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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2013
Filed:
Nov. 11, 2009
Applicant:
John Christopher Phelan, Duluth, GA (US);
Inventor:
John Christopher Phelan, Duluth, GA (US);
Assignee:
Novartis AG, Basel, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 1/04 (2006.01); C08F 290/14 (2006.01); G02C 7/02 (2006.01); G02C 7/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention provide a new class of silicone-containing prepolymers containing ethylenically unsaturated groups and latent UV-activated free radical generating moieties. This class of silicone-containing prepolymer is capable of being actinically crosslinked in the presence of one or more hydrophilic vinylic monomers to form a silicone hydrogel material with a hydrophilic surface without post curing surface treatment. The present invention is also related to silicone hydrogel contact lenses made from this class of silicone-containing prepolymers and a vinylic monomer having a latent UV-activated free radical generating moiety.