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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8439974 | Adjusted index of refraction of ocular replacement material The present invention relates to a method of determining the IOL refractive index for an ocular replacement material for replacing tissue in the capsular bag comprising combining a neutral (non-correcting) reference refractive index (“NRRI”) of between 1.421 and... | 05/14/2013 |
| 8377126 | Renewable polymeric lens coating Disclosed are biomedical devices having a hydrophilic coating on a portion of a surface thereof, the biomedical device comprising: (a) a biomedical device obtained from a polymerization product of a monomeric mixture comprising (i) a polymerizable monomer containing... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8337553 | Optical material and method for modifying the refractive index The invention is directed to an optical device comprising refractive optical structures, wherein the refractive structures are characterized by a change in refractive index, exhibit little or no scattering loss, and exhibit no significant differences in the Raman sp... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8133274 | Photochromic intraocular lenses and methods of making the same Intraocular lenses containing a photochromic agent, are disclosed. Specifically, the foldable intraocular lens of the present invention comprises an optic body made from a crosslinked material comprising at least one monomer, a crosslinker, a UV absorber, and a phot... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8109999 | Intraocular lens The invention relates to an artificial intraocular lens consisting of a polymer material which permits a change of the optical properties of the artificial intraocular lens when exposed to light. This enables the lens to be exactly adjusted to the required visual ac... | 02/07/2012 |
| 7794498 | Ocular lens An ocular lens has a refractive optics structure formed from a polyisobutylene-based material and a glassy segment that is non-reactive to ocular fluid and that maintains in vivo transparency for a substantial time period. The material has a central elastomeric poly... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7789910 | Optical material and method for modifying the refractive index A method for modifying the refractive index of an optical, polymeric material. The method comprises irradiating select regions of the optical, polymeric material with a focused, visible or near-IR laser having a pulse energy from 0.05 nJ to 1000 nJ. The irradiation ... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7662180 | Accommodating intraocular lens and method of manufacture thereof An accommodating IOL comprises an optic adapted to focus light toward a retina of an eye, and a movement assembly coupled to the eye to provide effective accommodating movement, preferably axial movement, of the optic. At least a portion of the movement assembly is ... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7559949 | Injectable intraocular lens that minimizes posterior capsule opacification and methods and materials for realizing same Polymeric materials and methods that realize a gel-type intraocular lens that is formed in situ within the lens capsule of the eye. The polymeric material of the intraocular lens includes reactive end groups that effectively bond with lens capsule walls, thus elimin... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7534262 | Bimaterial intraocular implant and process for making the implant The invention concerns an implant forming an intraocular lens comprising a central optical part, a globally circular outline, at least partly made of a flexible material and a haptic part, at said optical part periphery, made at least partially of a rigid material. ... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7407992 | High refractive index and optically clear copoly(carbosilane and siloxane) elastomers High refractive index and optically clear copoly(carbosilane and siloxane) elastomers and ophthalmic lenses made therefrom are provided. The elastomers are comprised of copolymers having carbosilane repeat units and siloxane repeat units. The copolymers and ophthalm... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7371069 | Manikin and eye device apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture Apparatus, methods and articles of manufacture are disclosed for installing an artificial eye in a realistic, life-like sculpture, comprising an artificial eye of partially hemispherical shape, as well as a manikin with an eye-mounting area adapted to mate with such... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7348022 | Biomedical composition A method of preparing intraocular lenses in situ is disclosed. The method involves the injection of an unsaturated macromonomer of the formula The macromonomer is then polymerized to give a polymer having an E modulus in th... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7328060 | Cancer detection and adaptive dose optimization treatment system The present invention utilizes a series of optical and electronic elements to detect and image cancerous and/or pre-cancerous cells in living tissue. The invention further uses the images thus obtained to adaptively and dynamically shape a treatment light beam so as... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7297160 | High refractive-index, hydrophilic, arylsiloxy-containing macromonomers and polymers, and ophthalmic devices comprising such polymers Hydrophilic, arylsiloxy-containing macromonomers have at least a terminal hydrophilic group attached to an arylsiloxy group. The aryl groups attached to siloxy groups can be substituted with other hydrophilic groups. Polymers comprising such hydrophilic, arylsiloxy-... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7279538 | Aromatic-based polysiloxane prepolymers and ophthalmic devices produced therefrom A polysiloxane comprises diaryl, dialkyl, and arylalkyl siloxane units, and further has at least a functional group. Such polysiloxane can be further copolymerized with an additional monomer to produce polymeric compositions suitable for making ophthalmic devices. T... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7279006 | Intraocular lens and injector for the same An injectable intraocular lens (10) made of flexible material, said lens (10) having an optical portion (11) that is preferably of approximately circular shape, said injectable intraocular lens being characterized in that it also has two side fl... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7237893 | Light adjustable lenses capable of post-fabrication power modification via multi-photon processes The invention relates to novel photoinitiators and their use in light adjustable compositions. The initiatives comprise two or more multiphoton chromophores linked by a bridging compound. The bridging compound consists of a material that is compatible with the base ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7232587 | Method for the passivation of an intraocular lens The invention includes a method for the passivation of the surface of an intraocular lens, wherein the surface includes Brönsted sites. The intraocular lens is dipped into a solution of a fluoroalkyl silane having the general formula: Rf—(CH2 | 06/19/2007 |
