WO2003000312A3 - Method and device for subretinal drug delivery - Google Patents

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WO2003000312A3
WO2003000312A3 PCT/US2002/019899 US0219899W WO03000312A3 WO 2003000312 A3 WO2003000312 A3 WO 2003000312A3 US 0219899 W US0219899 W US 0219899W WO 03000312 A3 WO03000312 A3 WO 03000312A3
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eye
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piercing member
drug delivery
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Signe Erickson Varner
Eugene Dejuan Jr
Terry Harrison Shelley
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Signe Erickson Varner
Eugene Dejuan Jr
Terry Harrison Shelley
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F9/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting-in contact lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F9/0008—Introducing ophthalmic products into the ocular cavity or retaining products therein
    • A61F9/0017—Introducing ophthalmic products into the ocular cavity or retaining products therein implantable in, or in contact with, the eye, e.g. ocular inserts

Abstract

Devices and devices for the treatment of the eye are disclosed. Preferred devices of the invention include a piercing member (12) that is inserted into the eye to create a pathway for a cannula(44). The cannula (44) is slidably mounted to the piercing member (12) and is adapted to reach a treatment site within the eye at which material is injected into and/or withdrawn from the eye. The outer diameter of the piercing member (12) is small enough to allow for self-sealing of the insertion site of the device upon the device's withdrawal therefrom. Also disclosed are methods for the utilizing the devices to treat the eye.
PCT/US2002/019899 2001-06-22 2002-06-21 Method and device for subretinal drug delivery WO2003000312A2 (en)

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EP02746643A EP1404399A4 (en) 2001-06-22 2002-06-21 Method and device for subretinal drug delivery
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JP2003506953A JP4505219B2 (en) 2001-06-22 2002-06-21 Methods and devices for subretinal drug delivery
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