Intraocular lens containing releasable medication
US6713080B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 14, 1999 |
| Grant date | Mar 30, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2430/16
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to an intra-ocular lens that is made from hydrophilic polymer. An effective amount of medicine is dispersed in the mass of the of the polymer and when implanted in the eye of a subject, the lens releases the medicine into the intra-ocular tissues so that the medicine is in the vicinity of the site where action is needed.
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