US 7,387,783 B2
Keratotic plug remover
Takahiro Osumi, Hannan (Japan); and Yasuyuki Murase, Yoshikawa (Japan)
Assigned to Kao Corporation, Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Jul. 12, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/888,587.
Application 10/888587 is a continuation of application No. 09/986538, filed on Nov. 09, 2001.
Application 09/986538 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP00/03026, filed on May 11, 2000.
Claims priority of application No. 11-131046 (JP), filed on May 12, 1999.
Prior Publication US 2004/0241136 A1, Dec. 02, 2004
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61K 8/02 (2006.01); A61K 31/74 (2006.01); A01N 25/24 (2006.01); A01N 25/34 (2006.01); A61F 13/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 424—401  [424/402; 424/443; 424/445; 424/449; 424/77; 424/78.03] 21 Claims
 
1. A keratotic plug remover comprising:
(i) a polymer (A) which is polystyrene sulfonic acid or a salt thereof; and
(ii) a nonionic polymer (B) which is polyvinylpyrrolidone,
wherein polymer (A) and nonionic polymer (B) are soluble in water, and a mixing proportion of said polymer (A) to nonionic polymer (B) is 30:70 to 70:30 in terms of a weight ratio of (A) to (B).