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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:
May. 05, 1998
Filed:
Nov. 01, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Y Park, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Larry K Thomas, Irvine, CA (US);
Lin Peng, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Daniel P Cafaro, Walnut Creek, CA (US);
Assignee:
Allergan, Waco, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L / ; C12N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
422 30 ; 422 29 ; 435192 ; 435264 ; 514840 ;
Abstract
Compositions and methods for disinfecting and cleaning contact lenses include a liquid medium containing hydrogen peroxide and a defined ethylene oxide/propylene oxide block copolymer. An advantageously reduced amount of foaming occurs when the hydrogen peroxide is destroyed, particularly by the action of catalase.