Optic nerve implants
US8012115B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 7, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 6, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 23, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61K31/58
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
Methods and devices for delivering therapeutic substances into the eye. An implant containing the therapeutic substance is implanted at least partially within the optic nerve and the therapeutic substance then elutes from the implant. The implant may have a lumen or it may be solid.
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