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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 1994
Filed:
Jul. 30, 1993
Syed H Askari, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Shao C Jeang, Cupertino, CA (US);
Herman H Neidlinger, San Jose, CA (US);
Pilkington Visioncare, Inc., Menlo Park, CA (US);
Abstract
A polymeric composition suitable for use in ophthalmic devices such as contact lenses, intraocular lenses and other medical and non-medical devices which composition comprises a copolymer that incorporates repeating units containing a solvolyzable group and various desired hydrophilic repeating units in predetermined ratios, which copolymer is mechanically stable and upon hydration the dimensions of polymeric articles which as formed therefrom can be controlled. In particular, the hydrophilic compositions resulting from the invention are user in applications where stresses and distortions of the polymer article due to water absorption etc. must be minimized or, if possible, eliminated.