Prosthesis (i.e. – artificial body members) – parts thereof – or ai – Eye prosthesis – Corneal implant
Reexamination Certificate
2009-06-16
2011-10-25
Loewe, Robert (Department: 1766)
Prosthesis (i.e., artificial body members), parts thereof, or ai
Eye prosthesis
Corneal implant
C623S006110, C623S006560, C528S030000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08043369
ABSTRACT:
Biomedical devices such as silicone hydrogels formed from a polymerization product of a mixture comprising (a) a siloxane-containing homopolymer comprising one or more thio carbonyl thio fragments of a reversible addition fragmentation chain transfer (RAFT) agent; and (b) one or more biomedical device-forming monomers are disclosed.
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Alton Michele
Hunt Jennifer
Linhardt Jeffrey G.
McGee Joseph A.
Nunez Ivan M.
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
Loewe Robert
M. Carmen & Associates PLLC
Smith Glenn D.
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