Porous photonic crystals for drug delivery to the eye

US8945602B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8945602-B2
Application numberUS-201313854039-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 29, 2013
Priority dateOct 29, 2004
Publication dateFeb 3, 2015
Grant dateFeb 3, 2015

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A minimally invasive controlled drug delivery system for delivering a particular drug or drugs to a particular location of the eye, the system including a porous film template having pores configured and dimensioned to at least partially receive at least one drug therein, and wherein the template is dimensioned to be delivered into or onto the eye.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method for treating an intraocular disease of the eye comprising administering to an eye of a patient a porous silicon dioxide particle having pores comprising a drug for treatment of the disease, thereby delivering the drug to the eye. 2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the porous silicon dioxide particle has a dimension of from 1 μm to 270 μm. 3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the porous silicon dioxide particle…

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What does patent US8945602B2 cover?
A minimally invasive controlled drug delivery system for delivering a particular drug or drugs to a particular location of the eye, the system including a porous film template having pores configured and dimensioned to at least partially receive at least one drug therein, and wherein the template is dimensioned to be delivered into or onto the eye.
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Univ California
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification A61F9/0017. Mapped technology areas include Human Necessities.
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Publication date Tue Feb 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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