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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 08, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2014
Applicant:
Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL (US);
Inventors:
Elizabeth Gaillard, Dekalb, IL (US);
James Dillon, Dekalb, IL (US);
Jason Friedrichs, Sycamore, IL (US);
Tao Xu, Lisle, IL (US);
Timothy J. Hagen, Lisle, IL (US);
Devi Kalyan Karumanchi, Dekalb, IL (US);
Assignee:
Board of Trustees of Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/00 (2006.01); A61K 47/34 (2017.01); A61K 9/127 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 9/0051 (2013.01); A61K 9/0048 (2013.01); A61K 9/127 (2013.01); A61K 9/1271 (2013.01); A61K 47/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system is disclosed for simple, non-invasive, sustained delivery of ophthalmic substances to the interior of the eye, for the prevention and treatment of eye diseases and conditions. Liposomes and inverted micelles are disclosed as suitable vehicles, and timed release of the substances is effected. Delivery methods include coating of a lens or injection into the eye.