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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2001
Stephen Q. Zhou, Irvine, CA (US);
Christopher D. Wilcox, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Christine Liau, Irvine, CA (US);
Igor Valyunin, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Medennium, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
Ophthalmic devices suitable for implantation into the eye through small incisions are disclosed. These devices are made from a composition comprising crystalline or semi-crystalline polymeric materials which have a glass transition temperature (T ) of from about −100° C. to about 20° C., a melting point temperature (T ) of from about 0° C. to about 37° C., and wherein T for the material is lower than T for the composition. Disclosed devices include intraocular lenses, corneal inlays, ocular drug delivery devices and implants for reducing intraocular pressure in glaucoma patients; intraocular lenses are preferred.