Ureteral stents, drainage tubes and the like

Details Ureteral stents, drainage tubes and the like Ureteral stents, drainage tubes and the like

1993-04-27

1995-03-28

Rosenbaum, C. Fred

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Treating material introduced into or removed from body...

606195, 604 93, 604280, A61M 500

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active

054012570

ABSTRACT:
A ureteral stent of a small tubular size, e.g., 6 French, with an enlarged entry end of the stent tube, a dissolving tip of satisfactory strength and dimension that can be secured in the tube and a bore that can be incorporated in the tip enabling passage of an 0.038 inch guidewire having the desired stiffness characteristics. Stents according to the invention incorporate a tip of sufficiently large size that the tip can be reliably manufactured and secured to the stent body. The invention also includes medical devices with informational markings formed by application of laser radiation.

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Microvasive brochure, FADERtip.TM. Dissolving Tip Ureteral Stent.

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