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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2012
Applicants:
Edward J. Ellis, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Jeanne Y. Ellis, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Edward J. Ellis, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Jeanne Y. Ellis, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Assignee:
VISTA SCIENTIFIC LLC, Andover, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/70 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 70/70 (2013.01); B29L 2031/753 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for forming an ocular drug delivery device includes the steps of: (1) forming a drug core containing an active agent, wherein the drug core has a barrier disposed all surfaces thereof except for a drug release surface which is left free of the barrier; (2) forming a drug release membrane over the drug release surface; and (3) forming the remaining portion of the device body by an overcast (overmold) process.