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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2011
Nathan R. F. Beeley, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Bret A. Coldren, Vista, CA (US);
Victor Lust, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Nathan R. F. Beeley, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
Bret A. Coldren, Vista, CA (US);
Victor Lust, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Abstract
Disclosed are lacrimal inserts and their method of use for delivery of medication to the eye. The plug includes a body portion sized to pass through a lacrimal punctum and be positioned within a lacrimal canaliculus of the eyelid. The plug may contain a core, or reservoir, at least partially within the body portion comprising a therapeutic agent that is configured to controlled release into the eye and is configured for release medication via a designated port, valve, or orifice in the insert housing and inhibits diffusion of medication via the housing itself.