Surgery – Devices transferring fluids from within one area of body to...
Patent
1995-06-21
1998-11-24
Walsh, Stephen
Surgery
Devices transferring fluids from within one area of body to...
604 9, 604294, 424548, 424423, 424422, 424549, 424484, 514 8, A61F 900
Patent
active
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ABSTRACT:
A method of obstructing the lacrimal canaliculi by infusing therein a solution or liquid dispersion containing a gel forming material, such having collagen as the main ingredient in the range of 1 mg/ml to 70 mg/ml for improving the symptoms of dry eye.
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Hamano Takashi
Miyata Teruo
Ogawara Takeshi
Koken Co. Ltd.
Sorensen Kenneth A.
Walsh Stephen
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