Patent ID: 7087369
Filing Date: 2006-08-08
Classification: A01N

Abstract:
1. A cornea preservation medium comprising in sterile solution the following ingredients in final concentration: 5 mM potassium sulfate, 110 mM L-aspartic acid, 1.2 mM magnesium sulfate, 2.0 mM calcium hydroxide, 20 mM potassium phosphate monobasic, 5 mM N-2-hydroxyethylpiperazine-N′-2-ethanesulfonic acid, 1 mM ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, 20 mM taurine, 1 microM zinc sulfate, 200 microM N-(tert-butyl) hydroxylamine HCL, 5.5% w/v dextran, molecular weight 60,000–90,000, 0.5 mM N-acetyl-cysteine, 0.02% w/v gentamycin sulfate, 5 mM creatine phosphate, 1% v/v of a lipid concentrate which contains and is adjusted with 1 M KOH to pH 7.45 and having an osmolarity of 310–320 mOsmoles.