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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2020
Oasis Medical, Inc., Glendora, CA (US);
Robert Latkany, New York, NY (US);
James Marlow Christensen, Glendora, CA (US);
Oasis Medical, Inc., Glendora, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments of a plug for occluding the lacrimal drainage system. The plug can have a body portion having a first end and a second end, a tapered portion extending away from the second end of the body portion, the tapered portion having a conical shape, and a rounded distal tip. The body portion can have a continuous cylindrical shape between the first end and the second end thereof, and can be shaped such that the first end is planar and is orthogonal to a plug's longitudinal axis. Additionally, in some embodiments, the plug can be configured to occlude a vertical canaliculi of the lacrimal drainage system. For example and without limitation, some embodiments of the plug can be configured to be inserted completely within the vertical canaliculi of the lacrimal drainage system so that no portion extends outside of punctal opening.