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US 12,708,535 B2Granted
Systems, devices, and methods for the accurate deployment and imaging of an implant in the prostatic urethra
AssigneeZenflow, Inc.
InventorsAustin Michael Bly, Cesar Abalos Ico, Shreya Mehta, William Martin Belef, Samuel Allen Scaglione, Marcel Song Sicotte, Khoi Le
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Abstract
Systems, devices, and methods are provided for the delivery of an implant into the prostatic urethra. Embodiments of delivery systems can include a delivery device for insertion into the patient and a proximal control device for use in controlling release of the implant from the delivery device.
Claims9
A method of imaging delivery of an implant, the method comprising:
- advancing a delivery device within a urethra of a patient, wherein the delivery device comprises an outer tubular member comprising first and second lumens and a distal end, an imaging module mounted to at least one elongate member extending through the second lumen, an inner tubular member extending through the first lumen and housing at least a portion of the implant, and one or more structures slidably advanceable within the inner tubular member to cause deployment of the implant from within the inner tubular member, wherein the outer tubular member, inner tubular member, and one or more structures are each coupled with a proximal control device outside of the patient;
- longitudinally retracting the inner tubular member with respect to the proximal control device and the one or more structures to at least partially deploy the implant from the inner tubular member;
- extending the imaging module distally beyond the distal end of the outer tubular member;
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- imaging the at least partially deployed implant.
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