Invention Application
US20080086101A1 Ophthalmic insert 审中-公开
眼科插入物

  • Patent Title: Ophthalmic insert
  • Patent Title (中): 眼科插入物
  • Application No.: US11641903
    Application Date: 2006-12-20
  • Publication No.: US20080086101A1
    Publication Date: 2008-04-10
  • Inventor: David Freilich
  • Applicant: David Freilich
  • Main IPC: A61M35/00
  • IPC: A61M35/00
Ophthalmic insert
Abstract:
A medical device for delivering medication to an eye includes a stent having a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end includes a collarette configured to be secured against a punctum of the nasal lacrimal system, and the distal end includes an expandable pouch for storing the medication to be delivered to the eye. The stent has a length substantially equivalent to a length of a canaliculus that is joined to the punctum such that, when implanted, the expandable pouch of the medical device is disposed in the nasal lacrimal sac of the patient and the medication is thereafter released through an opening in the collarette. A mechanical pumping mechanism in the expandable pouch and/or a membrane covering the opening in the collarette may be provided to better control release of the fluid. The stent may also include anchoring pegs disposed on an exterior surface thereof that, when the device is implanted, contact an interior surface of the canaliculus. An inserter tool is also described.
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