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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 13, 2013
Filed:
Aug. 19, 2011
Jane-guo Shiah, Irvine, CA (US);
Rahul Bhagat, Irvine, CA (US);
Wendy M. Blanda, Tustin, CA (US);
Thierry Nivaggioli, Atherton, CA (US);
Lin Peng, South San Francisco, CA (US);
David Chou, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David A. Weber, Danville, CA (US);
Jane-Guo Shiah, Irvine, CA (US);
Rahul Bhagat, Irvine, CA (US);
Wendy M. Blanda, Tustin, CA (US);
Thierry Nivaggioli, Atherton, CA (US);
Lin Peng, South San Francisco, CA (US);
David Chou, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David A. Weber, Danville, CA (US);
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Abstract
The invention provides biodegradable implants sized for implantation in an ocular region and methods for treating medical conditions of the eye. The implants are formed from a mixture of hydrophilic end and hydrophobic end PLGA, and deliver active agents into an ocular region without a high burst release.