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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2023
Rivermark Medical, Inc., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Adam Kadlec, Milwaukee, WI (US);
Anand Doraiswamy, Oakland, CA (US);
Andrew Schieber, North Tustin, CA (US);
Marcus Souza, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Nathan Chu, Irvine, CA (US);
RIVERMARK MEDICAL, INC., Milwaukee, WI (US);
Abstract
A stent is disclosed that is configured to maintain patency of the prostatic urethra despite an enlarged prostate. The stent can include a handle that, in an undeflected position, is disposed outside of the flow path of the stent. When the handle is pulled, the handle can deflect to generally aligned with a central axis of the stent. A capture device is disclosed that includes a tapered tip to navigate a working channel of a delivery device and a hook that can capture the stent handle and be moved into a tube to retain the stent handle to facilitate maneuvering of the stent in and out of the working channel of the delivery device. A loading adapter with a tapered port is disclosed that can be disposed on the delivery device to distribute compressive forces applied by the port on the stent during loading into the working channel.