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Anterior chamber drug-eluting ocular implant

  • US 10,245,178 B1
  • Filed: 06/06/2012
  • Issued: 04/02/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A drug delivery ocular implant comprising:

  • an elongate outer shell having a proximal end, and a distal end, and being shaped to define an interior space;

    at least one drug positioned within said interior space;

    wherein said outer shell has at least a first thickness and an outer diameter;

    wherein said outer shell comprises one or more regions of drug release;

    wherein said implant is shaped and sized so as to be suitable for implantation within an anterior chamber of an eye;

    wherein said implant is shaped and sized to be positioned fully in an irido-corneal angle of the anterior chamber of the eye;

    wherein said implant is configured without one or more anchoring protrusions, wherein the outer shell provides sufficient friction against tissue of the irido-corneal angle to hold the implant in position in the irido-corneal angle; and

    wherein said implant is configured to be deformed from a straightened to an arcuate shape for retention within the irido-corneal angle.

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