Patent ID: 6228323
Filing Date: 2001-05-08
Classification: A61L,C11D

Abstract:
A two-compartment, sterile multi-purpose composition generating bottle assembly for use in cleaning, disinfecting, rinsing and storing a contact lens comprising:a) a bottle containing an aqueous composition;b) a sealed container comprising a break-away membrane and containing an enzyme composition containing an amount of Al-trypsin; andc) an anti-microbial agent in an amount effective to disinfect the lens;wherein the anti-microbial agent is included in either the aqueous composition or the enzyme composition, the container is secured to and partially within the bottle, forming an internally sterile, two-compartment bottle assembly and breaking away the membrane allows for sterile egress of the enzyme composition into the aqueous composition of the bottle, wherein a multi-purpose composition may be formed containing an Al-trypsin in an amount effective to clean the lens and an amount of the anti-microbial agent effective to disinfect the lens.