OCULAR DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE
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1. An ocular device for delivery of a therapeutic agent to the eye comprising:
- a preformed body having an anterior surface and an opposite posterior surface for placement on the sclera of the eye, the posterior surface having a preformed curved shape outside of the eye that is defined by a base curve shaped to fit the sclera;
wherein the preformed body is configured to be held on the sclera such that the preformed body is free of contact with and spaced from a cornea of the eye.
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Abstract
An ocular device for insertion into an eye is provided and includes a body having an anterior surface and a posterior surface for placement on one of superior sclera and inferior sclera of the eye. The posterior surface is defined by a base curve that is substantially identical to a radius of curvature of the one of the superior sclera and inferior sclera of the eye. In one embodiment, the ocular device serves as an ocular drug delivery device and contains an active pharmaceutical agent, a lubricant, etc.
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1. An ocular device for delivery of a therapeutic agent to the eye comprising:
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a preformed body having an anterior surface and an opposite posterior surface for placement on the sclera of the eye, the posterior surface having a preformed curved shape outside of the eye that is defined by a base curve shaped to fit the sclera; wherein the preformed body is configured to be held on the sclera such that the preformed body is free of contact with and spaced from a cornea of the eye. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An ocular device for delivery of a therapeutic agent to the eye comprising:
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a preformed body having an anterior surface and an opposite posterior surface for placement on the sclera of the eye, the posterior surface having a preformed curved shape outside of the eye that is shaped to fit the sclera; wherein the preformed body has one or more lobes, each lobe having a horizontal width and height greater than a horizontal width and height, respectively, of a peripheral edge of the preformed body, wherein the increased size of the lobe maintains positioning and stability of the preformed body on the eye through interaction with an eyelid of the eye.
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