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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 24, 2015
Filed:
Jun. 20, 2013
Applicant:
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Inventors:
Jane-Guo Shiah, Irvine, CA (US);
Rahul Bhagat, Irvine, CA (US);
Wendy M. Blanda, Tustin, CA (US);
Thierry Nivaggioli, Atherton, CA (US);
Lin Peng, South San Franciso, CA (US);
David Chou, Palo Alto, CA (US);
David A. Weber, Danville, CA (US);
Assignee:
Allergan, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/573 (2006.01); A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 31/56 (2006.01); A61K 9/16 (2006.01); A61K 9/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/0017 (2013.01); A61K 9/0051 (2013.01); A61K 9/1694 (2013.01); A61K 31/56 (2013.01); A61K 31/573 (2013.01); A61K 9/1647 (2013.01); A61K 9/204 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention provides biodegradable implants sized for implantation in an ocular region and methods for treating medical conditions of the eye. The implants are formed from a mixture of hydrophilic end and hydrophobic end PLGA, and deliver active agents into an ocular region without a high burst release.