Johnson and Johnson Vision Care, Inc.

J&j Vision Care, Inc.

Dominic P Gourd

Kevin P McCabe

Douglas G Vanderlaan

Gregory A Hill

Robert B Steffen

Susan W Neadle

W Anthony Martin

Kristy L Canavan

Ann-Marie Wong Meyers

Hélène Aguilar

Edward R Kernick

Vincent Henri Barre

Jonathan Patrick Adams

Douglas Lilac

Charles Medovich

Helene Aguilar

Kevin P Mccabe

David Curtis Turner

Shivkumar Mahadevan

Frank F Molock, Jr

Richard W Abrams

Scott Frederick Ansell

Richard J Fougere

Leslie A Voss

Stephen C Pegram

Dharmesh K Dubey

James D Glover

Xiaoping Lin

Thomas A Matiacio

Thomas R Rooney

Lenora L Copper

Andrew J Wagner

Jeffery S Longo

Lenora C Copper

Xu Song

Sydney Higginbottom

John McGrath

Doug G Vanderlaan

Ann W Meyers

Domingo P Pascual

Vandana R Srinivas

This invention relates to comfortable ophthalmic devices and methods of producing such devices by treating a polymerized ophthalmic lens with a polymeric wetting agent, wherein the ophthalmic lens does not comprise said polymeric wetting agent prior to its polymerization.

Comfortable ophthalmic device and methods of its production

This invention relates to comfortable ophthalmic devices and methods of producing such devices.

This invention relates to comfortable ophthalmic devices and methods of producing such devices by treating unhydrated, polymerized ophthalmic lens with a polymeric wetting agent, wherein the ophthalmic lens formulation does not comprise said wetting agent prior to its polymerization.

The packages described by this invention all have reduced 'head space,' that is, the distance from lid to lens. Packages contain dimples to achieve this reduced head space. Specifically, packages are designed with dimple sag equal to or less than 1.90-mm, or volume displaced equal to or less than 360 &#x3bc;l. Combined with the existing primary packaging, it has been found that such conditions provide for reduction in folded lens rate during shipping and handling. As well, lenses stored or having an extended time in low head space packages in a 'foil down' orientation now have characteristics closer lenses stored in a 'foil up orientation.' The packages finally include a foil 3D pattern at a smaller scale than the dimple, by embossing or other methods allowing reduce lens sticking to the foil as well as an added anti-counterfeiting measure.

Contact lens package with reduced lens-package interactions and method of making

The packages described by this invention all have reduced 'head space,' that is, the distance from lid to lens. Packages contain dimples to achieve this reduced head space. Specifically, packages are designed with dimple sag equal to or less than 1.90-mm, or volume displaced equal to or less than 360 &#x3bc;l. Combined with the existing primary packaging, it has been found that such conditions provide for reduction in folded lens rate during shipping and handling. As well, lenses stored or having an extended time in low head space packages in a 'foil down' orientation now have characteristics closer lenses stored in a &#x201c;foil up orientation&#x201d;.

Contact lens package with reduced head space

The packages described by this invention all have reduced 'head space,' that is, the distance from lid to lens. Packages contain dimples to achieve this reduced head space. Specifically, packages are designed with dimple sag equal to or less than 1.90-mm, or volume displaced equal to or less than 360 &#x3bc;l. Combined with the existing primary packaging, it has been found that such conditions provide for reduction in folded lens rate during shipping and handling. As well, lenses stored or having an extended time in low head space packages in a 'foil down' orientation now have characteristics closer lenses stored in a &#x201c;foil up orientation.&#x201d;

This invention relates to comfortable ophthalmic devices and methods of producing such devices by treating said ophthalmic lens with a wetting agent and packaging solution.

This invention relates to comfortable ophthalmic devices and methods of producing such devices. The ophthalmic devices are contacted with a polyamide wetting agent and heated to a temperature of at least about 50&#xb0; C. to about 150&#xb0; C.

A method for coating hydrogel and silicone hydrogel articles, and articles made by the method, are provided in which the coating is first applied to the molding surface in which an article-forming material will be cured to form the article. The method permits the thickness and uniformity of the coating to be more easily controlled than in known coating methods.

Method for coating articles by mold transfer

A method of providing a polymerized ophthalmic lens in which a polymerized ophthalmic lens is heated with a packaging solution comprising about 100 ppm to about 3,000 ppm of a wetting agent after its polymerization, and the ophthalmic lens formulation not having the wetting agent prior to its polymerization.

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Ponte Vedra Beach, FL, United States of America

Dominic P Gourd