DRUG DELIVERY VIA OCULAR IMPLANT
First Claim
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1. An ocular implant comprising:
- an implant body partially defined by a first end portion and a second end portion,the implant body including a hollow portion extending the length of the implant body, the hollow portion configured to allow for the passage of tear fluid therethrough; and
an active agent.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for administering an active agent such as a medicine to a subject, uses an ocular implant such as a punctal plug, to which the active agent has been applied. The implant is installed at the eye of the subject for administering the active agent via tissues of the eye.
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28 Claims
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1. An ocular implant comprising:
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an implant body partially defined by a first end portion and a second end portion, the implant body including a hollow portion extending the length of the implant body, the hollow portion configured to allow for the passage of tear fluid therethrough; and an active agent. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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3. (canceled)
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14. An ocular implant comprising:
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an implant body extending from a proximal end, configured to seat against a punctal aperture, to a distal end, configured to insert into the punctal aperture, and including a hollow portion, the hollow portion extending from the proximal end to the distal end and configured for a passage of tear fluid therethrough; and an active agent disposed in or on one or more portions of the implant body or the hollow portion, the active agent deliverable on a sustained release basis to tissue at or near at least one of an eye or a nasolacrimal system of a subject. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A method comprising:
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placing an ocular implant, including a hollow portion extending therethrough, adjacent an eye of a subject; and administering an active agent, applied to the ocular implant, to tissue of one or both of the eye or a nasolacrimal system. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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