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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2010
Roger Biel, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Günter Lässig, Obernburg, DE;
Michael Wolf, Darmstadt, DE;
Fabian Kern, Amorbach, DE;
Roger Biel, Aschaffenburg, DE;
Günter Lässig, Obernburg, DE;
Michael Wolf, Darmstadt, DE;
Fabian Kern, Amorbach, DE;
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Abstract
A gripper () for a contact lens (CL) includes a gripper head () having a bearing surface (), the bearing surface () having at least one opening () through which underpressure can be applied in order to suck the contact lens (CL) against the bearing surface () and through which overpressure can be applied in order to release the contact lens (CL) from the bearing surface (). The gripper further includes a detection opening () in the bearing surface () through which a separate underpressure can be applied.