Patent ID: 8263110

Claim:
A method of making a biodegradable intraocular implant, comprising the step of: extruding a mixture of a steroid and a biodegradable polymer to form a biodegradable material that releases drug at a rate effective to sustain release of a therapeutically effective amount of the steroid from the implant for a time greater than about two months from a time in which the implant is placed in an ocular site or region of an eye, wherein the biodegradable polymer comprises a mixture of first and second biodegradable polymers, wherein the first biodegradable polymer is a poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) having terminal acid groups and an inherent viscosity of about 0.16 dl/g to about 0.24 dl/g, and the second biodegradable polymer is a poly(D L-lactide) having terminal acid groups and an inherent viscosity of about 0.16 dl/g to about 0.24 dl/g.