Sterilization unit, contact lens
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- OBJECT TYPE
- N/A
- DATE
- 1988
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1991.0009.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Bausch & Lomb
- MODEL
- Unknown
- LOCATION
- Hong Kong, China
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 111224
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1-.2 HEAT RESISTANT PLASTIC;METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 7.2 cm
- Width
- 3.5 cm
- Height
- 3.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Medical Technology
- Category
- Assistive technologies
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Bausch Lomb
- Country
- China
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Hong Kong
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- C. 1988 - APRIL 1991
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
COMPACT STERILIZATION UNIT FOR DAILY CLEANING OF CONTACT LENSES. LENS WELLS ARE FILLED WITH FRESH SALINE SOLUTION, & LENSES HOUSED IN APPROPRIATE WELL. UNIT IS ACTIVATED BY PRESSING BLACK BUTTON-UNIT GRADUALLY HEATS SALINE TODESIRED TEMPERATURE & SLOWLY COOLS AFTERWARDS. CYCLE TAKES APPROX. 20 MINUTES TO COMPLETE. WHILE UNIT IS OPERATING THE INSET RED SENSOR TURNS BLACK..1 ALSO USED FOR LENS STORAGE. - Technical
-
EXAMPLE OF HIGHLY COMPACT & PORTABLE CONTACT LENS STERILIZATION UNIT, WIDELY AVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS. THIS METHOD OF STERILIZATIONPROVIDES ACCEPTABLE ALTERNATIVE TO DAILY CHEMICAL CLEANING OF CONTACT LENSES, AN IMPORTANT CONSIDERATION TO CONTACT LENS USERS WHO ARE SENSITIVE TO CHEMICALSOR COST OF CHEMICAL CLEANING. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 'BAUSCH & LOMB [TRIANGLE LOGO]' INCISED IN RIGHT WELL COVER; 'R' & 'L' INCISED ON COVERS/ LABEL ON BASE BEARS FOLLOWING INFO.: 'CAUTION. KEEP OUT OF REACH OF CHILDREN. DO/ NOT IMMERSE IN WATER. REFER TO PATIENT INSTRUC- TION BOOKLET FOR INSTRUCTIONS. [FRENCH TEXT]/ PATENTS PENDING/ 120V 50/60 HZ 8 WATTS CAT. NO. 52613/ MADE IN/ HONG KONG/ CERTIFIED ONLY TO C.E. CODE/ [FRENCH TEXT] [CSA LOGO]/ BAUSCH & LOMB [TRIANGLE LOGO] ROCHESTER, NY 14692'/ SN '111224' INCISED ABOVE LABEL/.2 'DE AP-3' & '1' [BACKWARDS] APPEAR IN RAISED PRINT ON CASING.
- Missing
- PLUG COVER
- Finish
- .1 OFF-WHITE PLASTIC CASE; SILVER METAL CONTACT PINS/.2 BLACK PEBBLE-TEXTURED PLASTIC HOUSING; SILVER METAL POSTS
- Decoration
- N/A
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