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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2015
Dose Medical Corporation, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Hosheng Tu, Newport Coast, CA (US);
Barbara A. Niksch, Capistrano Beach, CA (US);
David S. Haffner, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Gregory T. Smedley, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Olav B. Bergheim, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Morteza Gharib, Altadena, CA (US);
Richard A. Hill, Irvine, CA (US);
Thomas W. Burns, Dana Point, CA (US);
DOSE MEDICAL CORPORATION, Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Abstract
Implants and methods for treating ocular disorders are provided. One method involves introducing an implant into an anterior chamber of an eye. The implant is implanted into eye tissue adjacent the anterior chamber such that a proximal end of the implant resides in the anterior chamber following implantation. A therapeutic agent is eluted from the implant into the eye. Desirably, the release of the therapeutic agent from the implant is controlled. The controlled release of the therapeutic agent can be at a chosen rate and/or for a selected duration which can be episodic or periodic. The therapeutic agent can be an antiproliferative agent, an anti-inflammatory drug, or a compound for treating glaucoma or ocular hypertension.