| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7582327 |
LbL-coated medical device and method for making the same |
September 1, 2009 |
| The present invention provides a medical device, preferably an ophthalmic device, more preferably a contact lens, which comprises a core material and a biocompatible LbL coating non-covalently attached to said core material. The biocompatible LbL coating comprises at least one charge |
| 7566746 |
Biomedical devices having improved surface characteristics |
July 28, 2009 |
| Biomedical devices, such as ophthalmic lenses, and methods of making such devices having a surface coating including at least one polyionic layer. A preferred method involves spray coating a polycationic material onto a core lens, rinsing and drying the lens, followed by spray coating a |
| 7553880 |
Extended wear ophthalmic lens |
June 30, 2009 |
| An ophthalmic lens suited for extended-wear periods of at least one day on the eye without a clinically significant amount of corneal swelling and without substantial wearer discomfort. The lens has a balance of oxygen permeability and ion or water permeability, with the ion or water |
| 7538146 |
Extended wear ophthalmic lens |
May 26, 2009 |
| An ophthalmic lens suited for extended-wear periods of at least one day on the eye without a clinically significant amount of corneal swelling and without substantial wearer discomfort. The lens has a balance of oxygen permeability and ion or water permeability, with the ion or water |
| 7468398 |
Extended wear ophthalmic lens |
December 23, 2008 |
| An ophthalmic lens suited for extended-wear periods of at least one day on the eye without a clinically significant amount of corneal swelling and without substantial wearer discomfort. The lens has a balance of oxygen permeability and ion or water permeability, with the ion or water |
| 7402318 |
Medical devices having antimicrobial coatings thereon |
July 22, 2008 |
| The present invention provides a medical device, preferably a contact lens, which comprises an antimicrobial coating including at least one layer of polyquat of formula (I) or (II). The antimicrobial coating on the medical device of the invention has a high antimicrobial efficacy aga |
| 7297725 |
Biomedical devices having improved surface characteristics |
November 20, 2007 |
| Biomedical devices, such as ophthalmic lenses, and methods of making such devices having a surface coating including at least one polyionic layer. A preferred method involves spray coating a polycationic material onto a core lens, rinsing and drying the lens, followed by spray coating a |
| 7211149 |
Method for applying a coating to a medical device |
May 1, 2007 |
| This invention provides a method for efficiently applying a coating to each of a plurality of objects selected from the group consisting of ophthalmic lenses, molds for making ophthalmic lenses, and other medical devices, the method comprising dipping the plurality of objects into a |
| 7165839 |
Method for producing tinted contact lenses |
January 23, 2007 |
| The invention provides a method of producing a full-body tinted contact lens. The method of the invention comprises the steps of: preconditioning particles of a pigments; dispersing the preconditioned pigment particles in a polymerizable fluid composition to obtain a pigment-containing |
| 7078074 |
Lens plasma coating system |
July 18, 2006 |
| The invention provides a method for plasma coating of optical lenses, particularly lenses made of silicone-containing polymer. The method of the invention comprising selectively depressurizing and pressurizing an entry hold chamber and an exit hold chamber while constantly maintaining |
| 7040756 |
Process for surface modifying substrates and modified substrates resulting therefrom |
May 9, 2006 |
| The present invention generally relates to a method of modifying the surface of substrates such as contact lenses and other biomedical articles by at least partially coating the surfaces of such substrates with a polymeric tie layer having reactive sites. Various other moieties may t |
| 7022379 |
Single-dip process for achieving a layer-by-layer-like coating |
April 4, 2006 |
| A method of forming a coating of polyionic materials in a layer-by-layer-like manner onto a polymeric material is provided. A polymeric material, such as a contact lens, can be dipped once into a solution of polyionic materials such that layers of polyionic material can be formed the |
| 6951894 |
Extended wear ophthalmic lens |
October 4, 2005 |
| An ophthalmic lens suited for extended-wear periods of at least one day on the eye without a clinically significant amount of corneal swelling and without substantial wearer discomfort. The lens has a balance of oxygen permeability and ion or water permeability, with the ion or water |
| 6940580 |
Polymeric articles having a lubricious coating and method for making the same |
September 6, 2005 |
| The present invention provides a medical device, preferably an ophthalmic device, more preferably a contact lens, which comprises a lubricious coating including a capping layer of polyvinylpyrrolidone and/or at least one layer of a lubricious coating material and one layer of a polyionic |
| 6926965 |
LbL-coated medical device and method for making the same |
August 9, 2005 |
| The present invention provides a medical device, preferably an ophthalmic device, more preferably a contact lens, which comprises a core material and a biocompatible LbL coating non-covalently attached to said core material. The biocompatible LbL coating comprises at least one charge |
| 6896926 |
Method for applying an LbL coating onto a medical device |
May 24, 2005 |
| The present invention provides an improved LbL-coating process for modifying the surface of a medical device, preferably an ophthalmic device, more preferably a contact lens. An LbL coating on a contact lens, which is prepared according to the process of the invention, can have incre |
