US Patent Issued to GLAUKOS on Oct. 28 for "Materials and methods for punctal plugs" (California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,453,653, issued on Oct. 28, was assigned to GLAUKOS Corp. (San Clemente, Calif.).

"Materials and methods for punctal plugs" was invented by Kenneth Curry (Oceanside, Calif.) and William Tran (San Clemente, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A punctum plug or lacrimal insert is constructed of a monolithic material, such that the punctum plug is configured to turn approximately 90 degrees upon insertion into a canaliculus of an eye. The punctum plug or lacrimal insert may include high-molecular-weight polysaccharide and added plasticizers."

The patent was filed on May 13, 2022, under Application No. 17/663,272.

*For further informatio...