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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2015
Butterfly Medical Ltd., Yokneam Yilit, IL;
Yehuda Bachar, Givaat Shmuel, IL;
BUTTERFLY MEDICAL LTD., Yorkneam Yilit, IL;
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.