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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 05, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 01, 2012
Bret A. Coldren, Vista, CA (US);
Peter Paul Willem Leonard Van Den Bekerom, Nuenen, NL;
Antonius Wilhelmus Maria DE Laat, Den Dungen, NL;
Johannes Wilhelmus Weekamp, Beek en Donk, NL;
Victor Lust, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Gerald Yewey, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Bret A. Coldren, Vista, CA (US);
Peter Paul Willem Leonard Van Den Bekerom, Nuenen, NL;
Antonius Wilhelmus Maria De Laat, Den Dungen, NL;
Johannes Wilhelmus Weekamp, Beek en Donk, NL;
Victor Lust, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Gerald Yewey, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Abstract
Lacrimal inserts such as punctal plugs may be utilized for delivery of medication to the eye. The plug includes a body portion sized to pass through a lacrimal punctum and be positioned within a lacrimal canaliculus of the eyelid. The plug may contain a core, or reservoir, at least partially within the body portion comprising a therapeutic agent that is configured for controlled, pulsatile release into the eye.