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Patent No.:

US 9980831 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
May. 29, 2018

Filed:

Jan. 29, 2016

Ureteral stent

Applicant:

Futurematrix Interventional, Athens, TX (US);

Inventors:

David L. Nichols, Brownsboro, TX (US);

Christopher A. Richardson, Athens, TX (US);

Assignee:

FUTUREMATRIX INTERVENTIONAL, Athens, TX (US);

Attorney:

Evan Law Group LLC

Primary Examiner:

Suzette J Gherbi

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61F 2/848 (2013.01); A61M 27/00 (2006.01); A61F 2/00 (2006.01); A61L 31/06 (2006.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/01 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 2/848 (2013.01); A61F 2/0095 (2013.01); A61F 2/04 (2013.01); A61L 31/06 (2013.01); A61M 27/008 (2013.01); A61F 2002/048 (2013.01); A61F 2210/00 (2013.01); A61F 2240/001 (2013.01); A61M 25/002 (2013.01); A61M 25/0009 (2013.01); A61M 25/0102 (2013.01); A61M 2207/00 (2013.01);
Abstract

A ureteral stent comprises an internal portion, which comprises a first polymer, and an external portion, which comprises a second polymer. The external portion surrounds the internal portion and has a plurality of radial projections that extend along the length of the ureteral stent. The second polymer has a Shore D hardness of 20-40 Shore D. The first polymer has a Shore D hardness that is at least 10 units greater than the Shore D hardness of the second polymer.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Nichols, David. (2018). Ureteral stent (U.S. Patent No. 9980831). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9980831

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