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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2008
Theron R. Rodstrom, Cranfills Gap, TX (US);
Larry Smith, Ii, Glen Rose, TX (US);
Youqin Tian, Colleyville, TX (US);
David Allen Marsh, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Alan L. Weiner, Arlington, TX (US);
Shivalik Bakshi, Boston, MA (US);
Theron R. Rodstrom, Cranfills Gap, TX (US);
Larry Smith, II, Glen Rose, TX (US);
Youqin Tian, Colleyville, TX (US);
David Allen Marsh, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Alan L. Weiner, Arlington, TX (US);
Shivalik Bakshi, Boston, MA (US);
Alcon Research, Ltd., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
The present invention concerns implantable ocular devices for the sustained release of medication to the eye, and methods for manufacturing and using such devices. In one embodiment, the present invention provides a device comprising: (a) a body comprising a matrix of a prostaglandin and a silicone; (b) a parylene coating on the outer surface of the body; and (c) one or more pores extending from the outer surface of the parylene coating to the outer surface of the body.