Source: https://patents.google.com/patent/US9180045B2/en
Timestamp: 2018-12-16 02:28:50
Document Index: 281699421

Matched Legal Cases: ['Application No. 200580028979', 'Application No. 200580028979', 'Application No. 11173692', 'Application No. 05768122', 'Application No. 2007', 'Application No. 2007', 'Application No. 2']

US9180045B2 - Treatment medium delivery device and methods for delivery of such treatment mediums to the eye using such a delivery device - Google Patents
US9180045B2
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wherein the first body portion is configured and arranged to be removably secured within a natural opening comprising a single punctum of the eye; and
wherein the second body portion comprises a coating that is applied to an end segment of the first portion, which coating is configured or arranged so the treatment medium is controllably released therefrom to the eye;
3. The device of claim 2, wherein the first body portion includes a plug type member, one end of which is configured and arranged so as to be removably secured within the punctum.
4. The device of claim 3, wherein the first body portion includes an end which is configured and arranged so as to form a structure to which is applied the coating from which the treatment medium is controllably released.
5. The device of claim 4, wherein the first body portion comprises a lumen or an open compartment located within the first body portion.
6. The device of claim 5, wherein the treatment medium is delivered in a controllable manner over a predetermined time period directly to the eye.
12. A method for treating an eye, comprising:
providing a delivery device according to claim 1; and
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