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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Glaukos Corporation, San Clemente, CA (US);
Inventors:
Thomas W. Burns, Dana Point, CA (US);
Douglas Daniel Crimaldi, San Marcos, CA (US);
David Applegate, Palm Springs, CA (US);
Kenneth Martin Curry, Oceanside, CA (US);
Assignee:
GLAUKOS CORPORATION, San Clemente, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/56 (2006.01); A61K 31/573 (2006.01); A61K 31/58 (2006.01); A61K 38/13 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/0017 (2013.01); A61F 9/00772 (2013.01); A61K 31/56 (2013.01); A61K 31/573 (2013.01); A61K 31/58 (2013.01); A61K 38/13 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0014 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0068 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are drug delivery punctal implants and methods of using the implants for the treatment of ocular disorders requiring targeted and controlled administration of a drug to an interior portion of the eye for reduction or prevention of symptoms of the disorder. The physical arrangement of drugs within the punctal plugs disclosed herein results, in several embodiments, in advantageous controlled delivery of one or more drugs to the eye of a patient.