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Method for dispensing ophthalmic drugs to the eye

  • US 5,314,419 A
  • Filed: 10/30/1992
  • Issued: 05/24/1994
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/30/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method for administering a drug to the upper fornix area of a patient'"'"'s eye so as to allow for direct medication of the posterior and superior of the eye;

  • the method comprising the steps of;

    selecting a hand held dispensing device including a body with a forward end, a top surface, said body containing a chamber, a channel connecting the chamber with an orifice located in the forward end of the body, and a bleb located on the top surface over the chamber;

    selecting a drug to be administered;

    filling the chamber with the drug;

    inserting the forward end of the device under the upper eyelid so that the orifice of the device is directed toward the cul-de-sac and advancing it to a point where the bleb is under the upper eyelid;

    allowing the upper eyelid to rest upon the top surface of the device and bleb;

    then withdrawing the device from under the upper eyelid so that the pressure of the upper eyelid presses downward on the bleb so that the drug will be dispensed through the channel, out of the orifice, and into the upper fornix.

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