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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Robert T. Lyons, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
James A. Burke, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Michael R. Robinson, Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Robert T. Lyons, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
James A. Burke, Santa Ana, CA (US);
Michael R. Robinson, Irvine, CA (US);
Assignee:
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/14 (2006.01); A61F 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/0017 (2013.01); A61F 2210/0004 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0067 (2013.01);
Abstract
A drug delivery system (DDS) comprised of segmented biodegradable implants sized and suitable for implantation in an ocular region or site and methods for treating ocular conditions. The segmented implants provide an extended release of an active agent at a therapeutically effective amount for a period of time between 50 days and one year, or longer, and permit the DDS to have segments that possess individual and different drug release characteristics.