Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Convertible nephroureteral catheter
- Patent Title (中): 可转换肾输尿管
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Application No.: US14159221Application Date: 2014-01-20
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Publication No.: US09387312B2Publication Date: 2016-07-12
- Inventor: Harry R. Smouse , Tim H. Williams
- Applicant: Brightwater Medical, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US IL Peoria Heights
- Assignee: Brightwater Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Brightwater Medical, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Peoria Heights
- Agency: Wilson, Sonsini, Goodrich & Rosati
- Main IPC: A61M27/00
- IPC: A61M27/00 ; A61F2/04

Abstract:
A nephroureteral catheter is provided that comprises a detachable portion such that when the detachable portion is removed, the catheter converts into an internal stent. The catheter includes a tube with two retention features, a detachable portion, and an inner tube. The inner tube is removably insertable into both the tube and the detachable portion, and a wire extends through at least a portion of a lumen of the inner tube and through the tube, to keep the pieces attached. The wire may be removed to remove the inner tube and then the detachable portion from the tube. When the detachable portion is attached to the tube, the catheter is a nephroureteral catheter. When the detachable portion is removed from the tube, the catheter becomes a stent.
Public/Granted literature
- US20140135941A1 Convertible Nephroureteral Catheter Public/Granted day:2014-05-15
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