US Patent Issued to NOF on Aug. 25 for "Modifier for ophthalmological device" (Japanese Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,715,944, issued on Aug. 25, was assigned to NOF Corp. (Tokyo).

"Modifier for ophthalmological device" was invented by Hirotaka Suzuki (Kawasaki, Japan) and Norio Iwakiri (Kawasaki, Japan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided is a modifier for an ophthalmic device capable of imparting high wettability and lubricity to a silicone hydrogel, specifically, a modifier for an ophthalmic device capable of expressing such effect when contained in a small amount. Also provided are a silicone hydrogel obtained by curing a silicone hydrogel composition containing the modifier for an ophthalmic device, and an ophthalmic device using the silicone hy...