Drug delivery device
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1. An ophthalmic drug delivery device, comprising:
- a body having;
a scleral surface having a radius of curvature that facilitates contact with a sclera of a human eye;
a well having an opening to said scleral surface; and
a geometry that facilitates disposing said device on an outer surface of said sclera, below a Tenon'"'"'s capsule of said eye, and in a posterior segment of said eye; and
an inner core disposed in said well and comprising a pharmaceutically active agent.
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Abstract
Drug delivery devices, and methods of delivering pharmaceutically active agents to a target tissue within a body using such devices, are disclosed. One drug delivery device includes a body having an internal surface for placement proximate a target tissue and a well having an opening to the internal surface. An inner core comprising a pharmaceutically active agent is disposed in the well.
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1. An ophthalmic drug delivery device, comprising:
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a body having;
a scleral surface having a radius of curvature that facilitates contact with a sclera of a human eye;
a well having an opening to said scleral surface; and
a geometry that facilitates disposing said device on an outer surface of said sclera, below a Tenon'"'"'s capsule of said eye, and in a posterior segment of said eye; and
an inner core disposed in said well and comprising a pharmaceutically active agent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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