| Patent application number | Description | Published |
| 20080273168 | ANTIMICROBIAL LENSES, PROCESSES TO PREPARE THEM AND METHODS OF THEIR USE - The present invention relates to contact lenses comprising at least one ionizable antimicrobial metal compound and a polymer formed from a reaction mixture comprising at least one hydrophobic component and hydrophilic components in a concentration to provide a hydrophilicity index of at least 42. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080275156 | WETTABLE HYDROGELS COMPRISING REACTIVE, HYDROPHILIC, POLYMERIC INTERNAL WETTING AGENTS - The present invention relates to wettable silicone hydrogels comprising the reaction product of at least one siloxane containing component and at least one reactive, hydrophilic polymeric internal wetting agent. The present invention further relates to silicone hydrogel contact lenses comprising at least one oxygen permeable component, and an amount of reactive, hydrophilic polymeric internal wetting agent sufficient to impart wettability to said device. | 11-06-2008 |
| 20080290536 | TEMPERATURE CYCLING FACILITATED RELEASE OF OPHTHALMIC LENSES - This invention discloses methods and apparatus for facilitating release of an ophthalmic lens from a mold part used to form the lens. According to the present invention, the ophthalmic lens and a mold part used to form the ophthalmic lens are exposed first to an environment of reduced thermal energy and then exposed to an environment of increased thermal energy. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20080316424 | Biomedical Devices Containing Internal Wetting Agents - This invention includes a wettable biomedical device containing a high molecular weight hydrophilic polymer and a hydroxyl-functionalized silicone-containing monomer. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090059164 | SOFT CONTACT LENSES DISPLAYING SUPERIOR ON-EYE COMFORT - The present invention relates to soft contact lenses having an overall comfort preference of at least about 2 to 1 as compared to an Acuvue® contact lens and measured after one week of daily wear. The present invention further relates to a soft contact lens comprising an oxygen transmissibility greater than about 70 barrers/mm and physical properties suitable to provide wearer comfort over at least about 9 hours in at least about 80% of wearers, as measured in a randomized, double masked clinical study. | 03-05-2009 |
| 20100084775 | BIOMEDICAL DEVICES CONTAINING INTERNAL WETTING AGENTS - This invention includes a wettable biomedical device containing a high molecular weight hydrophilic polymer and a hydroxyl-functionalized silicone-containing monomer. | 04-08-2010 |
| 20100133710 | BIOMEDICAL DEVICES CONTAINING INTERNAL WETTING AGENTS - This invention includes a wettable biomedical device containing a high molecular weight hydrophilic polymer and a hydroxyl-functionalized silicone-containing monomer. | 06-03-2010 |
| 20100151123 | WETTABLE HYDROGELS COMPRISING ACYCLIC POLYAMIDES - The present invention relates to biomedical devices, and particularly contact lenses comprising a polymer having entangled therein at least one acyclic polyamide. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100249356 | IONIC SILICONE HYDROGELS HAVING IMPROVED HYDROLYTIC STABILITY - The present invention relates to ionic silicone hydrogel polymers displaying improved thermal stability. More specifically, the present invention relates to a polymer formed from reactive components comprising at least one silicone component and at least one ionic component comprising at least one anionic group. The polymers of the present invention display good thermal stability and desirable protein uptake. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100280146 | Forming clear, wettable silicone hydrogel articles without surface treatments - The present invention is a composition, which may be used to form contact lenses, comprising at least one silicone containing component, at least one hydrophilic component, at least one high molecular weight hydrophilic polymer and at least one diluent with an alpha value of about 0.5 to about 1 and a Hansen solubility parameter of less than about 10. | 11-04-2010 |