Ureteral Stent
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsIsaac Ostrovsky, Jozef Slanda, Jianmin Li, Hamid Davoudi, Robert T. Miragliudo
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a ureteral stent includes an elongate member having a first portion and a second portion, which is coupled to the first portion. The first portion of the elongate member is configured to be disposed within a kidney of a patient. The second portion of the elongate member, which has a sidewall that defines a lumen, is configured to deliver fluid from a first location of the sidewall of the second portion to a second location of the sidewall of the second portion via capillary action. The second portion of the elongate member is configured to be disposed within at least one of a bladder and a ureter of the patient.
Claims20
A ureteral stent comprising:
- an elongate member having a first portion and a second portion, the second portion having a sidewall that defines a lumen, the first portion being coupled to the second portion, the first portion configured to be disposed within a kidney of a patient, the sidewall of the second portion of the elongate member configured to deliver fluid from a first location of the sidewall of the second portion to a second location of the sidewall of the second portion via capillary action, the second portion of the elongate member configured to be disposed within at least one of a bladder of a patient and a ureter of the patient.
A ureteral stent comprising:
- an elongate member having a first portion and a second portion, the second portion having a sidewall that defines a lumen, the first portion being coupled to the second portion, the first portion configured to be disposed within a kidney of a patient, the sidewall of the second portion of the elongate member configured to deliver fluid from a first location of the sidewall of the second portion to a second location of the sidewall of the second portion via wicking, the second portion of the elongate member configured to be disposed within at least one of a bladder of a patient and a ureter of the patient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.