Patent ID: 7758534

Claim:
A tear-duct drain configured to extend through a surgically-created tissue passage between an eye and a nasal meatus of a patient, to promote drainage of excess lacrimal fluid, the drain comprising: (a) a hollow rigid tube being elongate and having a first flange at one extremity, the tube being of substantially uniform diameter along its length; and (b) a flexible, resilient and collapsible second flange, being bonded to said tube at a predetermined distance away from an opposite extremity of said tube to ensure that a section of said tube is proud of said second flange, the tube and the first flange consisting of a rigid material, and the second flange consisting of a flexible material, the rigid material and the flexible material being different materials, the tube having a length chosen to match the patient's anatomy, the length of the tube between the first flange and the second flange being substantially equal to the length of the tissue passage.