Implantable drug delivery device and use thereof

US7563255B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignees

• Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary · US
• The Charles Stark Draper Laboratory, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Anthony P. Adamis · Bronxville, US
• Joan W. Miller · Winchester, US
• Evangelos S. Gragoudas · Lexington, US
• Mark J. Mescher · Newton, US
• Christopher E. Dube · Lexington, US
• Jeffrey T. Borenstein · Holliston, US
• Marcie G. Weinstein · Pittsburgh, US
• Raanan Miller · Cambridge, US
• Mitchell L. Hansberry · Southborough, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 2, 2002
• Grant date: Jul 21, 2009
• Expiry date: Feb 1, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61K9/1647
• WIPO field: Pharmaceuticals
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The invention provides a miniaturized, implantable drug delivery device and a method of delivering over a prolonged period of time one or more drugs using such a device. The drug delivery device can be adapted for attachment to the outer surface of an eye. Once attached to the outer surface of an eye, the device can deliver one or more drugs directly into the eye for preventing or ameliorating the symptoms of a particular ocular disorder.