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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 23, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2013
Applicant:
Ocuject, Llc, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Inventor:
Leonid E. Lerner, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
OcuJect, LLC, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61M 5/32 (2006.01); A61M 5/31 (2006.01); A61M 5/38 (2006.01); A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61M 5/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00736 (2013.01); A61F 9/0017 (2013.01); A61M 5/3145 (2013.01); A61M 5/3243 (2013.01); A61M 5/38 (2013.01); A61M 5/46 (2013.01);
Abstract
Injection devices for delivering pharmaceutical compositions into the eye are described. Some devices include a resistance component for controllably deploying an injection needle through the eye wall. The resistance component may be disposed on a removable injector attachment or on a portion of the injection device housing. Other devices may include a filter for the removal of air, infectious agents, and/or other particulate matter from the composition before the composition is injected into the eye. Related methods and systems comprising the devices are also described.