Use of sustained release antibiotic compositions in ophthalmic surgical procedures
US6630135B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 12, 1999 |
| Grant date | Oct 7, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 12, 2019 |
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 painful 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.
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