Prefillable Syringes

Rubrik: Technik

(Treffer aus pharmind, Nr. 04, Seite 394 (2023))

Cheusova T

Prefillable Syringes / Critical Features for Ophthalmological Applications · Cheusova T · Gerresheimer Bünde GmbH, Bünde (Germany)
Alongside many primary packaging components, Gerresheimer manufactures prefillable syringes. After filling, a prefillable syringe becomes a prefilled syringe (PFS). For ophthalmological applications, the syringes are frequently filled with drugs to treat different eye diseases. There are 2 major eye therapy areas: cataract surgery, performed in the anterior eye segment, and treatment of pathological blood vessel growth in the inner eye. During cataract surgery, viscoelastics (table 1) such as hyaluronic acid are injected with a syringe into the anterior chamber and lens cavities of the eye. On the one hand this ensures that the anterior chamber of the eye remains stable, on the ...