Patent ID: 11951038
Assignee: MATI THERAPEUTICS INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  Y | IPC A

Claim 14:
15. A kit for insertion of a lacrimal implant into a lacrimal canaliculus, comprising:
an insertion tool; and,
a lacrimal implant comprising an implant body, including first and second portions, the implant body extending from a proximal end of the first portion to a distal end of the second portion, the first portion including a cavity;
a therapeutic agent disposed in the cavity;
the proximal end of the first portion defining a longitudinal proximal axis and the distal end of the second portion defining a longitudinal distal axis and wherein the second portion includes an element extending or expanding laterally into a lacrimal canaliculus ampulla when the implant body is implanted;
the implant body configured such that, when implanted in the lacrimal canaliculus, an angled intersection exists between the proximal axis and the distal axis for biasing at least a portion of the implant body against at least a portion of the lacrimal canaliculus located at or more distal to a canalicular curvature; and
wherein the second portion of the implant body includes a longitudinal length having a magnitude less than four times a longitudinal length of the first portion of the implant body.