Methods, compositions and apparatus to disinfect lenses
US5336434A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 10, 1992 |
| Grant date | Aug 9, 1994 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC11D3/3427
- WIPO fieldBasic materials chemistry
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods for disinfecting a lens are disclosed. In one embodiment, the methods comprise contacting a lens, e.g., a contact lens, to be disinfected with a liquid medium containing stabilized chlorine dioxide and an activator component selected from chlorine dioxide reducing agents and mixtures thereof to effect formation of chlorine dioxide from the stabilized chlorine dioxide, thereby disinfecting the lens. Compositions and apparatus useful in the above-noted methods are also disclosed.
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