US 11,723,800 B2
Eyedropper bottle holder
James F. Saviola, Olney, MD (US)
Filed by James F. Saviola, Olney, MD (US)
Filed on Apr. 7, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/224,311.
Application 17/224,311 is a continuation in part of application No. 16/546,589, filed on Aug. 21, 2019, granted, now 10,993,836.
Application 16/546,589 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/151,579, filed on May 11, 2016, granted, now 10,426,660, issued on Oct. 1, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2021/0220174 A1, Jul. 22, 2021
Int. Cl. A61F 9/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 9/0026 (2013.01) 4 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device for holding a single use or multiuse eyedropper bottle for administering ophthalmic drops from a dispensing tip of the eyedropper bottle to a user's eye, the device having a top and a bottom side comprising:
a) a rigid base portion;
b) a bridge attached to one end of the base portion, adapted for resting the device on the orbital ridge below the user's eye such that drops can be directly instilled to the eye of the user;
c) a bottle stop on the top side of the device adapted to position the eyedropper bottle such that the dispensing tip is positioned with the dispensing tip in spaced relationship and aligned beyond the edge of the bridge and above the user's eye when the device bridge is positioned on the orbital ridge below the user's eye wherein the bridge and bottle stop are designed together to instill drops directly in the eye without the bottle tip touching the eye; and
d) wherein the bottom side of the device is adapted to position two or more fingers, such that upon placing the two or more fingers in the adapted position, the bottle can be squeezed between the fingers in the adapted position and another finger on the top side of the device, or two fingers on the opposite hand can squeeze the bottle to dispense the contents of the bottle.