Patent ID: 9662195
Date: 2017-05-30
CPC Classifications: A61F,A61M

Claim:
1. An implant device for placement within a salivary gland duct, the implant device comprising: an elongate body having a lumen; a first plate offset from a proximal end of the elongate body, the first plate located on one side of the elongate body, the first plate being substantially perpendicular to, and extending across, a plane of the elongate body; a second plate offset from a distal end of the elongate body, the second plate located on the other side of the elongate body, the second plate being substantially in the plane of, and extending across, the elongate body and substantially perpendicular to the first plate; a first fillet adjacent the first plate, the first fillet having a curved shape and disposed on the elongate body; and a second fillet adjacent the second plate, the second fillet having a curved shape and disposed on the elongate body, wherein the first plate and the second plate each have at least two holes located on opposite sides of the elongate body, wherein upon the placement of the implant device within the salivary gland duct, saliva flows through or along the outside wall of the implant device.