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Ultraviolet radiation absorbing agent for bonding to an ocular lens

Patent 5098445 Issued on March 24, 1992. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject January 22, 2010. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 468386 filed on 01/22/1990

US Classes:

8/507, Contact lens8/549, Alkylene sulfato, halotriazine, halodiazine, haloquinoxaline, or halopyrimidine dye8/648, Fluorescent dye, e.g., stilbene, benzimidazole, benzoxazole, benzothiazole, pyrazoline dye, etc., optical brightner or bluing agent351/162, Colored544/180Triazines

Examiners

Primary: Clingman, A. Lionel

Attorney, Agent or Firm

Foreign Patent References

  • 885986 GB. 01/20/1962

International Class

D06P 005/00

Abstract

An ultraviolet radiation absorbing contact lens and method ofl making the same, comprising a copolymeric hydrogel material to which is covalently bonded at least one halotriazine reactive ultraviolet radiation absorbing agent of the formula: ##STR1## where X=Cl or F;E,A=an ultraviolet radiation absorbing component; andE1 =an aqueous soluble moiety.

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