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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 30, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 14, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Jean-Marc Aiache, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Gilbert Serpin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Said El Meski, Beaumont, FR;
Philippe Tourrette, Clavette, FR;
Assignee:
Ioltechnologie-Production, La Rochelle, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/00 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an intra-ocular lens that is made from hydrophilic polymer. An effective amount of medicine is dispersed in the mass of the of the polymer and when implanted in the eye of a subject, the lens releases the medicine into the intra-ocular tissues so that the medicine is in the vicinity of the site where action is needed.