Oligosaccharide-containing compositions and uses thereof
View Patent ↗The use of compositions containing one or more oligosaccharides in an amount effective to disinfect and/or preserve medical devices, pharmaceutical preparations, and the like is described. Buffered solutions containing one or more oligosaccharide-containing compositions and methods of making and using the same are also described.
1. A composition comprising:
an effective disinfecting amount of stearyl dihydroxypropyldimonium oligosaccharide in an ophthalmically acceptable aqueous solution.
2. The composition of claim 1 wherein said effective disinfecting amount is about 0.0001 to about 10 weight percent.
3. The composition of claim 1 further comprising one or more aminoalcohol buffers and one or more tonicity agents.
4. The composition of claim 3 wherein said one or more aminoalcohol buffers
are selected from the group consisting of monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-dimethylamino-2-methyl-1-propanediol, 2-amino-2-ethylpropanol, 2-amino-1-butanol and 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol.
5. The composition of claim 3 wherein said one or more aminoalcohol buffers
are present in about 0.02 to about 3.0 percent by weight.
6. The composition of claim 3 wherein said one or more tonicity agents are
selected from the group consisting of sodium chloride, potassium chloride, dextrose, mannose, glycerin, calcium chloride and magnesium chloride.
7. The composition of claim 3 wherein said one or more tonicity agents are
present in about 0.01 to about 3.0 percent by weight.
8. The composition of claim 3 wherein said one or more tonicity agents are
present in an amount to provide a final osmotic value of about 200 to about 450 mOsm/kg.
9. A method of producing the composition of claim 1 comprising:
combining an effective disinfecting amount of stearyl dihydroxypropyldimonium oligosaccharide with water to form a solution, wherein the solution is ophthalmically safe.
10. The method of claim 9 wherein said effective disinfecting amount is about 0.0001 to about 10 weight percent.
11. The method of claim 9 further comprising one or more aminoalcohol buffers and one or more tonicity agents.
12. The method of claim 9 further comprising one or more aminoalcohol buffers and one or more tonicity agents wherein said one or more aminoalcohol buffers are selected from the group consisting of monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-dimethylamino-2-methyl-1-propanediol, 2-amino-2-ethylpropanol, 2-amino-1-butanol and 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol.
13. The method of claim 9 further comprising one or more aminoalcohol buffers and one or more tonicity agents wherein said one or more aminoalcohol buffers are present in about 0.02 to about 3.0 percent by weight.
14. The method of claim 9 further comprising one or more aminoalcohol buffers and one or more tonicity agents wherein said one or more tonicity agents are selected from the group consisting of sodium chloride, potassium chloride, dextrose, mannose, glycerin, calcium chloride and magnesium chloride.
15. The method of claim 9 further comprising one or more aminoalcohol buffers and one or more tonicity agents wherein said one or more tonicity agents are present in about 0.01 to about 3.0 percent by weight.
16. The method of claim 9 further comprising one or more aminoalcohol buffers and one or more tonicity agents wherein said one or more tonicity agents are present in an amount to provide a final osmotic value of about 200 to about 450 mOsm/kg.
17. The method of claim 9 further comprising one or more aminoalcohol buffers and one or more tonicity agents wherein an additional buffer or buffering system is present.
18. A solution comprising an amount of stearyl dihydroxypropyldimonium oligosaccharide and water wherein the solution is ophthalmically safe.
19. The solution of claim 18 wherein said effective disinfecting amount is about 0.0001 to about 10 weight percent.
20. The solution of claim 18 further comprising one or more aminoalcohol buffers and one or more tonicity agents.
21. The solution of claim 18 further comprising one or more aminoalcohol buffers and one or more tonicity agents wherein said one or more aminoalcohol buffers are selected from the group consisting of monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-dimethylamino-2-methyl-1-propanediol, 2-amino-2-ethylpropanol, 2-amino-1-butanol and 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol.
22. The solution of claim 18 further comprising one or more aminoalcohol buffers and one or more tonicity agents wherein said one or more aminoalcohol buffers are present in about 0.02 to about 3.0 percent by weight.
23. The solution of claim 18 further comprising one or more aminoalcohol buffers and one or more tonicity agents wherein said one or more tonicity agents are selected from the group consisting of sodium chloride, potassium chloride, dextrose, mannose, glycerin, calcium chloride and magnesium chloride.
24. The solution of claim 18 further comprising one or more aminoalcohol buffers and one or more tonicity agents wherein said one or more tonicity agents are present in about 0.01 to about 3.0 percent by weight.
25. The solution of claim 18 further comprising one or more aminoalcohol buffers and one or more tonicity agents wherein said one or more tonicity agents are present in an amount to provide a final osmotic value of about 200 to about 450 mOsm/kg.
26. The solution of claim 18 further comprising one or more aminoalcohol buffers and one or more tonicity agents wherein an additional buffer or buffering system is present.
27. A method of desinfecting a contact lens comprising:
contacting a contact lens with an ophthalmically safe aqueous solution comprising dihydroxypropyldimonium oligosaccharide for a period of time suitable to reduce or eliminate a microbial burden on said contact lens.
28. A composition for treating a contact lens comprising:
an effective amount of dihydroxypropyldimonium oligosaccharide in an ophthalmically safe aqueous solution.
29. The composition of claim 28 wherein said effective amount is about 0.0001 to about 10 weight percent.
30. A composition for disinfecting a contact lens comprising:
a disinfecting amount of dihydroxypropyldimonium oligosaccharide in an ophthalmically safe aqueous solution.
31. The composition of claim 30 wherein said disinfecting amount is about 0.0001 to about 10 weight percent.
32. A composition for preserving a contact lens comprising:
a preservative amount of dihydroxypropyldimonium oligosaccharide in an ophthalmically safe aqueous solution.
33. The composition of claim 32 wherein said preservative amount is about 0.0001 to about 10 weight percent.
34. The composition of claim 28 , 30 or 32 further comprising one or more aminoalcohol buffers and one or more tonicity agents.
35. The composition of claim 28 , 30 or 32 further comprising one or more aminoalcohol buffers selected from the group consisting of monoethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol, 2-dimethylamino-2-methyl-1-propanediol, 2-amino-2-ethylpropanol, 2-amino-1-butanol and 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol.
36. The composition of claim 28 , 30 or 32 further comprising one or more aminoalcohol buffers present in about 0.02 to about 3.0 percent by weight.
37. The composition of claim 28 , 30 or 32 further comprising one or more tonicity agents selected from the group consisting of sodium chloride, potassium chloride, dextrose, mannose, glycerin, calcium chloride and magnesium chloride.
38. The composition of claim 28 , 30 or 32 further comprising one or more tonicity agents present in about 0.01 to about 3.0 percent by weight.
39. The composition of claim 28 , 30 or 32 further comprising one or more tonicity agents present in an amount to provide a final osmotic value of about 200 to about 450 mOsm/kg.
40. The composition of claim 28 , 30 or 32 further comprising a buffer or buffering system.