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US4685906A
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Eye-drops application device
Assignee: MURPHY WILLIAM FRANKLIN JR
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Filing: 1986-03-31
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Granted: 1987-08-11
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Expires: 2006-03-31
Abstract
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.
Inventors
- 👤 William F. Murphy
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 18:16
CPC Classifications
A; A61; A61F; A61F9/00; A61F9/0008; A61F9/0026
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
270 words
A device for administering eyedrops from an eyedropper dispenser, said device comprising a frame including: a first annular closed ring member means configured to fit around the orbit of an eye of a user for supporting and adjusting the angle of inclination of the frame in the socket of the eye to achieve a desired angle about the eye out of the vertical for dispensing eyedrops into the eye when the user's head is in a tilted-back position other than a prone position, said first ring member means being disposed in a first plane; a second annular closed ring member means for supporting an eyedropper dispenser while drops are dispensed into said eye, said second ring member means allowing variable angular adjustment of said dispenser when the user's head is in other than a horizontal back-prone position, said second ring member means being disposed in a second plane, said second plane being disposed at an acute angle with respect to said first plane, such that said first and second ring members are in a spaced-apart angularly inclined configuration with respect to each other; a rigid handle member means connected to and extending from said first ring member means, said handle member means extending in said first plane of said first ring member means, for allowing a user to adjust said first ring member means in the socket of the eye to achieve said desired angle about the eye; and at least two discrete rod connecting members connected to said first and second ring member means for maintaining said first and second ring member means in said spaced-apart angularly inclined configuration.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
270 words
A device for administering eyedrops from an eyedropper dispenser, said device comprising a frame including: a first annular closed ring member means configured to fit around the orbit of an eye of a user for supporting and adjusting the angle of inclination of the frame in the socket of the eye to achieve a desired angle about the eye out of the vertical for dispensing eyedrops into the eye when the user's head is in a tilted-back position other than a prone position, said first ring member means being disposed in a first plane; a second annular closed ring member means for supporting an eyedropper dispenser while drops are dispensed into said eye, said second ring member means allowing variable angular adjustment of said dispenser when the user's head is in other than a horizontal back-prone position, said second ring member means being disposed in a second plane, said second plane being disposed at an acute angle with respect to said first plane, such that said first and second ring members are in a spaced-apart angularly inclined configuration with respect to each other; a rigid handle member means connected to and extending from said first ring member means, said handle member means extending in said first plane of said first ring member means, for allowing a user to adjust said first ring member means in the socket of the eye to achieve said desired angle about the eye; and at least two discrete rod connecting members connected to said first and second ring member means for maintaining said first and second ring member means in said spaced-apart angularly inclined configuration.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said first ring member means has a shape approximately that of an ellipse for fitting comfortably around the orbit of the eye of the user.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device according to claim 2, wherein said ellipse has a major axis of about 11/2 inches and a minor of about 1 5/16 inches.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
30 words
A device according to claim 2, wherein said first ring member means has a generally non-planar elliptical configuration which conforms approximately to the orbit of the eye of the user.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said second ring member means has a shape approximately that of a circle.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device according to claim 5, wherein said circle has a diameter of about 3/4 of an inch.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
18 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said acute angle is of the order of 25° to 40°.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
13 words
A device according to claim 7, wherein said acute angle is about 30°.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
25 words
A device according to claim 1, wherein said device includes three discrete rod connecting members equicircumferentially spaced between said first and second ring member means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
33 words
A device according to claim 9, wherein two of said discrete rod connecting members are about 11/4 inches in length, and the third discrete rod connecting member is about 13/4 inches in length.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
11 words
A device according to claim 1, which is fabricated from metal.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
14 words
A device according to claim 1, which is fabricated from a heat-resistant plastic material.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1994-08-10 | 1995-02-09 | 1995-08-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1998-08-10 | 1999-02-09 | 1999-08-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |