Bicanalicular probe for the treatment of the lachrymation of the eye
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1. A bicanalicular probe for treatment of lachrymation of a human eye along a duct including lachrymal canaliculi and a lachrymal sac, the probe comprising a filiform element having two opposite free ends, wherein both free ends of the filiform element comprise means for retaining the filiform element at a junction of the lachrymal canaliculi and the lachrymal sac.
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A bicanalicular probe for the treatment of eye lachrymation including a filiform silicone element having free ends, each of which includes an anchor with flexible legs for retention of the filiform element at a junction of the lachrymal canaliculi and the lachrymal sac, the probe being particularly applicable in the treatment of canalicular stenosis.
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- 1. A bicanalicular probe for treatment of lachrymation of a human eye along a duct including lachrymal canaliculi and a lachrymal sac, the probe comprising a filiform element having two opposite free ends, wherein both free ends of the filiform element comprise means for retaining the filiform element at a junction of the lachrymal canaliculi and the lachrymal sac.
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