Ureteral stent

Details Ureteral stent Ureteral stent

2006-08-02

2010-06-08

Deak, Leslie R (Department: 3761)

Surgery

Devices transferring fluids from within one area of body to...

C604S544000, C606S127000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07731676

ABSTRACT:
A ureter stent designed for assisting the draining of urine with calculus fragments. The ureter stent includes a first holding portion, a second holding portion and a junction portion. The first holding portion has a pigtail shape for holding itself in a kidney. The second holding portion has a pigtail shape for holding itself in a bladder. The junction portion joins the first holding portion and the second holding portion and placed in a ureter. The junction portion is made of a metal round wire having no internal flow path. Urine flows outside the ureter stent.

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