Ophthalmic drug delivery device
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1. An ophthalmic drug delivery device, comprising:
- a scleral surface having a curvature that facilitates contact with a sclera of an eye;
an orbital surface;
an injection port on said orbital surface for sealingly engaging a needle of a syringe, said syringe for providing a fluid comprising a pharmaceutically active agent; and
a fluid conducting passageway disposed within said device, fluidly coupled to said injection port, and terminating in an opening for communicating said fluid to an outer surface of said sclera.
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Abstract
An ophthalmic drug delivery device having a scleral surface, an orbital surface, an injection port on the orbital surface, and a fluid conducting passageway disposed within the device that is fluidily coupled to the injection port and terminates in an opening for communicating the fluid to an outer surface of the sclera is disclosed. The fluid contains a pharmaceutically active agent useful for the treatment of a disease of the posterior segment of the eye.
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1. An ophthalmic drug delivery device, comprising:
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a scleral surface having a curvature that facilitates contact with a sclera of an eye; an orbital surface; an injection port on said orbital surface for sealingly engaging a needle of a syringe, said syringe for providing a fluid comprising a pharmaceutically active agent; and a fluid conducting passageway disposed within said device, fluidly coupled to said injection port, and terminating in an opening for communicating said fluid to an outer surface of said sclera. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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