Method for manufacturing hydrophilic contact lenses
CA 2020196 C · Owner: Hahn, Dennis · Inventors: Hahn, Dennis; Johansson, Gary A.; Ruscio, Dominic V.
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An improved method for manufacturing contact lenses wherein monomer or comonomer mixture is placed into a mold cavity and subjected to polymerization conditions to form a polymerized shape of desired shape wherein the improvement comprises the inclusion of a release agent in the monomeric mixture wherein said release agent comprises less than about three weight percent of said monomeric mixture and is chosen from a mixture of hydrophilic polymers with lipophilic compounds.
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- Filed June 29, 1990 and granted September 2, 1997. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 29, 2010.
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