Meatal occluder for closing a lachrymal meatus
First Claim
1. A meatal occluder for closing a lachrymal meatus of a human eye, comprising a substantially cylindrical body (10) and characterized in that it further comprises at least one fin (13) adapted to take up a folded position, wherein the fin (13) is substantially folded into the cylindrical body (10), and an extended position wherein the fin (13) projects from the cylindrical body (10), said fin (13) being heat-deformable from said folded position to said extended position.
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Abstract
A meatal occluder for closing a lachrymal meatus of a human eye includes a substantially cylindrical body (10). It further includes at least one fin (13) adapted to take up a folded position, wherein the fin (13) is substantially folded into the cylindrical body (10), and an extended position wherein the fin (13) projects from the cylindrical body (10), the fin (13) being heat-deformable from the folded position to the extended position.
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- 1. A meatal occluder for closing a lachrymal meatus of a human eye, comprising a substantially cylindrical body (10) and characterized in that it further comprises at least one fin (13) adapted to take up a folded position, wherein the fin (13) is substantially folded into the cylindrical body (10), and an extended position wherein the fin (13) projects from the cylindrical body (10), said fin (13) being heat-deformable from said folded position to said extended position.
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