Ophthalmic drug delivery device
US6986900B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 5, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 17, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 5, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M37/00
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An ophthalmic drug delivery device having a scleral surface, an orbital surface, an injection port on the orbital surface, and a fluid conducting passageway disposed within the device that is fluidily coupled to the injection port and terminates in an opening for communicating the fluid to an outer surface of the sclera is disclosed. The fluid contains a pharmaceutically active agent useful for the treatment of a disease of the posterior segment of the eye.
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