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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2026
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2022
Applicant:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Inventors:
Howard Allen Ketelson, Dallas, TX (US);
Rekha Rangarajan, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 9/70 (2006.01); A61K 31/137 (2006.01); A61K 47/10 (2017.01); A61K 47/32 (2006.01); A61K 47/36 (2006.01); A61L 26/00 (2006.01); A61P 27/08 (2006.01); C08L 5/08 (2006.01); C08L 39/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/0017 (2013.01); A61K 9/0051 (2013.01); A61K 9/7007 (2013.01); A61K 31/137 (2013.01); A61K 47/10 (2013.01); A61K 47/32 (2013.01); A61K 47/36 (2013.01); A61P 27/08 (2018.01);
Abstract
A dissolvable medical device for placing on the outer exposed surface of the eye to deliver a drug to the eye comprises: a polymeric film has sufficient dimensions to cover a cornea when applied to an eye and the polymeric film comprising one or more mucoadhesive polymers. The polymeric film dissolves between 15 minutes to 120 minutes to release the mucoadhesive and the pharmaceutically active agents after applying the polymeric film to the eye. The dissolved polymeric film is not impeding visualization of ocular tissue while maintaining a protective film on outer surface of the eye.