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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 29, 1993
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jon C Nixon, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Billie M York, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Assignee:
Alcon Laboratories, Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
514 12 ; 514 21 ;
Abstract
The intraocular use of TGF-.beta..sub.3 in connection with glaucoma filtration surgery is described. A composition containing TGF-.beta..sub.3 is applied to the surgical site to suppress the production and/or alter the composition of extracellular matrix synthesized by fibroblasts at the surgical site, and thereby reduce the formation of scar tissue and consequent impairment of the outflow of aqueous humor through a fistula created during the surgery.