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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 18, 2000
Filed:
Feb. 28, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Cary Reich, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Jeffrey Forsberg, Irvine, CA (US);
Harold Levy, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Jean Toner-Webb, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Surmodics, Inc., Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ; B05D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
623 11 ; 427-224 ;
Abstract
Synthetic surfaces such as surfaces of implantable prosthetic devices are modified to enhance their ability to support the growth, migration and attachment of epithelial cells. A surface modifier composition is covalently bound to the synthetic surface, and an epithelial cell-supporting coating is applied to the modified surface. The surface modifier composition may also include an epithelial cell-supporting material. The invention is particularly suited towards the modification of synthetic epikeratophakia lenses.