Eye Drop Applicator

• US 20170056241A1
• Filed: 08/23/2016
• Published: 03/02/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 08/24/2015
• Status: Active Application

• Current Assignee: Magic Touch Eye, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Magic Touch Eye, Inc.
• Inventors: Shulman, Julius
• Granted Patent: US 10,265,214 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 9/0008 Introducing ophthalmic products into the ocular cavity or retaining products therein putting in contact lenses A61F9/0061; introducing or retaining media in cavities of the body in general A61M31/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61F 9/0061 Devices for putting-in contact lenses
• CPC Class Codes: A61M 35/003 Portable hand-held applicators having means for dispensing or spreading integral media hand-held massage devices with liquid delivery A61H7/003

Abstract

An eye drop applicator includes a main body with a lower portion and an upper portion having a cavity configured to retain a predetermined amount of medication. The lower portion may include an opening configured to snuggly receive a user'"'"'s finger and/or a top of a medication bottle. The eye drop applicator may also include a removable cap configured to attach to the upper portion of the main body to cover the cavity.

Claims

1. An eye drop applicator comprising:

a main body comprising;

(1) a lower portion with an opening configured to receive a user'"'"'s finger, wherein the opening comprises a variable diameter that changes along a height of the main body; and

(2) an upper portion, wherein the upper portion comprises a cavity configured to retain a predetermined amount of medication; and

a removable cap configured to cover the cavity.

2. The eye drop applicator of claim 1, wherein the medication is liquid eye medication.

3. The eye drop applicator of claim 1, wherein the predetermined amount is approximately 1-2 drops.

4. The eye drop applicator of claim 1, wherein the cavity is configured to retain the medication using surface tension.

5. The eye drop applicator of claim 1, wherein the opening comprises a maximum diameter adjacent a lower edge of the main body.

6. The eye drop applicator of claim 1, wherein the opening comprises a portion with a constant diameter along a section of the height of the main body such that an inner surface of the opening forms a cylindrical shape.

7. The eye drop applicator of claim 1, wherein the opening comprises a portion with a decreasing diameter along a section of the height of the main body such that an inner surface of the opening curves and forms a concave shape along the portion.

8. The eye drop applicator of claim 1, wherein the opening comprises at least one portion with a linearly decreasing diameter along a section of the height of the main body such that an inner surface of the opening includes a straight taper along the at least one portion.

9. The eye drop applicator of claim 1, wherein the opening comprises a decreasing diameter along a section of the height of the main body such that an inner surface of the opening curves and forms a convex shape.

10. The eye drop applicator of claim 8, wherein the at least one portion comprises two portions with a linearly decreasing diameter.

11. The eye drop applicator of claim 1, wherein the opening comprises a top portion that is dome shaped.

12. The eye drop applicator of claim 1, wherein the main body comprises an engagement member configured to engage with one or more features of the removable cap to secure the removable cap.

13. The eye drop applicator of claim 12, wherein the engagement member comprises an annular protrusion and the one or more features comprises a channel.

14. An eye drop applicator comprising:

a main body comprising a cavity configured to retain a predetermined amount of medication and an opening configured to receive a user'"'"'s finger; and

a removable cap configured to cover the cavity, wherein;

the opening comprises a diameter that decreases along a height of the main body toward a top of the main body.

15. The eye drop applicator of claim 14, wherein the cavity is configured to retain the medication using surface tension.

16. The eye drop applicator of claim 14, wherein the opening comprises a maximum diameter adjacent a lower edge of the main body.

17. The eye drop applicator of claim 14, wherein the opening comprises a portion with a constant diameter along a section of the height of the main body such that an inner surface of the opening forms a cylindrical shape.

18. The eye drop applicator of claim 14, wherein the opening comprises a portion with a decreasing diameter along a section of the height of the main body such that an inner surface of the opening curves and forms a concave shape along the portion.

19. The eye drop applicator of claim 14, wherein the opening comprises at least one portion with a linearly decreasing diameter along a section of the height of the main body such that an inner surface of the opening includes a straight taper along the at least one portion.

20. The eye drop applicator of claim 14, wherein the opening comprises a decreasing diameter along a section of the height of the main body such that an inner surface of the opening curves and forms a convex shape.

21. The eye drop applicator of claim 19, wherein the at least one portion comprises two portions with a linearly decreasing diameter.

22. The eye drop applicator of claim 14, wherein a top of the opening is dome shaped.

23. The eye drop applicator of claim 14, wherein the main body comprises an engagement member that engages with one or more features of the removable cap to secure the removable cap.

24. The eye drop applicator of claim 23, wherein the engagement member comprises an annular protrusion and the one or more features comprises a channel.