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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7981440 | Antimicrobial lenses, processes to prepare them and methods of their use This invention relates to solutions for packaging ophthalmic devices comprising at least one antimicrobial metal salt which prevent the loss of said antimicrobial metal salt during autoclaving and storage. ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7976863 | Biomedical devices with antimicrobial coatings Biomedical devices with antimicrobial coatings are provided. One or more surfaces of the device are coated with a cationic peptide, cationic proteins, or mixtures thereof to impart antimicrobial properties to the surface. ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7968650 | Polymeric compositions comprising at least one volume excluding polymer The present invention relates to compositions comprising a polymeric substrate comprising at least one volume excluding polymer. In one embodiment, the present invention provides polymeric articles that are capable of acting as osmotic drivers. The articles are capa... | 06/28/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7956131 | Lactam polymer derivatives Lactam polymers has been modified with sodium borohydride (NaBH4) to yield lactam polymers bearing hydroxyl functional groups. These functional groups are useful for the covalent attachment of reactive groups, fluorescent probes, antimicrobial agents, bio... | 06/07/2011 |
| 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 |
| 7429623 | Macromer forming catalysts The invention is the method of preparing macromer for use in making ophthalmic lenses comprising combining two or more monomers and using a macromer-forming catalyst, wherein the macromer-forming catalyst comprises triethylamine or bismuth. ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7396890 | (Meth)acrylamide monomers containing hydroxy and silicone functionalities The present invention relates to (meth)acrylamide monomers of the formula: wherein R is H or CH3, R1 is selected from H, substituted and unsubstituted alkyl groups having 1 to 8 carbon atoms, substitut... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7364290 | Promotional aid The present invention relates to a promotional aid comprising a substantially flat plastic film sample which comprises at least one quality which is substantially similar to at least one quality of a medical device. The promotional aids of the present invention may ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7282214 | Biomedical devices with antimicrobial coatings Biomedical devices with antimicrobial coatings are provided. One or more surfaces of the device are coated with a cationic peptide, cationic proteins, or mixtures thereof to impart antimicrobial properties to the surface. ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7256246 | 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 covalen... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7249848 | 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 hydr... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7247692 | Biomedical devices containing amphiphilic block copolymers This invention relates to wettable biomedical devices comprising amphiphilic block copolymers. The amphiphilic block copolymers are useful as internal wetting agents for biomedical applications, such as implantable devices, ophthalmic devices and in one embodiment, ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7214809 | (Meth)acrylamide monomers containing hydroxy and silicone functionalities The present invention relates to (meth)acrylamide monomers of the formula: wherein R is H or CH3, R1 is selected from H, substituted and unsubstituted alkyl groups having 1 to 8 carbon atoms... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7052131 | 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. ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6846892 | 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... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6534559 | Biomedical devices with hydrophilic coatings Biomedical devices with stable, hydrophilic and antimicrobial coatings are provided. The coatings are formed using a coupling agent to bond a carboxyl containing hydrophilic coating to the surface by ester or amide linkages.... | 03/18/2003 |
