Sustained release ophthalmic antibiotic compositions
US5985259A · kind A · utility
12Cited by
8References
10Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K9/0048
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An improved method of sterilizing the field of surgery prior to an ophthalmic surgical procedure is described. The invention eliminates the need for painfull and potentially traumatic injections of antibiotics by utilizing sustained release compositions which allow the antibiotics contained therein to penetrate deeply into the eye, thereby ensuring a sterile field of surgery during intraocular surgical procedures. The compositions may also be utilized to prevent post-surgical infections.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.