CPC B65D 81/22 (2013.01) [A61F 9/0061 (2013.01); B65D 77/2024 (2013.01); B65D 85/38 (2013.01); B65D 2585/545 (2013.01)] | 35 Claims |
1. A contact lens package, comprising:
a container having a reservoir that houses a contact lens and packaging solution; and
a plug, a portion of the plug sized to be received in the container, the plug having an interior-facing surface and an exterior-facing surface;
such that, when the plug is received in the container, the contact lens and the packaging solution are held in a portion of the reservoir between the container and the plug; and
further comprising a surface film layer on the interior-facing surface to cause surface tension between the contact lens and the interior-facing surface.
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29. A method of applying a contact lens to a wearer's eye, the contact lens stored in a package comprising a container having a reservoir and a plug in the container, the plug having an interior-facing surface and an exterior-facing surface; such that, when the plug is received in the container, the contact lens and the packaging solution is held in a portion of the reservoir between the container and the plug, the method comprising:
removing the plug from the container, the contact lens adhering to the interior-facing surface of the plug via surface tension and in an orientation ready for insertion in the wearer's eye; and
applying the contact lens to the wearer's eye;
wherein the plug further comprises a surface film layer on the interior-facing surface to cause surface tension between the contact lens and the interior-facing surface.
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34. A method of packaging a contact lens, comprising:
providing packaging solution in a container;
providing a contact lens in a convex up orientation in the container; and
inserting a plug having a concave face over the contact lens such that the concave face of the plug is adjacent to the contact lens;
wherein the plug comprises an interior-facing surface and an exterior-facing surface, and a surface film layer on the interior-facing surface to cause surface tension between the contact lens and the interior-facing surface.
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