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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 05, 2013
Ut-battelle, Llc, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
University of Tennessee Research Foundation, Knoxville, TN (US);
Charles L. Britton, Jr., Alcoa, TN (US);
Brian R. D'urso, Clinton, TN (US);
Edward Chaum, Memphis, TN (US);
John T. Simpson, Clinton, TN (US);
Justin S. Baba, Knoxville, TN (US);
M. Nance Ericson, Knoxville, TN (US);
Robert J. Warmack, Knoxville, TN (US);
UT-BATTELLE, LLC, Oak Ridge, TN (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, the present invention provides a device and method for treating recurrent corneal erosion. In one embodiment, the method includes the steps of contacting an epithelium layer of a cornea with an array of glass micro-rods including a plurality of sharp features having a length that penetrates a Bowman's layer of the eye, wherein the plurality of sharp features of the array of glass micro-rods produces a plurality of punctures in the Bowman's layer of the eye that are of micro-scale or less. In another embodiment, the present invention provides a method and device for drug delivery. In one embodiment, the device includes an array of glass micro-rods, wherein at least one glass micro-rod of the array of glass micro-rods includes a sharp feature opposite a base of the array of glass micro-rods, wherein the sharp feature includes a treated surface for delivering a chemical compound to the eye.