Endourethral device and method
US7141038B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 7, 2001 |
| Grant date | Nov 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2210/1089
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Several embodiments of an endourethral prosthesis, assembly, and attendant methods are provided for patients presenting with lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) or urinary retention. The endourethral prosthesis includes a reversibly expandable element disposed circumferentially about, and longitudinally along a tubular member adapted to receive urine. The tubular member is positionable within a lower urinary tract such that the reversibly expandable element operatively engages a structure of the lower urinary tract so as to prevent migration of the prosthesis so positioned. The reversibly expandible element is in non-reversible fluid communication with the tubular element for selective expansion thereof, the reversibly expandible element is further operatively engagable so as to discharge fluid non-reversibly received from the tubular member exterior to same.
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