PUNCTAL PLUG CONTAINING DRUG FORMULATION - JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE

Title:

PUNCTAL PLUG CONTAINING DRUG FORMULATION

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2012/033730

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

Disclosed are lacrimal inserts and their method of use for delivery of medication to the eye. The plug includes a body portion sized to pass through a lacrimal punctum and be positioned within a lacrimal canaliculus of the eyelid. The plug may contain a core, or reservoir, at least partially within the body portion comprising a therapeutic agent that is configured to controlled release into the eye and is configured for release medication via a designated port, valve, or orifice in the insert housing and inhibits diffusion of medication via the housing itself.

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Inventors:

BEELEY NATHAN R F (US)
COLDREN BRET A (US)
LUST VICTOR (US)

Application Number:

PCT/US2011/050493

Publication Date:

May 03, 2012

Filing Date:

September 06, 2011

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Assignee:

JOHNSON & JOHNSON VISION CARE (US)
BEELEY NATHAN R F (US)
COLDREN BRET A (US)
LUST VICTOR (US)

International Classes:

A61F9/00; A61K9/00; A61M31/00

Domestic Patent References:

WO2009137673A1

2009-11-12

Foreign References:

US4014335A	1977-03-29
EP0861659A1	1998-09-02
US3993071A	1976-11-23

Attorney, Agent or Firm:

JOHNSON, Philip, S. et al. (1 Johnson & Johnson PlazaNew Brunswick, NJ, US)

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