Patents Examined by Jagadishwas Samala
  • Sustained release implants and methods for subretinal delivery of bioactive agents to treat or prevent retinal disease
    Patent number: 8003124
    Abstract: The invention relates to sustained release implants and to methods for treating eyes, particularly the eyes of mammals having eye disorders or diseases. By using the implants and methods described herein, the delivery of the one or more bioactive agents can be localized at a desired treatment site, particularly the choroid and the retina.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2011
    Assignee: Surmodics, Inc.
    Inventors: Signe E. Varner, Nathan Robert Fox Beeley, Eugene de Juan