| 6893685 |
Process for surface modifying substrates and modified substrates resulting therefrom |
May 17, 2005 |
| The invention relates to a process for coating a material surface, comprising the steps of: (a) applying to the material surface a tie layer comprising a polyionic material; (b) covalently binding a bifunctional compound comprising an ethylenically unsaturated double b3nd to the tie |
| 6881269 |
Lens plasma coating system |
April 19, 2005 |
| The invention provides a system and method for plasma coating of an optical lens, particularly lenses made of silicone-containing polymer. A system of the invention comprises an entry chamber, a coating chamber downstream from the entry chamber, and an exit chamber downstream from the co |
| 6858248 |
Method for applying a coating to a medical device |
February 22, 2005 |
| This invention provides a method for efficiently applying a coating to each of a plurality of objects selected from the group consisting of ophthalmic lenses, molds for making ophthalmic lenses, and other medical devices, the method comprising dipping the plurality of objects into a coat |
| 6852353 |
Process for surface modifying substrates and modified substrates resulting therefrom |
February 8, 2005 |
| The present invention generally relates to a method of modifying the surface of substrates such as contact lenses and other biomedical articles by at least partially coating the surfaces of such substrates with a polymeric tie layer having reactive sites. Various other moieties may then |
| 6827966 |
Diffusion-controllable coatings on medical device |
December 7, 2004 |
| The present invention provides a method for forming on a medical device, preferably an ophthalmic lens, more preferably a contact lens, a diffusion-controllable coating capable of controlling the out-diffusion or release of guest materials from the medical device. The method of the i |
| 6815074 |
Polymeric materials for making contact lenses |
November 9, 2004 |
| An ophthalmic lens suited for extended-wear periods of at least one day on the eye without a clinically significant amount of corneal swelling and without substantial wearer discomfort. The lens has a balance of oxygen permeability and ion or water permeability, with the ion or water |
| 6811805 |
Method for applying a coating |
November 2, 2004 |
| The invention provide a method for applying a coating to an ophthalmic lens or a mold for making the ophthalmic lens or a medical device other than ophthalmic lens. The method comprises spraying at least one layer of a coating liquid onto an ophthalmic lens using a spraying process selec |
| 6793973 |
Single-dip process for achieving a layer-by-layer-like coating |
September 21, 2004 |
| A method of forming a coating of polyionic materials in a layer-by-layer-like manner onto a polymeric material is provided. A polymeric material, such as a contact lens, can be dipped once into a solution of polyionic materials such that layers of polyionic material can be formed the |
| 6719929 |
Method for modifying a surface |
April 13, 2004 |
| A method of forming a contact lens within a mold is provided. A coating of a polyionic material(s) is applied to the mold before forming a lens therein. The coating can be applied by spraying or dipping the mold within a solution(s) of polyionic materials. Various other additives can als |
| 6589665 |
Coated articles |
July 8, 2003 |
| The invention relates to novel composite materials comprising (a) an inorganic or organic bulk material having attached to its surface at least one polyionic material that comprises covalently bound initiator moieties for radical polymerization; and (b) a hydrophilic surface coating ob |
| 6451871 |
Methods of modifying surface characteristics |
September 17, 2002 |
| Biomedical devices, such as ophthalmic lenses, and methods of making such devices having a surface coating including at least one polyionic layer. A preferred method involves spray coating a polycationic material onto a core lens, rinsing and drying the lens, followed by spray coating a |
| 5965631 |
Extended wear ophthalmic lens |
October 12, 1999 |
| An ophthalmic lens suited for extended-wear periods of at least one day on the eye without a clinically significant amount of corneal swelling and without substantial wearer discomfort. The lens has a balance of oxygen permeability and ion or water permeability, with the ion or water |
| 5849811 |
Extended wear ophthalmic lens |
December 15, 1998 |
| An ophthalmic lens suited for extended-wear for periods of at least one day on the eye without a clinically significant amount of corneal swelling and without substantial wearer discomfort. The lens has a balance of oxygen permeability and ion or water permeability, with the ion or water |
| 5789461 |
Methods of forming an extended wear ophthalmic lens having a hydrophilic surface |
August 4, 1998 |
| An ophthalmic lens suited for extended-wear for periods of at least one day on the eye without a clinically significant amount of corneal swelling and without substantial wearer discomfort. The lens has a balance of oxygen permeability and ion or water permeability, with the ion or water |
| 5776999 |
Methods of using and screening extended wear ophthalmic lenses |
July 7, 1998 |
| An ophthalmic lens screening method suited for extended-wear for periods of at least one day on the eye without a clinically significant amount of corneal swelling and without substantial wearer discomfort. The lens has a balance of oxygen permeability and ion or water permeability, with |
| 5760100 |
Extended wear ophthalmic lens |
June 2, 1998 |
| An ophthalmic lens suited for extended-wear for periods of at least one day on the eye without a clinically significant amount of corneal swelling and without substantial wearer discomfort. The lens has a balance of oxygen permeability and ion or water permeability, with the ion or water |
