Intraocular iontophoretic device and associated methods
First Claim
1. A device for delivering an active agent into an eye of a subject, comprising:
- an anode assembly having an anode housing and an anode electrically coupled to a power source, said anode being in direct contact and remaining against a surface of the eye when used by the subject;
a cathode assembly having a cathode housing and a cathode electrically coupled to the power source, said cathode being in direct contact and remaining against the surface of the eye when used by a subject;
an anode active agent reservoir operatively associated with the anode assembly; and
a cathode active agent reservoir operatively associated with the cathode assembly, wherein the anode reservoir and the cathode reservoir are separate.
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Abstract
The present invention includes methods and devices for delivering an active agent into the eye of a subject. One such device may include an anode assembly having an anode housing and an anode configured to electrically couple to a power source, the anode assembly being configured to contact and remain against a surface of the eye. The device may also include a cathode assembly having a cathode housing and a cathode configured to electrically couple to the power source, the cathode assembly being configured to contact and remain against the surface of the eye. Additionally, the device may include at least one active agent reservoir functionally associated with at least one of the anode assembly and the cathode assembly.
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21 Claims
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1. A device for delivering an active agent into an eye of a subject, comprising:
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an anode assembly having an anode housing and an anode electrically coupled to a power source, said anode being in direct contact and remaining against a surface of the eye when used by the subject; a cathode assembly having a cathode housing and a cathode electrically coupled to the power source, said cathode being in direct contact and remaining against the surface of the eye when used by a subject; an anode active agent reservoir operatively associated with the anode assembly; and a cathode active agent reservoir operatively associated with the cathode assembly, wherein the anode reservoir and the cathode reservoir are separate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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