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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2011
Applicant:
Bret A. Coldren, Vista, CA (US);
Inventor:
Bret A. Coldren, Vista, CA (US);
Assignee:
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 19/00 (2006.01); A61M 35/00 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00772 (2013.01); A61F 9/0017 (2013.01);
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 and includes means for directional release of medication into the lacrimal fluid. 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.