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US 2018/0008751 A1Published application
Composite Lacrimal Insert and Related Methods
AssigneeMati Therapeutics Inc.
InventorsSylvie Sim, Rachna Jain, Kathleen Farinas
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Abstract
Lacrimal implants, methods of making lacrimal implants, and methods of treating ocular, respiration or other diseases or disorders using lacrimal implants are disclosed.
Claims24
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.
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A method comprising:
- forming an implant body, including first and second portions, sized for at least partial insertion into a lacrimal canaliculus, including
- forming the first portion from a first biocompatible polymer configured to swell less than 100 wt % when in contact with an aqueous medium, and
- forming the second portion from a second biocompatible polymer configured to swell greater than 100 wt % when in contact with an aqueous medium;
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- coupling the first and second biocompatible polymers at a junction between the first portion and the second portion.
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A method of treating a subject having an eye disorder, the method comprising:
- inserting a lacrimal implant into at least one lacrimal canaliculus, the 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.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.