Patent ID: 7824704

Claim:
A self-anchoring implantable device for sustained bioactive agent delivery comprising: (a) a coil-shaped body member having a direction of extension and a configuration that includes deviations from the direction of extension, thereby requiring manipulation to remove the body member from an implantation site within a patient's eye and providing self-anchoring of the device at the implantation site; and (b) a polymeric coated composition in contact with a surface of the body member, the polymeric coated composition comprising a first polymer, a second polymer, and a bioactive agent, wherein the first polymer comprises polyalkyl(meth)acrylate, and wherein the second polymer comprises poly(ethylene-co-vinyl acetate); and wherein the bioactive agent is present in an amount in the range of 1 μg to 10 mg of bioactive agent per cm 2 of the coated surface of the device.