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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 1995
Filed:
Oct. 13, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
David C Rupp, San Pedro, CA (US);
Claude Anger, Long Beach, CA (US);
Saroj Kapadia, Irvine, CA (US);
Mary Totaro, Cypress, CA (US);
Assignee:
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514547 ; 514912 ;
Abstract
A method for inhibiting the growth of protozoa in an eye care product is disclosed. The method includes the step of adding to the eye care product an effective protozoan growth-inhibiting amount of a polyvalent cation chelating agent. Methods are also disclosed for inhibiting the growth of protozoa on a surface of an eye care product by contacting the surface with a solution including an effective protozoan growth-inhibiting amount of a polyvalent cation chelating agent. Eye care products containing protozoan growth-inhibiting agents are also disclosed.