Patent ID: 8758362

Claim:
Monocanaliculonasal and/or monocanalicular intubation assembly intended for lacrimonasal imperforation comprising: a probe made of a first material and having a distal portion in the form of a hollow tube extending in a longitudinal direction, and a proximal portion in the form of a solid block from which a locking cap projects in a direction transversal to said longitudinal direction, and insertion means for inserting said probe into a lacrimal canal or canaliculus, said insertion means comprising: an insertion tube made of a second material, said second material being more rigid than said first material, said insertion tube having a distal end opening, and a mandrel for pushing said probe so as to expel it from said distal end opening of said tube, said mandrel having a distal end, wherein said probe and said mandrel are received in said insertion tube, said distal end of said mandrel being in contact with a rear side of said block-shaped proximal portion.