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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 05, 2023
Applicant:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Inventor:
Brett A. Trauthen, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Inc., Fribourg, CH;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/94 (2013.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/0017 (2013.01); A61F 2/94 (2013.01); A61F 9/00781 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of delivering a pharmaceutical composition to Schlemm's canal of an eye is disclosed. The method may comprise inserting a drug delivery device in conjunction with a microstent into Schlemm's canal. The drug delivery device may comprise a bioerodable polymer and a pharmaceutical composition, and the drug delivery device may be configured to erode over time and to elute the pharmaceutical composition into aqueous humor within Schlemm's canal as it erodes.