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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2015
Filed:
Sep. 05, 2008
Eugene DE Juan, Jr., San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen Boyd, Murrieta, CA (US);
Cary J. Reich, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Christopher V. Cardenas, Redwood City, CA (US);
Tommy Jewell, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Lorrie MA, San Jose, CA (US);
Ngoc-tuan Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Eugene de Juan, Jr., San Francisco, CA (US);
Stephen Boyd, Murrieta, CA (US);
Cary J. Reich, Los Gatos, CA (US);
Christopher V. Cardenas, Redwood City, CA (US);
Tommy Jewell, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Lorrie Ma, San Jose, CA (US);
Ngoc-Tuan Nguyen, San Jose, CA (US);
Mati Therapeutics Inc., Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
This document discusses, among other things, an apparatus comprising a lacrimal implant insertable at least partially into a lacrimal punctum. The lacrimal implant comprises an implant core, and an implant body. The implant body includes a cavity sized and shaped to receive the implant core. At least one of the implant core and the implant cavity includes a detection device configured to allow automatic detection of the lacrimal implant with a separate detector device.