Patent SG-11201806308W-A (SG)
Title: Textured surface ophthalmic device
Inventor: CHONG SIEW LING KAREN
IPC: G02C7/04
Filed: 2017-01-27
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property Organization International Bureau (43) International Publication Date 3 August 2017 (03.08.2017) WIPO I PCT (10) International Publication Number WO 2017/131588 Al 111111111111110111011111111111010111110111111110111011111111H110111111111110111111 (51) International Patent Classification: GO2C 7/04 (2006.01) B29C 45/00 (2006.01) B82Y 20/00 (2011.01) C23C 16/40 (2006.01) (21) International Application Number: PCT/SG2017/050043 (22) International Filing Date: 27 January 2017 (27.01.2017) (25) Filing Language: English (26) Publication Language: English (30) Priority Data: 10201600660Q 27 January 2016 (27.01.2016) SG (71) Applicant: AGENCY FOR SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY AND RESEARCH [SG/SG]; 1 Fusionopolis Way, #20-10 Connexis, Singapore 138632 (SG). (72) Inventors: CHONG, Siew Ling Karen; c/o Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03, Innovis, Singapore 138634 (SG). YAP, Fung Ling; c/o Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03, Innovis, Singapore 138634 (SG). ONG, Qunya; c/o Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03, Innovis, Singapore 138634 (SG). LEE, Yeong Yuh; c/o Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03, Innovis, Singapore 138634 (SG). SAIFULLAH, Mohamed Sultan Mohiddin; c/o Institute of Materials Re- search and Engineering, 2 Fusionopolis Way, #08-03, In- novis, Singapore 138634 (SG). LOKE, Yee Chong; c/o Institute of Materials Research and Engineering, 2 Fu- sionopolis Way, #08-03, Innovis, Singapore 138634 (SG). (74) Agent: SPRUSON & FERGUSON (ASIA) PTE LTD; P.O. Box 1531, Robinson Road Post Office, Singapore 903031 (SG). (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — of inventorship (Rule 4.17(iv)) Published: with international search report (Art. 21(3)) W O 20 17 / 13 15 88 Al (54) Title: TEXTURED SURFACE OPHTHALMIC DEVICE (57) : There is provided a textured surface ophthalmic device comprising a polymeric material having a micro or nano-sized textured surface integrally formed, wherein said polymeric material is configured for insertion into an eye of a human. In a preferred embodiment, the device comprises at least one amorphous metal or metal oxide layer deposited thereon, wherein the metal may be selected from gold or silver, and the oxide of a metal may be selected from titanium, cobalt, zinc or aluminium. A method of prepar- ing the textured surface ophthalmic device is also disclosed.