Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and devices for drug delivery to ocular tissue using microneedle
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Application No.: US16826443Application Date: 2020-03-23
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Publication No.: US10905586B2Publication Date: 2021-02-02
- Inventor: Mark Prausnitz , Henry F. Edelhauser , Samirkumar Rajnikant Patel
- Applicant: Emory University , Georgia Tech Research Corporation
- Applicant Address: US GA Atlanta; US GA Atlanta
- Assignee: Emory University,Georgia Tech Research Corporation
- Current Assignee: Emory University,Georgia Tech Research Corporation
- Current Assignee Address: US GA Atlanta; US GA Atlanta
- Agency: Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP
- Main IPC: A61F9/00
- IPC: A61F9/00 ; A61M37/00

Abstract:
Methods and devices are provided for targeted administration of a drug to a patient's eye. In one embodiment, the method includes inserting a hollow microneedle into the sclera of the eye at an insertion site and infusing a fluid drug formulation through the inserted microneedle and into the suprachoroidal space of the eye, wherein the infused fluid drug formulation flows within the suprachoroidal space away from the insertion site during the infusion. The fluid drug formulation may flow circumferentially toward the retinochoroidal tissue, macula, and optic nerve in the posterior segment of the eye.
Public/Granted literature
- US20200237556A1 METHODS AND DEVICES FOR DRUG DELIVERY TO OCULAR TISSUE USING MICRONEEDLE Public/Granted day:2020-07-30
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