ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,783, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Glaukos Corp. (Aliso Viejo, Calif.).
"Drug eluting ocular implant" was invented by David S. Haffner (San Clemente, Calif.), Kenneth M. Curry (San Clemente, Calif.), Harold A. Heitzmann (San Clemente, Calif.) and David Applegate (San Clemente, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein are drug delivery devices and methods for the treatment of ocular disorders requiring targeted and controlled administration of a drug to an interior portion of the eye for reduction or prevention of symptoms of the disorder. The devices are capable of controlled release of one or more drugs and may ...