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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2013
Filed:
May. 03, 2010
Hosheng Tu, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Barbara Niksch, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
David Haffner, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Gregory Smedley, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Olav B Bergheim, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Morteza Gharib, San Marino, CA (US);
Hosheng Tu, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Barbara Niksch, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
David Haffner, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Gregory Smedley, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Olav B Bergheim, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Morteza Gharib, San Marino, CA (US);
Dose Medical Corporation, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Abstract
Implants and methods for treating ocular disorders are provided. One method involves introducing an implant into an anterior chamber of an eye such that at least a distal end of the implant is temporarily in the anterior chamber. The implant is implanted into eye tissue adjacent the anterior chamber. A therapeutic agent is eluted from the implant into at least one of the anterior chamber, a physiologic outflow pathway of the eye, and a space adjacent a choroid of the eye. The therapeutic agent can be an antiproliferative agent, an anti-inflammatory drug, or a compound for treating glaucoma or ocular hypertension. The therapeutic agent can be contained within the implant or coated on the implant.