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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 17, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 09, 2011
Applicants:
James Teague, Spencer, IN (US);
Travis Deal, Freedom, IN (US);
Nancy Deal, Freedom, IN (US);
John Lingeman, Bloomington, IN (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 27/008 (2013.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2002/047 (2013.01); A61F 2002/048 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0018 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0019 (2013.01); A61F 2250/0029 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device including an elongate member having a distal end portion, a proximal end portion, and a medial portion disposed between the distal end portion an the proximal end portion. The proximal end portion is configured to be disposed within a bladder of a patient. A portion of the proximal end portion is configured to contact an inner wall of the bladder to help retain the bladder in an expanded configuration.