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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2023
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2017
Applicant:
Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventors:
Ryan Hsi, Nashville, TN (US);
Marshall Stoller, San Francisco, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/94 (2013.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2/82 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/94 (2013.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/95 (2013.01); A61F 2002/048 (2013.01); A61F 2002/826 (2013.01); A61F 2210/009 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0008 (2013.01); A61F 2220/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0018 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0098 (2013.01);
Abstract
The embodiments disclosed herein relate to a ureteral stent having two stent bodies and a tether. The stent can minimize or prevent migration of the device out of the bladder of the patient while also reducing patient discomfort associated with such stents.