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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 22, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 02, 2008
Applicants:
Clyde L. Schultz, Ponte Vedra, FL (US);
Jerome J. Schentag, Eggertsville, NY (US);
Inventors:
Clyde L. Schultz, Ponte Vedra, FL (US);
Jerome J. Schentag, Eggertsville, NY (US);
Assignee:
DIRECTCONTACT LLC, Swampscott, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 38/13 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/0017 (2013.01); A61K 9/0048 (2013.01); A61K 9/0051 (2013.01); A61K 38/13 (2013.01);
Abstract
Hydrogel lenses are infused with a drug for the treatment of posterior segment disease. The lenses are placed in contact with the subject's cornea. Drugs can be passively released from the hydrogel and can migrate around the globe of the eye to the posterior segment.