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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2010
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2005
Magnus Bolmsjö, Lund, SE;
Sonny Schelin, Rockneby, SE;
Per Andersson, Helsingborg, SE;
Stephan Dymling, Limhamn, SE;
Magnus Bolmsjö, Lund, SE;
Sonny Schelin, Rockneby, SE;
Per Andersson, Helsingborg, SE;
Stephan Dymling, Limhamn, SE;
ProstaLund Operations AB, Lund, SE;
Abstract
A partial-length catheter, or an extendable tube or sleeve member of the catheter, is selectively movable within the prostatic urethra to open a urine drainage passageway through and obstructed portion of the prostatic urethra or to open the external urinary sphincter muscle and thereby discharge urine from the bladder. A control element is manipulated at a position exterior of the urinary canal to selectively move the catheter or the extendable tube or sleeve member, thereby selectively controlling urine discharge. The catheter may also be used to diagnose urinary retention problems caused by a weak bladder or a prostatic obstruction.