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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7960465 | 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 hydro... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7931832 | Ophthalmic lens media insert This invention discloses methods and apparatus for providing an ophthalmic lens with media including an energy receptor. In some embodiments, the media includes an insert placed in a cavity formed to cast mold an ophthalmic lens from a reactive mixture. ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7918125 | Methods and devices to test diffusion rates of ocular drug delivery systems Methods of detecting the discharge and uptake rates of ophthalmic lenses containing pharmaceutical agents are disclosed herein. ... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7905594 | Free form ophthalmic lens This invention provides for an ophthalmic lens with at least one portion of the lens including multiple voxels of polymerized crosslinkable material. In addition, the present invention provides for apparatus for generating an ophthalmic lens with at least one portio... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7901075 | Laser enhanced lens This invention discloses methods and apparatus for modifying a silicone contact lens via laser ablation and a resulting modified lens. In some embodiments a lens is ablated in a hydrated state. A lens may also be ablated in an environment of decreased oxygen content... | 03/08/2011 |
| D632574 | Bottle for ophthalmic lens solutions | 02/15/2011 |
| 7879288 | Method and apparatus of sterilization using monochromatic UV radiation source This invention provides a process of sterilizing a medical device, and preferably the contents of a sealed container which comprises said medical device, comprising the step of exposing said medical device to monochromatic ultraviolet radiation whereby the Dval... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7875217 | Excess polymer ring removal during ophthalmic lens manufacture The present invention includes molds for forming ophtalmic lenses, such as contact lens. In particular, the present invention relates to apparatus, molds and methods for fashioning an ophthalmic lens with a mold assembly that includes two or more mold parts with at ... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7862169 | Contact lenses and methods for their design The invention provides methods for designing contact lenses in which method the lens flexure is taken into account. The method of the invention is insensitive to the lens' back surface design and does not require complex back surface designs. Additionally, the lens ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7850785 | Lens wash station and methods of its use An apparatus and method for removing debris from ophthalmic lens transfer tips during the manufacturing or the ophthalmic lenses. ... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7841716 | Comfortable ophthalmic device and methods of its production A method of providing a polymerized ophthalmic lens in which a polymerized ophthalmic lens is heated with a packaging solution comprising about 100 ppm to about 3,000 ppm of a wetting agent after its polymerization, and the ophthalmic lens formulation not having the... | 11/30/2010 |
| D628088 | Package for ophthalmic lenses and solutions therefore | 11/30/2010 |
| 7838698 | Hydrolysis-resistant silicone compounds In one aspect, the invention relates to hydrolysis-resistant silicone compounds. In particular, disclosed are sterically hindered hydrolysis-resistant silicone compounds and improved purity hydrolysis-resistant silicone compounds. Also disclosed are processes for ma... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7833443 | Molds for producing contact lenses This invention describes molds made from alicyclic co-polymers that are useful in the production of contact lenses and methods for their use. ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7825170 | Contact lenses The invention provides silicone hydrogel contact lenses that exhibit reduced back surface debris and reduced incidence of superior epithelial arcurate lesions. ... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7816460 | Low polydispersity poly-HEMA compositions The present invention relates to compositions comprising poly-HEMA having a peak molecular weight between about 25,000 and about 100,000, preferably between 25,000 and 80,000 and a polydispersity of less than about 2 to less than about 3.8 respectively and covalentl... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7802883 | Cosmetic contact lenses having a sparkle effect The invention provides sparkle additives useful in producing cosmetic lenses, and lenses produced using the sparkle additives that produce a sparkle-effect when the lens is viewed on-eye. The sparkle effect is produced while, at the same time, maintaining the natura... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7798640 | Ophthalmic lenses useful for the correction of presbyopia which incorporate high order aberration correction The invention provides methods for designing ophthalmic lenses, and lenses produced by this method, which lenses corrects both low order and high order wavefront aberrations of the lens wearer's eyes. ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7793535 | Devices and methods to simulate an ocular environment Methods and devices used to simulate the use of an ophthalmic lens contained in an ocular environment are disclosed herein. ... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7789507 | Facilitating release of silicone hydrogel ophthalmic lenses This invention includes methods and systems for processing hydrogel biomedical devices, such as ophthalmic lenses using polyethylene glycol to facilitate release of the devices from a mold part. ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7786185 | 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. ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7784608 | Contact lens packages The invention provides contact lens packages in which removal of the lens is facilitated by elevating the lens when the package is opened. ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7767730 | Ophthalmic devices containing heterocyclic compounds and methods for their production This invention relates to ophthalmic devices and methods for their production where the ophthalmic device contain a polymer and at least one heterocyclic compound comprising at least one N—Cl and/or N—Br bond. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7758332 | Axis control in toric contact lens production The invention provides methods of manufacturing toric lenses, apparatuses useful in the method of the invention, and lenses produced according to the method in which method the position of one mold half in relation to its complementary mold half is more precisely co... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7753521 | Lenses for the correction of presbyopia and methods of designing the lenses The invention provides methods for designing contact lenses and contact lenses designed according to the method, which lenses provide an improved method for presbyopia correction compared to conventional lenses and methods. It is a discovery of the invention that im... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7731148 | High optical quality molds for use in contact lens production The invention provides molds and mold inserts useful in the production of contact lenses. In particular, the invention provides high optical quality molds and inserts useful for manufacturing silicone hydrogel contact lenses. ... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7717982 | Thin film in-line degasser The present invention relates to a stackable packing element for use in degassing liquid ophthalmic lens monomer and a lens resulting therefrom. One or more stackable elements can be used to form a modular degasser and implement an in-line degassing process, employi... | 05/18/2010 |
| 7699161 | Ophthalmic lens package with internal drainage member An ophthalmic lens package comprises a shell having an internal cavity accessible through an opening in the shell and a drainage member that divides the internal chamber into an upper chamber and a lower chamber. The drainage member is permeable to aqueous liquids a... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7691916 | 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. ... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7689313 | Electronic device history record and product release system A method for monitoring the manufacture of molded ophthalmic lenses is disclosed. The method monitors the occurrence of predetermined events and records such events in a device history record and a shadow table. ... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7688453 | Interferometry testing of lenses, and systems and devices for same Modified MZ (Mach-Zender) interferometers preferably are utilized to analyze the transmitted, aspherical wavefront of an ophthalmic lens by mounting the lens in a cuvette having a rotatable carousel that can hold multiple lenses. Fresh, temperature controlled, salin... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7682019 | Methods for rotationally stabilizing contact lenses The invention provides contact lenses which have improved dynamic stabilization and that utilize one or more thin zones in the lens' periphery. ... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7674478 | Polymer micelle as monolayer or layer-laminated surface The present invention is directed to a coated biomedical device said micelle having a hydrophilic outer shell and a hydrophobic inner core, or a hydrophobic outer shell and a hydrophilic inner core said micelle comprised of a block copolymer having a HLB value rangi... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7666921 | 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. ... | 02/23/2010 |
| 7649058 | 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. ... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7637612 | Ophthalmic lenses for prevention of myopia progression The invention provides ophthalmic lenses useful in preventing myopia progression. The lenses of the invention provide substantially constant distance vision power zone in the center of the optic zone surrounded by a zone that provides positive longitudinal spherical... | 12/29/2009 |
| 7625197 | Devices and processes for performing degassing operations A preferred process for degassing a mold piece includes inserting the mold piece into an internal volume within a canister, sealing the internal volume, drawing a vacuum in the internal volume, and introducing into the internal volume a gaseous fluid suitable for de... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7625086 | Method of designing multifocal contact lenses The invention provides methods for designing contact lenses that provides improved efficiency in lens design compared to conventional methods. It is a discovery of the invention that improved performance and reduced design time can be obtained by utilizing a visual ... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7521488 | Contact lenses The invention provides silicone hydrogel contact lenses that exhibit reduced back surface debris and reduced incidence of superior epithelial arcurate lesions. ... | 04/21/2009 |
| 7517084 | Multifocal contact lens designs utilizing pupil apodization The invention provides a contact lens that corrects for the wearer's refractive prescription by taking into account both pupil size and the Stiles Crawford effect of the first order. ... | 04/14/2009 |
