Devices for intraocular drug delivery
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1. A method for treating a patient comprising:
- (a) providing a delivery device comprising a coil-shaped body member; and
(b) inserting into a patient eye the device whereby the coil-shaped body member is placed in the patient eye and a substance is delivered to the patient.
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Abstract
An therapeutic agent delivery device that can allows is particularly suitable for delivery of a therapeutic agent to limited access regions, such as the posterior chamber of the eye and inner ear. Preferred devices of the invention are minimally invasive, refillable and may be easily fixed to the treatment area. Preferred delivery devices of the invention also include those that comprise a non-linear shaped body member body housing one or more substances and a delivery mechanism for the sustained delivery of the one or more substances from the non-linear shaped body member to the patient.
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23 Claims
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1. A method for treating a patient comprising:
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(a) providing a delivery device comprising a coil-shaped body member; and
(b) inserting into a patient eye the device whereby the coil-shaped body member is placed in the patient eye and a substance is delivered to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for treating a patient comprising:
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(a) providing a delivery device comprising a non-linear shaped body member having at least two deviations from a linear path and that has a shape other than a substantially C-configuration; and
(b) inserting into a patient eye the device whereby the body member resides in the patient eye and a substance is administered to the patient. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An implantable ocular drug delivery device comprising:
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a) a coil-shaped body member that is implanted within a patient eye during use of the device to deliver a drug substance to the patient eye;
b) a cap element that mates against the patient eye outer surface while the body member is inserted to the eye. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23)
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