Composite lacrimal insert and related methods

Lacrimal implants, methods of making such implants, and methods of treating ocular, respiration or other diseases or disorders using such implants are provided. A lacrimal implant comprising: an implant body, including first and second portions, sized and shaped for at least partial insertion into a...

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Hauptverfasser:	SIM SYLVIE, JAIN RACHNA, FARINAS KATHLEEN
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	CHEMICAL ASPECTS OF BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, ORSURGICAL ARTICLES DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY DISINFECTION, STERILISATION, OR DEODORISATION OF AIR HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MATERIALS FOR BANDAGES, DRESSINGS, ABSORBENT PADS, OR SURGICALARTICLES MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE METHODS OR APPARATUS FOR STERILISING MATERIALS OR OBJECTS INGENERAL
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Zusammenfassung:	Lacrimal implants, methods of making such implants, and methods of treating ocular, respiration or other diseases or disorders using such implants are provided. A lacrimal implant comprising: an implant body, including first and second portions, sized and shaped for at least partial insertion into a lacrimal canaliculus, the first portion including a first biocompatible polymer configured to swell less than 100 wt % when in contact with an aqueous medium, the second portion including a second biocompatible polymer configured to swell greater than 100 wt % when in contact with an aqueous medium; wherein the first and second biocompatible polymers adhere at a junction between the first portion and the second portion.