Lacrimal gland implant for drug delivery and method

• Main Author: Becker, Bruce B
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 04.11.2021
• Subjects: BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS; FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; FIRST-AID KITS; FOMENTATION; HUMAN NECESSITIES; HYGIENE; MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; PROSTHESES; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS

An implant placed into the lacrimal gland of a patient for delivery of a drug to the eye for treating conditions such as glaucoma, or merely the gland itself for treating dry eye syndrome. The implant can be placed in such a way that the drug-carrying surfaces of the implant are exposed to the gland...