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Ophthalmic solutions

US5578578A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateApr 19, 1995
Grant dateNov 26, 1996
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Expiry dateApr 19, 2015

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61L2430/16
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Disclosed are solutions useful in surgery comprising a viscous or viscoelastic substance in an aqueous vehicle which is characterized as physiologically compatible; also disclosed are methods of using such solutions, implanting such viscous or viscoelastic substances, while minimizing the traumatic effect of surgery at the cellular level.

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