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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 03, 2004
Filed:
Oct. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Joseph P. Desmond, III, Bloomington, IN (US);
James A. Teague, Spencer, IN (US);
Assignee:
SciMed Life Systems, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/36 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/36 ;
Abstract
A collapsible and expandable stent includes a body segment, first and second terminal ends spaced apart from each other, a substantially smooth wall and a lumen extending between the first and second ends. The device can be used for maintaining the patency of the prostatic urethra in a male patient. The stent may be designed according to the individual needs of particular patients. A delivery system for deploying the stent and other collapsible and expandable stents in the body of the patient comprises a retractable sheath, a shaft and a locking element to reversibly lock the sheath to the shaft.