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US 6,217,895 B1Granted
Method for treating and/or preventing retinal diseases with sustained release corticosteroids
AssigneeControl Delivery Systems, Inc.
InventorsHong Guo, Paul Ashton
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method for administering a corticosteroid to a posterior segment of an eye. In the method, a sustained release device is implanted to deliver the corticosteroid to the eye. The aqueous corticosteroid concentration remains less than vitreous corticosteroid concentration during release of the corticosteroid from the device.
Claims21
A method for administering a corticosteroid to a posterior segment of an eye, the method comprising the step of:
- implanting a sustained release device to deliver the corticosteroid to the vitreous of the eye and wherein aqueous corticosteroid concentration is less than vitreous corticosteroid concentration during release.
An implantable, sustained release device for administering a corticosteroid to a posterior segment of an eye, the device comprising:
- a corticosteroid, wherein the device is configured to provide sustained release of the corticosteroid to the vitreous of the eye such that aqueous corticosteroid concentration remains less than vitreous corticosteroid concentration during the release.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.