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US4285738A
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Cleaning composition for contact lenses
Assignee: Senju Pharmaceutical Co Ltd
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Filing: 1979-04-16
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Granted: 1981-08-25
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Expires: 1999-04-16
Abstract
Abstract Proteinaceous matter lodged on the surface of a contact lens is removed in a short period of time by immersion of the lens in an aqueous hypertonic composition containing urea or a salt of guanidine and a reducing agent such as a sulfite, a pyrosulfite, etc. The cleaning effect of the composition increases markedly by addition of a proteolytic enzyme even in an amount not effective when the enzyme is used in the absence of urea or a guanidine salt.
Inventors
- 👤 Kazumi Ogata
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 19:06
CPC Classifications
G; G02; G02C; G02C13/00; G02C13/008; A; A61; A61L; A61L12/00; A61L12/08; A61L12/082; C; C11; C11D; C11D3/00; C11D3/0005; C11D3/0078; C11D3/16; C11D3/38; C11D3/386
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
83 words
A composition for cleaning contact lenses contaminated with proteinaceous matter by immersing the lenses in an aqueous hypertonic solution, said composition comprising urea or an acid salt of guanidine in an amount sufficient to make the solution hypertonic, an effective amount of a sulfhydryl group-containing compound to reduce intermolecular or intramolecular S--S bonds in the contaminant proteinaceous matter and a proteolytic enzyme in an amount sufficient to have a synergistic cleaning effect with the urea or the acid salt of guanidine mentioned above.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
83 words
A composition for cleaning contact lenses contaminated with proteinaceous matter by immersing the lenses in an aqueous hypertonic solution, said composition comprising urea or an acid salt of guanidine in an amount sufficient to make the solution hypertonic, an effective amount of a sulfhydryl group-containing compound to reduce intermolecular or intramolecular S--S bonds in the contaminant proteinaceous matter and a proteolytic enzyme in an amount sufficient to have a synergistic cleaning effect with the urea or the acid salt of guanidine mentioned above.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
69 words
A composition according to claim 1 which comprises a sufficient amount of urea or an acid salt of guanidine to make a concentration from 10 to 60 W/V percent, a sufficient amount of a sulfhydryl group-containing compound to make a concentration from 0.1 to 5 W/V percent and a sufficient amount of a proteolytic enzyme to make a concentration from 0.001 to 5 W/V percent, in the aqueous solution.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
A composition according to claim 2 which comprises a sufficient amount of urea or an acid salt of guanidine to make a concentration from 20 to 40 W/V percent, a sufficient amount of a sulfhydryl group-containing compound to make a concentration from 0.1 to 5 W/V percent and a sufficient amount of a proteolytic enzyme to make a concentration from 0.005 to 0.5 W/V percent in the aqueous solution.
Claim 5
Independent Claim
112 words
A method for removing proteinaceous deposits on contact lenses which comprises immersing the lenses for a period of time sufficient to clean the lenses at room temperature or under heating, in an aqueous composition comprising urea or an acid salt of guanidine in an amount sufficient to make the composition hypertonic, an effective amount of a reducing agent of the group consisting of a sulfite, a pyrosulfite, a dithionite, sodium borohydride and a reducing organic water-soluble mercapto group-containing compound to reduce intermolecular or intramolecular S--S bonds in the contaminant proteinaceous matter, and rinsing the lenses to remove the urea or the acid salt of guanidine and the reducing agent from the lenses.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
112 words
A method for removing proteinaceous deposits on contact lenses which comprises immersing the lenses for a period of time sufficient to clean the lenses at room temperature or under heating, in an aqueous composition comprising urea or an acid salt of guanidine in an amount sufficient to make the composition hypertonic, an effective amount of a reducing agent of the group consisting of a sulfite, a pyrosulfite, a dithionite, sodium borohydride and a reducing organic water-soluble mercapto group-containing compound to reduce intermolecular or intramolecular S--S bonds in the contaminant proteinaceous matter, and rinsing the lenses to remove the urea or the acid salt of guanidine and the reducing agent from the lenses.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method according to claim 1 in which the aqueous composition comprises urea or an acid salt of guanidine in a concentration from 5 W/V percent to saturation, and a reducing agent in a concentration from 0.01 to 20 W/V percent.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
A method according to claim 4 in which the aqueous composition comprises urea in a concentration from 10 to 60 W/V percent and a sulfite in a concentration from 0.01 to 20 W/V percent.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method according to claim 5 in which the aqueous composition comprises urea or an acid salt of guanidine in a concentration from 20 to 60 W/V percent and a reducing agent in a concentration from 0.1 to 10 W/V percent.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
115 words
A method for removing proteinaceous deposits on contact lenses which comprises immersing the lenses for a period of time sufficient to clean the lenses in an aqueous composition comprising urea or an acid salt of guanidine in an amount sufficient to make the composition hypertonic, an effective amount of a sulfhydryl group-containing compound to reduce intermolecular or intramolecular S--S bonds in the contaminant proteinaceous matter and a proteolytic enzyme in an amount sufficient to have a synergistic cleaning effect with the urea or the acid salt of guanidine mentioned above, and rinsing the lenses to remove the urea or the acid salt of guanidine, the sulfhydryl group-containing compound and the proteolytic enzyme from the lenses.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
115 words
A method for removing proteinaceous deposits on contact lenses which comprises immersing the lenses for a period of time sufficient to clean the lenses in an aqueous composition comprising urea or an acid salt of guanidine in an amount sufficient to make the composition hypertonic, an effective amount of a sulfhydryl group-containing compound to reduce intermolecular or intramolecular S--S bonds in the contaminant proteinaceous matter and a proteolytic enzyme in an amount sufficient to have a synergistic cleaning effect with the urea or the acid salt of guanidine mentioned above, and rinsing the lenses to remove the urea or the acid salt of guanidine, the sulfhydryl group-containing compound and the proteolytic enzyme from the lenses.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method according to claim 8 in which the aqueous composition comprises urea or an acid salt of guanidine in a concentration from 10 to 60 W/V percent, a sulfhydryl group-containing compound in a concentration from 0.1 to 5 W/V percent and a proteolytic enzyme in a concentration from 0.001 to 5 W/V percent.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method according to claim 9 in which the aqueous composition comprises urea or an acid salt of guanidine in a concentration from 20 to 40 W/V percent, a sulfhydryl group-containing compound in a concentration from 0.1 to 5 W/V percent and a proteolytic enzyme in a concentration from 0.05 to 1.0 W/V percent.
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