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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2012
Applicant:
Jonathan J. Lund, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Inventor:
Jonathan J. Lund, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/0009 (2013.01); A61F 2002/047 (2013.01);
Abstract
A urethral stent device comprising a mechanical valve system is provided. The urethral stent device can be delivered up through the urethra via a flexible delivery tool. The valve mechanism is adapted to open when exposed to a certain amount of intraluminal pressure and can remain open until a desired cessation of fluid flow is achieved.