Bladder portal
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1. A bladder portal, comprising:
- a spool shaped fistula having a first end positionable inside the bladder and a second end adapted to be positioned outside a body, said fistula made as a unit from a single homogenous material throughout said fistula and comprising;
a hollow shaft threaded on an interior for substantially an entire interior length of said shaft;
a first flange extending from the shaft on an outside surface via a first radial corner having a radius and adapted to be positioned inside the bladder; and
a second flange extending from the shaft on the outside surface via a second radial corner having the radius and adapted to be positioned outside the body, said second flange including radially positioned circular suture holes; and
a headed screw of the material and openably closing the said hollow shaft on the second end outside the body, said screw comprising;
a threaded shaft having a screw length substantially equal to the interior length of said hollow shaft;
a liquid seal seat extending from the shaft, seating against said second flange producing a liquid seal; and
an exposed, knurled head extending from the seat and adapted to be gripped by a hand.
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Abstract
A bladder portal including a fistula threaded on the inside to accept a seatable screw. The fistula includes a flange fitting inside the bladder and a flange positioned outside the body. The screw is removed to allow urine to flow.
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1. A bladder portal, comprising:
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a spool shaped fistula having a first end positionable inside the bladder and a second end adapted to be positioned outside a body, said fistula made as a unit from a single homogenous material throughout said fistula and comprising; a hollow shaft threaded on an interior for substantially an entire interior length of said shaft; a first flange extending from the shaft on an outside surface via a first radial corner having a radius and adapted to be positioned inside the bladder; and a second flange extending from the shaft on the outside surface via a second radial corner having the radius and adapted to be positioned outside the body, said second flange including radially positioned circular suture holes; and a headed screw of the material and openably closing the said hollow shaft on the second end outside the body, said screw comprising; a threaded shaft having a screw length substantially equal to the interior length of said hollow shaft; a liquid seal seat extending from the shaft, seating against said second flange producing a liquid seal; and an exposed, knurled head extending from the seat and adapted to be gripped by a hand.
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Current AssigneeMichael B. Beckers
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Original AssigneeMichael B. Beckers
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InventorsBeckers, Michael B.
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Primary Examiner(s)SNOW, BRUCE EDWARD
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Application NumberUS09/022,439Time in Patent Office656 DaysField of Search623/11, 623/12, 623/14, 600/29-32, 604/8-9, 604/41, 604/280, 604/337, 128/760, 128/763, 128/769US Class Current623/23.65CPC Class CodesA61F 2/0009 placed in or outside the bo...
