AU752839B2 - Punctum plug - Google Patents

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AU752839B2
AU752839B2 AU13437/00A AU1343700A AU752839B2 AU 752839 B2 AU752839 B2 AU 752839B2 AU 13437/00 A AU13437/00 A AU 13437/00A AU 1343700 A AU1343700 A AU 1343700A AU 752839 B2 AU752839 B2 AU 752839B2
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punctum plug
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Nicholas J. Webb
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Eagle Vision Inc
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Eagle Vision Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
    • A61M39/00—Tubes, tube connectors, tube couplings, valves, access sites or the like, specially adapted for medical use
    • A61M39/02—Access sites
    • A61M39/04—Access sites having pierceable self-sealing members
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
    • A61F9/00—Methods or devices for treatment of the eyes; Devices for putting in contact-lenses; Devices to correct squinting; Apparatus to guide the blind; Protective devices for the eyes, carried on the body or in the hand
    • A61F9/007—Methods or devices for eye surgery
    • A61F9/00772—Apparatus for restoration of tear ducts
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels or umbilical cord
    • A61B17/12022—Occluding by internal devices, e.g. balloons or releasable wires
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels or umbilical cord
    • A61B17/12022—Occluding by internal devices, e.g. balloons or releasable wires
    • A61B17/12099—Occluding by internal devices, e.g. balloons or releasable wires characterised by the location of the occluder
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods
    • A61B17/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for ligaturing or otherwise compressing tubular parts of the body, e.g. blood vessels or umbilical cord
    • A61B17/12022—Occluding by internal devices, e.g. balloons or releasable wires
    • A61B17/12131—Occluding by internal devices, e.g. balloons or releasable wires characterised by the type of occluding device
    • A61B17/12159—Solid plugs; being solid before insertion

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Vascular Medicine (AREA)
  • Reproductive Health (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Ophthalmology & Optometry (AREA)
  • Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (AREA)
  • Pulmonology (AREA)
  • Anesthesiology (AREA)
  • Hematology (AREA)
  • Prostheses (AREA)
  • Orthopedics, Nursing, And Contraception (AREA)
AU13437/00A 1998-11-06 1999-11-05 Punctum plug Ceased AU752839B2 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US09/188011 1998-11-06
US09/188,011 US6041785A (en) 1997-03-27 1998-11-06 Punctum plug
PCT/US1999/026152 WO2000027321A1 (en) 1998-11-06 1999-11-05 Punctum plug

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AU1343700A AU1343700A (en) 2000-05-29
AU752839B2 true AU752839B2 (en) 2002-10-03

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US (1) US6041785A (https=)
EP (1) EP1126801B1 (https=)
JP (1) JP4106185B2 (https=)
KR (1) KR20010092435A (https=)
AU (1) AU752839B2 (https=)
CA (1) CA2349590A1 (https=)
HK (1) HK1040178A1 (https=)
WO (1) WO2000027321A1 (https=)

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US6041785A (en) 2000-03-28
JP4106185B2 (ja) 2008-06-25
CA2349590A1 (en) 2000-05-18
EP1126801B1 (en) 2012-05-23
AU1343700A (en) 2000-05-29
HK1040178A1 (zh) 2002-05-31
EP1126801A4 (en) 2003-02-05
EP1126801A1 (en) 2001-08-29
JP2002529144A (ja) 2002-09-10
KR20010092435A (ko) 2001-10-24
WO2000027321A1 (en) 2000-05-18

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