia A. Clifford, Arlington, TX (US);
William E. McCune, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Robert W. Ashlin, Jr., Holly Lake Ranch, TX (US);
David W. Lennox, Saegertown, PA (US);
Alcon, Inc., Hunenberg, CH;
Abstract
A dispensing device for fluid medicine includes a housing having an opening leading to an interior and a plastic dropper bottle at least partially disposed in the interior through the opening. The bottle has a container holding fluid medicine to be dispensed and a nozzle with an aperture in fluid communication with the container. The device may include a tilt switch, a closure switch, and other electronics that improve patient compliance.