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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 19, 2018
Ureteral and bladder catheters and methods of inducing negative pressure to increase renal perfusion
Strataca Systems Limited, Floriana, MT;
John R. Erbey, II, Milton, GA (US);
Jacob L. Upperco, Atlanta, GA (US);
Michael Allen Fisher, Lawrenceville, GA (US);
Patrick William Strane, Atlanta, GA (US);
Lance Michael Black, Pearland, TX (US);
Abstract
Ureteral catheters and assemblies are provided including: a proximal portion; and a distal portion, the distal portion including a retention portion, wherein the retention portion includes an inwardly facing side including one or more drainage ports and an outwardly facing side, and wherein, when negative pressure is applied through the ureteral catheter, fluid is drawn into the ureteral catheter through the one or more drainage ports while mucosal tissue is prevented from appreciably occluding the one or more drainage ports.