Patent ID: 6872793

Claim:
A polymeric ophthalmic or otorhinolaryngological device material comprising a) a monomer selected from the group consisting of an aromatic acrylate or methacrylate monomer of formula (1) and a styrenic monomer of formula (2), and b) a difunctional macromonomer of formula (3) having a number average molecular weight (M n ) of at least 3000 and a glass transition temperature (T g ) less than 0° C. wherein R=H, CH 3 , CH 2 CH 3 ; X=O(CH 2 ) w ; w=0-6; Y=(CH 2 ) b H, O(CH 2 ) b H, H, Br, Cl, or F; b=0-12; p=0-22; q=0-22; A=O, NH, OCH 2 , OCH 2 CH 2 O, OC(O)NHCH 2 CH 2 O; and m, n=co-monomer mole fraction where m<1 and n=1−m.