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Details for Patent: 5,578,578


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Summary for Patent: 5,578,578
Title: Ophthalmic solutions
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.
Inventor(s): Hecht; Gerald (Fort Worth, TX), Lorenzetti; Ole J. (Fort Worth, TX)
Assignee: Alcon Laboratories, Inc. (Fort Worth, TX)
Application Number:08/425,132
Patent Claim Types:
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