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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2021
Applicant:
Paul Gavaris, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventor:
Paul Gavaris, Bethesda, MD (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61F 9/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/44 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 9/00772 (2013.01); A61F 9/0017 (2013.01); A61F 9/00781 (2013.01); A61F 2002/4415 (2013.01); A61F 2230/0069 (2013.01);
Abstract
A plug for occluding an ocular canaliculus comprises a cylindrical body member having a first outer diameter. The cylindrical body member is provided along an external surface with at least one outwardly extending projection having a second outer diameter greater than the first outer diameter and larger than an inner diameter of an ocular canaliculus. The first outer diameter of the plug is typically less than and approximately equal to the inner diameter of the canaliculus.