Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Contact lenses with microchannels
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Application No.: US16884077Application Date: 2020-05-27
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Publication No.: US11550166B2Publication Date: 2023-01-10
- Inventor: Sourav Saha , Victoria Rogers , Charles B. Derringer , Sarah Tao , Szeshen Chuah , Yuan Sun , Yuwen Liu , Nancy Keir , Tim Warren , Matthew S. Linn , Lu Jiang
- Applicant: CooperVision International Limited
- Applicant Address: GB Fareham
- Assignee: CooperVision International Limited
- Current Assignee: CooperVision International Limited
- Current Assignee Address: GB Fareham
- Agency: Kilyk & Bowersox, P.L.L.C.
- Main IPC: G02C7/04
- IPC: G02C7/04 ; G02B1/04
Abstract:
A contact lens comprising one or more microchannels for transport of liquid through the lens is provided. The contact lens can be made by contacting a curable composition with a microfiber that is insoluble in the curable composition; curing the curable composition to provide a polymeric lens body with the microfiber embedded therein; and contacting the polymeric lens body with a solvent to dissolve the microfiber.
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