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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6344047 | Instrument for inserting a punctum plug and method for manufacturing the instrument An instrument for inserting a lacrimal punctum plug and a method of manufacturing the instrument. A body having an insertion portion, a flexible portion, and a handle portion is molded around a shaft. Deforming the flexible portion reduces the effective l... | 02/05/2002 |
| 5921990 | Collagen forceps A collagen forceps includes two elongate members coupled at a proximal live hinge. Each elongate member is provided with a knurled finger pad ergonomically contoured to stably receive a finger or thumb of a physician, and a manipulation tip having an inte... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5741292 | Punctum dilating and plug inserting instrument with push-button plug release A punctum dilating and plug inserting instrument includes a cylindrical body with a first end being a plug inserting tip, and a second end being a punctum dilating tip. An elongated button is arranged longitudinally along the body. The button includes a f... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5283063 | Punctum plug method and apparatus A punctum plug for blocking lacrimal fluid flow through a punctum and an associated canaliculus composed of a hydrogel material and a hydrophobic coating which covers the exterior surface of the hydrogel material. The hydrophobic coating averts adsorption... | 02/01/1994 |
