Pharmaceutical delivery device and method for providing ocular treatment
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1. An implantable pharmaceutical delivery device for controlled delivery of a therapeutic agent over an extended period of time to a target tissue of interest, said device comprising:
- (a) a hollow plate having an upper surface and a curved lower surface;
(b) a hollow elongated stem projecting from the lower surface of said plate into the target tissue of interest, wherein the hollow interior of said plate and stem define a drug reservoir; and
(c) means for delivering the contents of said drug reservoir through the stem to target tissue of interest.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a novel pharmaceutical delivery device that provides controlled, sustained local delivery of a therapeutic agent of interest to a target tissue of interest, for example, the vitreous tissue of the eye, over an extended period of time.
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1. An implantable pharmaceutical delivery device for controlled delivery of a therapeutic agent over an extended period of time to a target tissue of interest, said device comprising:
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(a) a hollow plate having an upper surface and a curved lower surface;
(b) a hollow elongated stem projecting from the lower surface of said plate into the target tissue of interest, wherein the hollow interior of said plate and stem define a drug reservoir; and
(c) means for delivering the contents of said drug reservoir through the stem to target tissue of interest. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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