Ophthalmic drug delivery device
AssigneeAlcon Inc.
InventorYoseph Yaacobi
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Abstract
An ophthalmic drug delivery device having a first end and a second end, an injection port, a reservoir, and a sleeve is disclosed. The injection port is for sealingly engaging a needle of a syringe, which is for providing a fluid comprising a pharmaceutically active agent. The reservoir is disposed within the device, is fluidly coupled to the injection port, and has an opening for communicating the fluid to an outer surface of a sclera of an eye. The sleeve is for engaging the device proximate overlapping portions of the first end and the second end for forming a generally ring-shaped three-dimensional geometry upon implantation of the device on the outer surface of the sclera. The device is useful for the treatment of a disease of the posterior segment of the eye.
Claims7
An ophthalmic drug delivery device, comprising:
- a first end and a second end;
- an injection port for sealingly engaging a needle of a syringe, said syringe for providing a fluid comprising a pharmaceutically active agent;
- a reservoir disposed within said device, fluidly coupled to said injection port, and having an opening for communicating said fluid to an outer surface of a sclera of an eye;
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- a sleeve for engaging said device proximate overlapping portions of said first end and said second end for forming a generally ring-shaped three-dimensional geometry upon implantation of said device on said outer surface of said sclera.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.