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Method for applying stable coating on silicone hydrogel contact lenses

US10449740B2 · kind B2 · utility

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22Claims

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Assignee

Novartis AG · CH

Inventors

Xinming Qian · Johns Creek, US
Jared Nelson · Buford, US
Robert Carey Tucker · Suwanee, US
Steve Yun Zhang · Sugar Hill, US
Daqing Wu · Suwanee, US
Leroy Wainaina Muya · Duluth, US
Dharmesh Patel · Atlanta, US
Zach Munoz · Smyrna, US
Yongxing Qiu · Duluth, US
Chung-Yuan Chiang · Pembroke Pines, US
Ritu Shrestha · Tecate Mission Road, US
Kelly Kayi Tallau · Johns Creek, US

Key dates

Filing date	Dec 13, 2016
Grant date	Oct 22, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Nov 17, 2037

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG02C2202/16
WIPO fieldOther special machines
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The present invention generally relates to a method for producing silicone hydrogel contact lenses having a stable lubricious coating thereon without involving use of organic solvent in post-curing processes.

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