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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 03, 2015
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Jodi A. Antonelli, Dallas, TX (US);
Heather E. Beardsley, Arlington, TX (US);
Justin I. Friedlander, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Jeffrey C. Gahan, Dallas, TX (US);
Monica S. C. Morgan, Dallas, TX (US);
Margaret S. Pearle, Dallas, TX (US);
Jeffrey A. Cadeddu, Dallas, TX (US);
The Board of Regents of the University of Texas System, Austin, TX (US);
Abstract
Devices and methods for removal of calculus (including for example, kidney stones) are disclosed. In an embodiment, a device for removal of kidney stones includes a substantially sealable pouch that can be inserted into the kidney for capturing a kidney stone. The pouch is also designed to permit fragmentation of the kidney stone inside the pouch, while preventing kidney stone fragments from escaping from the pouch. As a result, the likelihood of dispersing stone fragments during fragmentation of a large stone is greatly lessened.