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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 05, 2010
Victor Lust, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Oscar P. L. Boel, Tilburg, NL;
Hassan Chaouk, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Brian Schwam, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Stephen R. Beaton, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Vincent G. Mcateer, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Victor Lust, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Oscar P. L. Boel, Tilburg, NL;
Hassan Chaouk, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Brian Schwam, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Stephen R. Beaton, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Vincent G. McAteer, Jacksonville, FL (US);
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., Jacksonville, FL (US);
Abstract
Described and illustrated are various insertion instruments, cap, plug, method and kit. In one aspect, a cap for a punctal insertion instrument is shown and described. In a further aspect, a punctum plug insertion system that includes the instrument and the cap is provided. In yet a further aspect, a method of releasing a punctum plug from a plug holder is provided. Additionally, a kit that contains the plug insertion instrument, cap, plugs, and instructions for use is provided.