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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:
Jan. 13, 1998
Filed:
Jun. 07, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yuichiro Ogura, Kyoto, JP;
Yoshito Ikada, Uji, JP;
Assignee:
Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
424428 ; 424426 ; 424427 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to a scleral plug made of lactic acid copolymer; a scleral plug containing a drug that is designed to gradually release the drug into a vitreous body; and a scleral plug that is used to treat or prevent diseases of the retina or to promote recovery from damage after vitreous surgery taking advantage of its sustained release action for drug delivery.