Patent ID: 8210902
Filing Date: 2012-07-03
Classification: A61F,B24B,B29C,B29L

Abstract:
1. A method comprising: placing one or more lacrimal implants in a receptacle containing a polishing mixture, the polishing mixture comprising a swelling-promoting solvent to swell the one or more implants and a polishing media including particles having two or more different sizes, at least one of the particle sizes is about 6 millimeters across and a second particle size is less than about 6 millimeters across; causing the one or more lacrimal implants to be repeatedly impacted with the polishing mixture while in the swelled state so as to smooth one or both of a surface or an edge of the lacrimal implants; and separating the lacrimal implants from the polishing mixture, thereby producing one or more polished lacrimal implants.