INTRACAMERAL DEVICES FOR SUSTAINED DELIVERY
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1. An intracameral therapeutic agent delivery device comprising:
- a substantially cylindrical structure for at least partial placement into the anterior chamber of an eye having a first end, a second end and at least one channel traversing the substantially cylindrical structure, said structure formed of at least one biocompatible non-biodegradable material and having at least one protrusion on an outside surface that prevents migration of said device once implanted and wherein one of said first end and said second end is beveled;
a sustained release material associated with at least a portion of said at least one channel; and
at least one therapeutic bioactive agent associated with said sustained release material.
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Abstract
Described herein are intracameral drug and/or therapeutic bioactive agent delivery devices comprising a substantially cylindrical structure for at least partial placement into the anterior chamber of an eye The intracameral delivery devices have a sustained release material associated with at least a portion of the device and at least one drug and/or therapeutic bioactive agent associated with said sustained release material.
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1. An intracameral therapeutic agent delivery device comprising:
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a substantially cylindrical structure for at least partial placement into the anterior chamber of an eye having a first end, a second end and at least one channel traversing the substantially cylindrical structure, said structure formed of at least one biocompatible non-biodegradable material and having at least one protrusion on an outside surface that prevents migration of said device once implanted and wherein one of said first end and said second end is beveled; a sustained release material associated with at least a portion of said at least one channel; and at least one therapeutic bioactive agent associated with said sustained release material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of treating an ocular condition comprising the steps of:
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providing an intracameral therapeutic agent delivery device having a substantially cylindrical structure for at least partial placement into the anterior chamber of an eye having a first end, a second end and at least one channel traversing the substantially cylindrical structure, said structure formed of at least one biocompatible non-biodegradable material and having at least one protrusion on an outside surface that prevents migration of said device once implanted, and wherein one of said first end and said second end is beveled;
a sustained release material associated with at least a portion of said at least one channel; and
at least one therapeutic bioactive agent associated with said sustained release material;implanting said intracameral therapeutic agent delivery device in an eye wherein at least a portion of said intracameral therapeutic agent delivery device extends into the anterior chamber of said eye; allowing sufficient time for said therapeutic bioactive agent to migrate from said sustained release material, out of said intracameral therapeutic agent delivery device and into the aqueous humor of said eye; and treating said ocular condition. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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