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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2016
Filed:
May. 27, 2015
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Isaac Ostrovsky, Wellesley, MA (US);
Jozef Slanda, Milford, MA (US);
Jianmin Li, Lexington, MA (US);
Hamid Davoudi, Westwood, MA (US);
Robert T. Miragliuolo, Chelmsford, MA (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Abstract
In some embodiments, a ureteral stent includes an elongate member having a first portion and a second portion, which is coupled to the first portion. The first portion of the elongate member is configured to be disposed within a kidney of a patient. The second portion of the elongate member, which has a sidewall that defines a lumen, is configured to deliver fluid from a first location of the sidewall of the second portion to a second location of the sidewall of the second portion via capillary action. The second portion of the elongate member is configured to be disposed within at least one of a bladder and a ureter of the patient.