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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
May. 15, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Zhenze Hu, Pittsford, NY (US);
Joseph C. Salamone, Boca Raton, FL (US);
Roya Borazjani, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61L 2/00 ;
Abstract
A method is disclosed for inhibiting adhesion of bacteria to the surface of a biomedical device comprising contacting the surface of said biomedical device with a cationic polysaccharide in aqueous solution having an ionic strength of from about 0.01 to about 0.13.