WO2025068829 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING AN OPHTHALMIC LENS AT A TRANSFER STATION OF A LENS INSPECTION MODULE
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Publication Number
WO/2025/068829
Publication Date
03.04.2025
International Application No.
PCT/IB2024/059109
International Filing Date
19.09.2024
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METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR HANDLING AN OPHTHALMIC LENS AT A TRANSFER STATION OF A LENS INSPECTION MODULE
[French]
PROCÉDÉ ET APPAREIL DE MANIPULATION D'UNE LENTILLE OPHTALMIQUE AU NIVEAU D'UNE STATION DE TRANSFERT D'UN MODULE D'INSPECTION DE LENTILLE
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ALCON INC.
Inventors
ROSTEK, Ulrike
BRINCKMANN, Felix
EBERLE, Timo
PAULUS, Daniel
Priority Data
63/585,388
26.09.2023
US
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Abstract[English]
In a method of handling an ophthalmic lens contained in an inspection cuvette and immersed in an inspection liquid the lens is arranged at an actual position relative to a concave inner surface of a bottom glass of the inspection cuvette; The method comprises the steps of: - positioning the inspection cuvette in a handling position without pivoting the inspection cuvette; - through the viewing glass obtaining an image of the lens; - from the obtained image determining a deviation of the actual position of the lens from a set transfer position; - comparing the deviation with a predetermined maximum deviation; - determining that the lens is arranged at a proper transfer position when the deviation is less than the maximum deviation, - in case of the proper transfer position, transferring the lens from the inspection cuvette to the primary packaging container.[French]
Dans un procédé de manipulation d'une lentille ophtalmique contenue dans une cuvette d'inspection et immergée dans un liquide d'inspection, la lentille est agencée à une position réelle par rapport à une surface interne concave d'un verre inférieur de la cuvette d'inspection ; le procédé comprenant les étapes consistant à : - positionner la cuvette d'inspection dans une position de manipulation sans faire pivoter la cuvette d'inspection ; - par le biais du verre de visualisation, obtenir une image de la lentille ; - à partir de l'image obtenue, déterminer un écart de la position réelle de la lentille par rapport à une position de transfert définie ; - comparer l'écart avec un écart maximal prédéterminé ; - déterminer que la lentille est agencée à une position de transfert appropriée lorsque l'écart est inférieur à l'écart maximal ; et - en cas de position de transfert appropriée, transférer la lentille de la cuvette d'inspection au contenant d'emballage primaire.