A dilating device for prostatic urethra
AssigneeButterfly Medical Ltd.
InventorYehuda BACHAR
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Abstract
A dilating device for the prostatic urethra comprising: at least three, laterally connected ridges, wherein each ridge is configured to longitudinally engage with a different substantially longitudinal groove of the prostatic urethra of a patient, and wherein the at least three laterally connected ridges are configured to laterally compress to enable insertion into the prostatic urethra in a compressed configuration, and wherein the at least three laterally connected ridges are configured to laterally expand to a normally-open configuration upon deployment within the prostatic urethra, to exert a radially outwards force that dilates the prostatic urethra.
Claims23
A dilating device for the prostatic urethra, the device comprising:
- at least three, laterally connected longitudinal ridges,
- wherein each ridge is configured to longitudinally engage with a different substantially longitudinally groove of the prostatic urethra of a patient,
- and wherein the at least three laterally connected ridges are configured to laterally compress to enable insertion into the prostatic urethra in a compressed configuration,
- and wherein the at least three laterally connected ridges are configured to laterally expand to a normally-open configuration upon deployment within the prostatic urethra, to exert a radially outwards force that dilates the prostatic urethra.
16-24. (canceled)
A method for dilating a prostatic urethra, the method comprising:
- inserting a dilating device into the urethra of a patient;
- aligning the dilating device within the prostatic urethra;
- positioning the dilating device within the prostatic urethra of the patient;
- and
- deploying the dilating device within the prostatic urethra, thereby causing the dilating device to:
- expand to a normally-open configuration,
- engage with the grooves of the prostatic urethra,
- exert a radially outwards force on the prostatic urethra, and
- dilate the prostatic urethra.
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A dilating device for the prostatic urethra, the device comprising:
- at least two dilating means of the prostate urethra,
- wherein the dilating means are connected by ridges that are configured to fix the dilating means in place within the prostate urethra and prevent their movements or dislodgement
- and wherein the dilating means are configured to laterally expand to a normally-open configuration upon deployment within the prostatic urethra, to exert a lateral outwards force that dilates the prostatic urethra.
-62. (canceled)
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.