Packages for ophthalmic lenses containing pharmaceutical agents

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10661964-B2
Application number	US-201715468311-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 24, 2017
Priority date	Jul 10, 2006
Publication date	May 26, 2020
Grant date	May 26, 2020

Abstract

A packaging for an ophthalmic lens containing a pharmaceutical agent.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A package containing an ophthalmic lens in solution comprising:
a blister bowl, an ophthalmic lens and a pharmaceutical agent;
said blister bowl with said pharmaceutical agent heated to an elevated temperature above room temperature;
a cover covering said blister bowl;
wherein said blister bowl comprises a material that absorbs less than about 16% of said pharmaceutical agent; and
wherein the material of the blister bowl is polyetherimide.

2. The package of claim 1 wherein the cover comprises an adhesive laminate, comprising an inner layer.

3. The package of claim 1 wherein said blister bowl comprises a material that absorbs less than about 10% of said pharmaceutical agent.

4. The package of claim 1 wherein said polyetherimide has a glass transition temperature of greater than about 220° C.

5. The package of claim 1 wherein said blister bowl comprises a material that absorbs between less than about 8% and about 3% of said pharmaceutical agents.

6. The package of claim 1 further comprising that the pharmaceutical agent is ketotifen fumarate or one of its salts.

7. A package containing an ophthalmic lens in solution comprising:
a blister bowl, an ophthalmic lens and a pharmaceutical agent;
said blister bowl with said pharmaceutical agent heated to an elevated temperature at or above 124 C;
a cover covering said blister bowl;
wherein said blister bowl comprises a material that absorbs less than about 16% of said pharmaceutical agent; and
wherein the material of the blister bowl is polyetherimide.

8. The package of claim 7 wherein the cover comprises an adhesive laminate, comprising an inner layer.

9. The package of claim 7 wherein said blister bowl comprises a material that absorbs less than about 10% of said pharmaceutical agent.

10. The package of claim 7 wherein said polyetherimide has a glass transition temperature of greater than about 220° C.

11. The package of claim 7 wherein said blister bowl comprises a material that absorbs between less than about 8% and about 3% of said pharmaceutical agents.

12. The package of claim 7 further comprising that the pharmaceutical agent is ketotifen fumarate or one of its salts.

Assignees

• Johnson & Johnson Vision Care

Inventors

• Tokarski Michael
• Mahadevan Shivkumar
• Ansell Scott
• Barre Vincent

Classifications

• A61K31/4535

  containing a heterocyclic ring having sulfur as a ring hetero atom, e.g. pizotifen · CPC title

• B65D81/22 Primary

  in moist conditions or immersed in liquids · CPC title

• A45C11/005 Primary

  Contact lens cases (A45C11/046 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B65B25/008

  packaging of contact lenses · CPC title

• B65D85/54

  for articles of special shape not otherwise provided for · CPC title