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US 9,539,127 B2Granted
Ureteral endoluminal abrasion device
AssigneeCook Medical Technologies LLC
InventorsSteven L. Pendleton, Steven J. Charlebois
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Abstract
An endoluminal medical device includes a cannula, the cannula having a proximal end and a distal end; an abrasion member having a series of struts interconnected by a series of bent segments forming a plurality of prongs attached to the cannula, the abrasion member having a first section and a second section; where the prongs of the first section of the abrasion member extend radially outward from the cannula.
Claims7
A method of introducing an abrasion to the urothelium layer of the ureter, comprising
- providing an endoluminal medical device, the endoluminal device comprising
- a tubular housing having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen longitudinally disposed therethrough;
- at least one abrasion member comprising a series of struts interconnected by a series of bent segments forming a plurality of prongs attached to the tubular housing, the abrasion member having a first section and a second section;
- where the prongs of the first section of the abrasion member extend radially outward from the housing
- introducing the endoluminal device into the ureter;
- and
- abrading the urothelium layer of the ureter with the endoluminal device.
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