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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2016
Applicant:
Prodeon, Inc., Taipei, TW;
Inventors:
Thomas Hsu, Foster City, CA (US);
Senzan Hsu, Foster City, CA (US);
Ellen Hsu, Foster City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Prodeon Medical Corporation, Taipei, TW;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61B 90/02 (2016.02); A61F 2002/047 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0016 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0065 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0068 (2013.01);
Abstract
Devices and methods are disclosed for managing and/or treating body tissues obstructing a hollow body lumen, such as the prostatic lobe tissues obstructing the urethra. A scaffolding may be provided with opposing tissue-engaging portions and at least one expansion member configured to transition between a compressed configuration having a reduced distance between the tissue-engaging portions and a deployed configuration having an increased distance between the tissue-engaging portions.