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US 8,133,210 B2Granted
Aqueous ophthalmic spray and method for delivery of artificial tears to the ocular surface
OwnerNael A. Al-Abdulla, Lee A. Snyderinventors
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Abstract
A delivery device and method for the delivery of a substance to the eye or other bodily site of a user. The device delivers the substance to the eye in the form of a non-aerosol spray or mist. The delivery device is particularly suitable for the delivery of artificial tear compositions to the ocular surface.
Claims54
A device for the delivery of a substance to the eye comprising:
- a housing for holding the substance;
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- a non-aerosol, non-electric delivery mechanism comprising a tubular member disposed within the housing, an actuation mechanism positioned at the top of the housing, and at least one outlet port in the actuation mechanism in communication with the tubular member,
- wherein actuation of the actuation mechanism delivers the substance from the housing, through the tubular member, through the outlet port, and to the eye in the form of a spray or mist in a substantially horizontal direction, and
- wherein the outlet port is sized to deliver the spray or mist to the eye, the spray or mist having a circular or elliptical shape at a distance between 5 cm and 30 cm away from the outlet port, the elliptical shaped spray or mist having a height of no greater than 15 mm and a width of no greater than 30 mm.
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A device for treating the eye comprising:
- a housing holding one or more substances and being free of propellant;
- a non-aerosol, non-electric delivery mechanism comprising a tubular member disposed within the housing and at least one outlet port in communication with the tubular member, wherein actuation of the delivery mechanism delivers the substance to the eye in a substantially horizontal direction via the tubular member and outlet port in the form of a spray or mist, and
- wherein the outlet port is sized to deliver the spray or mist to the eye, the spray or mist having a circular or elliptical shape at a distance between 5 cm and 30 cm away from the outlet port, the elliptical shaped spray or mist having a height of no greater than 15 mm and a width no greater than 30 mm.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.