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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:
Jun. 10, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2011
Applicants:
Robert L. Rykhus, Jr., Edina, MN (US);
Richard G. Rhode, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Inventors:
Robert L. Rykhus, Jr., Edina, MN (US);
Richard G. Rhode, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
AMS Research Corporation, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An anastomosis device that includes a catheter body is provided. A distal end portion of the catheter can include a spring device to prevent the formation of blood clots and to improve the flow of urine out of the catheter. The device may be used, for example, in performing procedures such as a vesico-urethral anastomosis in association with a radical prostatectomy, or with an end-to-end urethral anastomosis.