Having Means For Positioning Liquid Dispenser Relative To Eye Patents (Class 604/300)
  • Patent number: 4960407
    Abstract: An instrument for delivery of liquid eye drop solution into the eye of a patient for post-surgical and general treatment includes a squeeze-type dispenser bottle and a device for positioning the bottle for dispensing solution. The bottle has a body defining a volume for eye drop solution, the body having a neck and shoulder region and a base, and a nozzle disposed above the neck and shoulder region. The nozzle defines an orifice for delivery of solution from the volume. The device positions the nozzle relative to an eye of a patient to be treated, and includes a generally oval ring contoured to fit within the orbital or periorbital area of a patient's body and at least one post extending from the oval ring generally perpendicular to a plane of the oval ring, the post attached at the neck and shoulder region of the bottle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 2, 1990
    Inventor: Samuel M. Cope
  • Patent number: 4909801
    Abstract: A generally egg-shaped eyedrop dispenser, with a nozzle provided on top of a squeezable hollow body. On top of the hollow body about the nozzle is a bumper having a smooth, generally dome-shaped, top surface substantially surrounding the nozzle. Both the body and bumper having a generally round shape when viewed from the top. The bumper reduces the consumer's fear of inadvertently jabbing his eye with the nozzle while applying eyedrops to his eye from the inverted dispenser. The bumper also makes it easier to apply eyedrops by allowing the consumer to rest the bumper on the bridge of his nose or on his brow while dispensing the eyedrops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 20, 1990
    Assignee: Acorn Laboratories, Inc.
    Inventors: William J. Casey, Casey Paul
  • Patent number: 4908024
    Abstract: An ocular self-treatment apparatus and self-treatment method for simplifying and improving the ease of ocular self-treatment. The apparatus is formed of a frame to be worn by the patient. The frame supports one or two light deviation apparatus. These apparatus deviate the visual access of the patient. The frame also supports one or two dispensers of ocular treatment material. A patient rotates his eye upwards and the light deviation apparatus allows him to observe the lower ocular area. The patient can then evert his lower eyelid and apply ocular treatment material to the cul-de-suc of the conjunctiva.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 13, 1990
    Inventor: Daniel Py
  • Patent number: 4834727
    Abstract: An eye dropper dispenser bottle attachment for post-surgical and general use for preventing contact between a dispenser and surgical areas and insuring safe, accurate convenient placement of eye drops which comprises a generally oval ring contoured to fit the periorbital area, at least one post extending upwardly from the ring, a second ring mounted on the upper end of the post, the latter being discontinuous to define a bottle neck gripping opening for receiving and holding the neck of an inverted eye drop bottle. Adjacent parts of the discontinuous ring are resiliently mechanically separable to enlarge the opening for reception and removal of the bottle and to resiliently grip the bottle when released.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1989
    Inventor: Samuel M. Cope
  • Patent number: 4685906
    Abstract: Device for administering eye drops from an eye dropper bottle comprising a frame having a first ring member configured to fit around an eye of a person, and a second ring member for supporting the eye dropper bottle while drops are dispensed from the bottle into the eye. The frame includes at least two discrete connecting rods connected to the first and second ring members for maintaining the ring members in a fixed spaced-apart configuration with respect to each other. To reduce the risk of contaminating the drops, the device is configured so that there is no surface of the device which is contactable by drops entering the eye. A handle may be connected to the second ring member for facilitating handling of the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1987
    Inventor: William F. Murphy
  • Patent number: 4675924
    Abstract: An eye wash fountain device in which eye and face wash nozzles are attached to a unit which is separate from and removably attached to a sleeve or conduit on an adapter for attachment to water supply, said adapter being provided with a valve means to divert normal water flow to said sleeve or conduit and to said nozzles. The nozzles are provided with a special type of perforated disc which serves to modify and control the spray obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1987
    Inventors: Gary D. Allison, Michele Allison
  • Patent number: 4629456
    Abstract: A target ring for a conventional eye dropper bottle having an upper conical nozzle received in a neck portion of the bottle and having an central orifice extending through the nozzle to be in communication with the interior of the bottle; comprising a contrasting target ring applied to a portion of the nozzle wherein the contrasting ring is outwardly concentric to the orifice thereby positioning the orifice in the center of the target.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 1981
    Date of Patent: December 16, 1986
    Inventor: David L. Edwards
  • Patent number: 4605398
    Abstract: A dispensing device adapted to be attached to a container having a fluid-dispensing opening through which fluid is to be controllably dispensed into an eye of a user wherein the dispensing device includes an attaching member which is adapted to be operatively coupled to the exterior of the container and positioned with the fluid-dispensing opening extending in a predetermined direction therefrom and a support member including a first end which is operatively coupled to the attaching member and a second opposed end which is located in a predetermined direction and which extends beyond the fluid-dispensing opening wherein the second opposed end terminates in a curvilinear, blade-like everting member having an outer ribbed edge which is adapted to be positioned against the outer skin below the lower eyelid and over a portion of the bone structure defining the eye socket of a user wherein the outer ribbed edge is capable of being urged against the bone structure with the skin therebetween to urge the skin in a do
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 1984
    Date of Patent: August 12, 1986
    Inventor: Robert S. Herrick
  • Patent number: 4573982
    Abstract: This invention relates to an eyeglass frame mounted unit dose ophthalmic drug delivery device. A unit dose of ophthalmic medicament is provided by either a preloaded disposable microsyringe, preloaded disposable tip or manually loaded calibrated microsyringe rigidly mounted on a block which itself is slidably mounted to the eyeglass frame. The device allows for the insertion of ophthalmic medication into the inferior cul de sac of the eye.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1983
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1986
    Assignee: Merck & Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Alexander E. Forbes, John L. Haslam
  • Patent number: 4543096
    Abstract: An eyedrop dispenser is disclosed which includes a plastic squeeze bottle having a dispensing nozzle at one end. A collar overfits the dispenser end of the bottle and carries a pair of cooperating, forwardly extending fingers for eyelid contacting purposes. The fingers terminate forwardly in respective eyelid contactors and one finger is pivotally movable relative to the other to spread the eyelid contactors during the eyedrop dispensing process. The movable finger includes an operator extension which engages the bottle sidewall when the eyelid contactors are separated to squeeze the bottle and dispense the eyedrops.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1983
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1985
    Inventor: Thomas Keene
  • Patent number: 4515295
    Abstract: A device for illuminating an area immediate to the dispensing orifice of a compressible eye drop dispenser. A miniature light source is held in a fixed, predetermined relationship with respect to the dispenser and provides a collimated beam of light which projects onto, and illuminates, the dispensing orifice.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 1983
    Date of Patent: May 7, 1985
    Assignee: St. Luke's Hospital
    Inventor: Delford O. Dougherty
  • Patent number: 4468103
    Abstract: A frame and sterile sleeve and eyedropper combination in kit form for therapeutic self-administration of medication to the eyes and comprised of an eyeglass frame with omni positionable guides slidable through lens openings and with bores therethrough for the reception of sterile sleeves and with guide-adjustment-lock means for the selective positioning of said guides, the sleeves being expendible tubular elements adapted to receive and position the eyedropper, and the guides having a peripheral target focused upon by the eye to expose a portion of the conjunctiva.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1984
    Inventor: Milton Meckler