| 7232896 | Colorant for ocular lenses and material for colored ocular lenses using the colorant A colorant for ocular lenses represented by the formula (I) defined herein or a colorant for ocular lenses represented by the formula (II) defined herein. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7198539 | Artificial eye for doll or the like An improved artificial eye for use in dolls, stuffed animals, other toys, and the like, and for use as a prosthetic eye for human beings. The improved artificial eye consists of a sclera, a lens, and a lamina. The lens can be made of any of a variety of materials su... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7160544 | Method of vaccinating vertebrates The invention provides a vaccine composition and a method of preparation including the steps of: forming a water-in-oil emulsion including an alginate in water, an oil, an antigen, and either (a) a cellulose ether and at least one nonionic surfactant or (b) a PEO-PP... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7160324 | Method in eye surgery A method for prevention of migration of epithelial cells in a capsular bag of an eye of a mammal is provided. The method comprises removing the natural lens of the eye from the capsular bag; introducing an object with at least one sharp edge into the capsular bag, i... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156101 | Methods of implanting an intraocular lens A method of restoring the vision of an eye having an impaired lens with an artificial lens implant includes replacing the lens by a polymerizable material injected into the emptied lens capsule and thereby providing a new lens implant with a predetermined refractive... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7139463 | Compositions and devices for thermooptically controlled switching and filtering The invention relates to polymer compositions which enable thermooptic control of signal attenuation in the ultraviolet, visible and near infrared (NIR) regions of the electromagnetic spectrum, and devices incorporating such compositions. The compositions are derive... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7087080 | Materials for use in intraocular lens system There is disclosed an accommodating intraocular lens for implantation in an eye having an optical axis. The lens comprises an anterior portion which in turn comprises an anterior viewing element and an anterior biasing element. The lens further comprises a posterior... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7083646 | Surface modification of functional group-containing intraocular lenses Surface modified medical devices such as intraocular lens implants formed from one or more functional group-containing materials using reactive, hydrophilic polymers for the purpose of reducing or eliminating lens epithelial cell growth thereon, reducing or eliminat... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7081295 | Method of manufacturing a polymethylmethacrylate core shell nanocomposite optical plastic article A nanocomposite optical plastic article has a plastic host material with a temperature sensitive optical vector (x) and a core shell nanoparticulate material dispersed into the plastic host material. The core shell nanoparticulate material is characterized by a core... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7071244 | High refractive index and optically clear copoly (carbosilane and siloxane) elastomers High refractive index and optically clear copoly(carbosilane and siloxane) elastomers and ophthalmic lenses made therefrom are provided. The elastomers are comprised of copolymers having carbosilane repeat units and siloxane repeat units. The copolymers and ophthalm... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7066955 | High refractive index compositions useful for intraocular lenses and methods for making same An intraocular lens suitable for implantation into an eye has an optically clear, deformable lens body composed of a silicone polymer and a silica reinforcer that structurally reinforces the polymer. The silica reinforcer is chemically modified with aryl groups effe... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7053169 | Polyamide molding compounds for producing optical lenses The invention relates to new thermoplastically processible transparent polyamide molding materials based on copolyamides containing diamines and dicarboxylic acids with aromatic cores which exhibit a high index of refraction nD20 over 1.59 and ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7044598 | Lens for eye and method for marking thereof It is an object of the present invention to provide an ophthalmic lens characterized in that it is capable of developing a color at a position where a light is irradiated, and to provide a marking method of the ophthalmic lens. It is another object of the present in... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6986763 | Methods and compositions usable in cataract surgery The invention relates to a method of performing ocular surgery, after an anterior capsulotomy has been made, by forming a sealed expanded capsular bag. The method includes sealing the capsular bag with a viscoelastic material to provide a gas tight seal to prevent l... | 01/17/2006 |
| RE38935 | Intraocular lenses made from polymeric compositions and monomers useful in said compositions Ophthalmic lenses, such as intraocular lenses, include crosslinked polymeric materials having a first constituent derived from a first monomeric component selected from the group consisting of 2-phenylpropyl acrylate or methacrylate and mixtures thereof, and a secon... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6976997 | Artificial cornea The invention provides implants suitable for use as an artificial cornea, and methods for making and using such implants. Artificial corneas having features of the invention may be two-phase artificial corneas, or may be three phase artificial corneas. These artific... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6960230 | Lens implant A lens implant serves to replace the lens body of an eye and possesses substantially the same size and shape. It is elastic such that the eye gets back its capability for accommodation. The lens implant has two parts with differing refractive indices and/or differin... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6790318 | Method of purification of polymeric medical device materials using continuous soxhlet extraction A process for removing contaminants and/or leachables from polymeric materials useful in the manufacture of biocompatible medical devices such as intraocular lenses, corneal inlays and contact lenses using continuous soxhlet extraction. ... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6749632 | Application of wavefront sensor to lenses capable of post-fabrication power modification The present invention relates to methods of implementing an optical element having a refraction modulating composition. The methods include using a wavefront sensor to provide an optical measurement of the optical element. The present invention also relates to syste... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6733122 | Optical system, in particular intraocular lens, contact lens Intraocular lenses, for example intraocular implants, contact lenses and the like. The optical system is made of a material whereof the refractive index varies along at least one given direction, this material being a homogeneous material with variable index accordi... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6713583 | Intraocular lenses made from polymeric compositions Ophthalmic lenses, such as intraocular lenses, include cross-linked polymeric materials having a first constituent derived from a first monomeric component selected from the group consisting of acrylates, methacrylates and mixtures thereof, and a second constituent ... | 03/30/2004 |
