NOVEL USE OF A VISCOELASTIC COMPOSITION

A viscoelastic medium is useful for the manufacture of a medicament, such as a medical device, for treatment of increased intraocular pressure in the eye of a human or an animal. The medicament is administrable into at least one sclerally penetrating fistula of the eye such that the fistula is fille...

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Main Author AAGERUP, BENGT
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
Published 10.11.2005
Edition7
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Summary:A viscoelastic medium is useful for the manufacture of a medicament, such as a medical device, for treatment of increased intraocular pressure in the eye of a human or an animal. The medicament is administrable into at least one sclerally penetrating fistula of the eye such that the fistula is filled with the medicament. The medium is also useful in a method of treating increased intraocular pressure in the eye of a human or an animal in need thereof, comprising the step of injecting the viscoelastic medium into at least one sclerally penetrating fistula in the eye such that the fistula is filled with the medium. Cette invention concerne un milieu visco-élastique convenant pour la fabrication de médicament tel qu'un dispositif médical, à utiliser en cas d'augmentation de la pression intra-oculaire chez l'homme ou l'animal. Ce médicament peut être introduit dans au moins une fistule pénétrant dans la sclérotique de manière à remplir cette fistule. Le milieu convient également pour un traitement en cas d'augmentation de la tension intra-oculaire chez l'homme ou l'animal. Le traitement consiste à injecter ledit milieu visco-élastique dans un moins une fistule de la sclérotique pour qu'il remplisse la fistule.
Bibliography:Application Number: WO2005SE00663