Implant and delivery tool therefor
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1. A method, comprising:
- advancing a delivery tool through a urethra of a patient;
from within the urethra, with the delivery tool, opening a portion of the urethra from a constricted diameter thereof to an opened diameter thereof; and
while the portion of the urethra is at the opened diameter, maintaining an area for urine to pass through the urethra, by implanting in tissue of a prostate, outside of the portion of the urethra, at least one implant advanced thereto by the delivery tool.
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Abstract
An implant system including a transurethral prostatic implant positioned in a prostate and including a lumen with an inner perimeter that surrounds an outer perimeter of a urethra at the prostate. The implant system may include a delivery tool including a shaft having a distal portion and an implant-holding portion proximal to the distal portion, the distal portion being sized for entry into a urethra, and the implant-holding portion being thicker than the distal portion, and an implant positioned on the implant-holding portion.
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1. A method, comprising:
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advancing a delivery tool through a urethra of a patient; from within the urethra, with the delivery tool, opening a portion of the urethra from a constricted diameter thereof to an opened diameter thereof; and while the portion of the urethra is at the opened diameter, maintaining an area for urine to pass through the urethra, by implanting in tissue of a prostate, outside of the portion of the urethra, at least one implant advanced thereto by the delivery tool. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. Apparatus, comprising:
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at least one transurethrally-deliverable prostatic implant; a delivery tool advanceable through a urethra of a patient, the tool comprising; an implant-holding portion configured to hold the implant during advancement of the delivery tool through the urethra; and a urethra-opening portion thereof configured to open a portion of the urethra from a constricted diameter thereof to an opened diameter thereof, the delivery tool being configured to implant the at least one implant in tissue of a prostate, outside of the portion of the urethra while the portion of the urethra is at the opened diameter, and the implant being configured to maintain an area for urine to pass through the urethra. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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