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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2013
Applicant:
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Rochester, NY (US);
Inventors:
Ritu Shrestha, Rochester, NY (US);
Alok K. Awasthi, Pittsford, NY (US);
Lynn F. Atwater, Ontario, NY (US);
Jay Friedrich Kunzler, Canandaigua, NY (US);
Richard Fanqing Meng, Rochester, NY (US);
Assignee:
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, Rochester, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08L 101/14 (2006.01); C08L 33/10 (2006.01); C08L 39/06 (2006.01); G02B 1/04 (2006.01); A45C 11/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G02B 1/043 (2013.01); A45C 11/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided herein is a polymerized product formed of a polymerized monomer mixture comprising intentionally added water and at least one hydrophilic monomer wherein the monomer mix does not contain any silicon containing materials. The polymerized monomer mixture of the invention herein is useful in many biomaterial applications. Especially preferred is the use of the biomaterial as a hydrogel contact lens.