Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Punctal plugs for controlled release of therapeutic agents
- Patent Title (中): 用于控制释放治疗剂的针刺塞
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Application No.: US13409210Application Date: 2012-03-01
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Publication No.: US09301874B2Publication Date: 2016-04-05
- Inventor: Bret A. Coldren , Peter Paul Willem Leonard Van Den Bekerom , Antonius Wilhelmus Maria De Laat , Johannes Wilhelmus Weekamp , Victor Lust , Gerald Yewey
- Applicant: Bret A. Coldren , Peter Paul Willem Leonard Van Den Bekerom , Antonius Wilhelmus Maria De Laat , Johannes Wilhelmus Weekamp , Victor Lust , Gerald Yewey
- Applicant Address: US FL Jacksonville
- Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US FL Jacksonville
- Agent Carl J. Evens
- Main IPC: A61F9/00
- IPC: A61F9/00 ; A61M31/00 ; A61F9/007 ; A61M35/00
Abstract:
Lacrimal inserts such as punctal plugs may be utilized for delivery of medication to the eye. The plug includes a body portion sized to pass through a lacrimal punctum and be positioned within a lacrimal canaliculus of the eyelid. The plug may contain a core, or reservoir, at least partially within the body portion comprising a therapeutic agent that is configured for controlled, pulsatile release into the eye.
Public/Granted literature
- US20120283669A1 PUNCTAL PLUGS FOR CONTROLLED RELEASE OF THERAPEUTIC AGENTS Public/Granted day:2012-11-08
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