Patent ID: 7017580

Claim:
A punctum plug system for use in conjunction with a punctum of an eye, comprising: a) a punctum plug sized for occlusion of the punctum, said punctum plug including a head portion, a body portion, and a shaft portion therebetween, said punctum plug defining an axial bore; and b) an insertion tool for inserting said punctum plug into the punctum, said insertion tool including a plug mount having a length which extends within said axial bore of said plug, said plug mount having a non-uniform diameter over said length, said length of said plug mount includes a proximal portion having a first diameter and a distal portion having a second diameter smaller than said first diameter, and said bore has a proximal portion having a third diameter which is larger than said first diameter of said length of said plug mount, and a distal portion having a fourth diameter which is smaller than said second diameter of said length of said plug mount, said distal portion being frustoconical in shape.