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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:
Nov. 26, 2002
Filed:
Nov. 23, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bahram Asgharian, Arlington, TX (US);
Gerald Cagle, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Mandar V. Shah, Forth Worth, TX (US);
Kerry L. Markwardt, Mansfield, TX (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Manufacturing, Ltd., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1715 ; A61K 3/124 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 3/1715 ; A61K 3/124 ;
Abstract
The present invention is directed to ophthalmic compositions containing a gelling amount of a combination of galactomannan polysaccharides and borates. The compositions gel or partially gel upon administration to the eye. The present invention also discloses methods of topical ophthalmic administration of the compositions to the eye.