Sustained release implantable eye device
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1. An implantable device, comprising:
- a) an implantable elongated hollow glaucoma drainage tube including a solid walled plastic lumen having a lumen section that extends into an eye and wraps generally circularly around cornea of said eye and includes a flow passage so that when the tube is implanted within the eye the tube has a first end located in a first portion of the eye and a second end located in a second portion of the eye and the flow passage spans between the first end and the second end; and
b) a sustained release medium including caprolactone and an antimicrobial within an interior of the lumen that is filled with the sustained release medium to define a head space passage that increases its degree of opening over time as matter is passed through the lumen;
wherein the lumen has a circular cross section fixed inner and outer dimension, defining a lumen diameter, the tube includes a plurality of openings of a fixed size and shape, through which the sustained release medium escapes, and the sustained release medium comprises a solid material.
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Abstract
A surgical device and method of making and using the same for implantation in a body of a mammal. One preferred device is prepared to include an elongated member. A region includes a pharmaceutical agent and a bioerodible material, a biodegradable material a bioavailable material or a mixture thereof.
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1. An implantable device, comprising:
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a) an implantable elongated hollow glaucoma drainage tube including a solid walled plastic lumen having a lumen section that extends into an eye and wraps generally circularly around cornea of said eye and includes a flow passage so that when the tube is implanted within the eye the tube has a first end located in a first portion of the eye and a second end located in a second portion of the eye and the flow passage spans between the first end and the second end; and b) a sustained release medium including caprolactone and an antimicrobial within an interior of the lumen that is filled with the sustained release medium to define a head space passage that increases its degree of opening over time as matter is passed through the lumen; wherein the lumen has a circular cross section fixed inner and outer dimension, defining a lumen diameter, the tube includes a plurality of openings of a fixed size and shape, through which the sustained release medium escapes, and the sustained release medium comprises a solid material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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