COLLAGEN PLUGS
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| Product packaging | The Collagen Plug | Positioning of Collagen Plugs in the superior and inferior canaliculus | ||||||||
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As a diagnostic aid to determine the potential effectiveness of long-term lacrimal occlusion Short-term treatment of dry eye or the dry eye component of ocular surface disease Diagnosis and short-term treatment of dry eye related contact lens problems To enhance the efficacy of ocular medications After eye surgery to prevent complications due to dry eye As an adjunctive aid in the treatment of other external eye diseases |
Will not fall out of the punctum after proper placement Patients should have little or no discomfort from the plug The plugs should not touch the eye at any time |
One box of collagen plugs contains 12 sterile packets Each packet contains six plugs made of bovine collagen Available in 0.2mm, 0.3mm, 0.4mm, 0.5mm and 0.6mm diameters, each approximately 1.75mm long Each box contains Practitioner Insertion Instructions |
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PERMANENT LONG LASTING PLUGS
This is a painless procedure done with a local anesthetic
Now available in a 6 month dissolvable plug as well.
also consider
"THE SMART PLUG"
View the Video below on "THE SMART PLUG" by Medennium
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| Product packaging | Herrick Lacrimal Plugs pre-mounted on insertion stylet | Positioning of Herrick Lacrimal Plug in the superior canaliculus with Collagen Plugs in the inferior | ||||||||
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Long-term treatment of dry eye or the dry eye component of ocular surface diseases (OSD) Treatment of dry eye related contact lens problems Enhances the efficacy of ocular medications After eye surgery to prevent complications due to dry eye As an adjunctive aid in the treatment of other external eye diseases |
Easily inserted through the vertical canaliculus into the horizontal canaliculus Dilation usually not required for insertion Will not fall out of the punctum after proper placement Patients should have little or no discomfort from the plug Removed by pressure saline irrigation or probing in most cases Pre-mounted on a disposable stylet to facilitate insertion |
One packet contains two sterile Herrick Lacrimal Plugs Available in 0.3mm, 0.5mm and 0.7mm shaft diameters The collapsible bell on each plug is approximately 0.85mm, 1.40mm and 1.95mm in diameter respectively Each box contains Practitioner Insertion Instructions |
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THE INSERTION PROCEDURE:



