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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2024
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2022
Forsight Vision4, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Signe Erickson, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Randolph E. Campbell, South San Francisco, CA (US);
Darren Doud, South San Francisco, CA (US);
ForSight Vision4, Inc., South San Francisco, CA (US);
Abstract
Described are implantable therapeutic devices, systems and methods to treat a patient. The device includes a hollow refillable housing for implantation within the posterior segment of an eye through a penetration in the sclera including a proximal retention structure protruding outward from a proximal end region of the housing, an access portion opening, and a penetrable barrier positioned at least in part within the access portion opening, the penetrable barrier configured to be repeatedly penetrated. A rigid porous structure is positioned within a region of the housing away from the access portion opening into a reservoir chamber extends along an axis between the penetrable barrier and the porous structure includes a volume sized to deliver therapeutic amounts of a therapeutic agent to the eye for an extended period of time. A cover is coupled to at least an upper surface of the proximal retention structure.