Contact lens
CA 2392298 A1 · Owner: Novartis Ag · Inventors: Rosenzweig, Howard S.; Quinn, Michael H.; Ocampo, Gerardo J.
Overview
Its claims, description and drawings are in the Canadian Patents Database.
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This invention is directed to ophthalmic materials and ophthalmic lenses that are a co-polymerization product of a (a) hydrophilic monomer with (b) a tris(siloxy)silyl group-containing monomer (c) a wide variety of hydrophobic , monomers (both aliphatic and aromatic) and usually a (d) polyfluorinated monomer, as well as optional monomers or monomer mixtures that can include a cationic monomer, a non-aromatic hydrophobic monomer and a poly(dimethylsiloxy)silyl group-containing monomer. A contact lens prepared from such a co-polymer exhibits enhanced water content while maintaining , exceptional oxygen permeability thereby providing a lens that can be worn comfortably for prolonged …
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- Filed December 7, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 7, 2020.
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