An implant for intraocular drug delivery

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A61K 31/715 (2006.01)

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CA 2588449

An implant for intraocular drug delivery for the treatment of inflammatory or degenerative diseases. In one embodiment, the implant includes a body portion having a first end portion and a second, opposite end portion and defining a cavity with a first opening at the first end portion, and a second, opposite opening at the second end portion, and a solid material received in the cavity, wherein the solid material comprises a depot material and an effective amount of at least one therapeutic compound or agent. When the implant is implanted in an eye of a living subject, the effective amount of at least one therapeutic compound or agent is released to the environment of the implant through at least one of the first opening and the second, opposite opening over an extended period of time.

L'invention concerne un implant permettant la libération intraoculaire d'un médicament pour le traitement de maladies inflammatoires ou dégénératives. Dans une forme de réalisation, cet implant comprend une partie corps présentant une première ouverture située à sa première extrémité, et une seconde ouverture opposée située à sa seconde extrémité, et une matière solide disposée dans la cavité. La matière solide comprend une matière à effet retard et une dose efficace d'au moins un composé ou agent thérapeutique. Lorsque l'implant est implanté dans l'oeil d'un sujet vivant, une dose efficace d'au moins un composé ou agent thérapeutique est libérée pendant une période prolongée dans le milieu entourant l'implant à travers la première et/ou la seconde ouverture opposée.

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