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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 26, 1997
Applicant:
Inventor:
Edward F. Ikeguchi, Larchmont, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 3/100 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method of producing a megaureter for purposes of expanding the native urothelium of the ureter to be used in various types of urinary tract reconstruction. A unique ureteral catheter which may be placed either transurethrally or percutaneously, comprising a urinary drainage tube combined with a tissue expander.