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Urinary stent

  • US 8,287,602 B2
  • Filed: 12/10/2008
  • Issued: 10/16/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/12/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A urinary stent comprising an elongate member, the elongate member defining a lumen extending from a proximal end to a distal end of the elongate member, the proximal end comprising a proximal tip configured to be disposed within a prostatic portion of a urethra of a patient, the proximal end comprising a first arm and a second arm disposed opposite the first arm, the first and second arms defining an opening at the proximal tip of the proximal end, the first and second arms being biased in an expanded configuration in which the opening has a diameter that is substantially equal to an outer diameter of a remaining portion of the elongate member, and movable into a collapsed configuration in which the diameter of the opening is smaller than the outer diameter of the remaining portion of the elongate member.

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