Patent ID: 6547765
Filing Date: 2003-04-15
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
An intubation set for use in the canaliculus intubation of the lacrimal ducts, the intubation set includinga probe of a light wire which can be resiliently deflected to pass from the nasolacrimal duct to the inferior nasal meatus, the probe having an enlarged and olive-shaped tip to limit the possibility of damage to tissue when the probe is inserted, and a proximal end portion; a tubular sleeve having a leading end, a trailing end, and a generally cylindrical portion intermediate said leading end and said trailing end, said leading end being attached to said proximal end portion of the probe; a very flexible resiliently deformable tube of minimal rigidity having first and second end portions and containing a solid insert securely fixed within said first end portion; and wherein the insert is disposed within said generally cylindrical portion of the sleeve and a diameter of a portion of the sleeve intermediate said generally cylindrical portion and said trailing end is reduced to trap the insert inside the sleeve thereby securing the tube to the sleeve and hence to the probe.