IMPLANTABLE UROLOGICAL DEVICE WITH IMPROVED RETRIEVAL FEATURE

Abstract A medical device, comprising: a urological device; and a retrieval string attached to the urological device, the retrieval string having a proximal end connected the urological device and an opposed distal end, wherein the retrieval string comprises a ferromagnetic material. In an alternati...

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Hauptverfasser:	Duc, Hong Linh Ho, Lee, Heejin
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROMTHE BODY HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE PREPARATIONS FOR MEDICAL, DENTAL, OR TOILET PURPOSES
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Zusammenfassung:	Abstract A medical device, comprising: a urological device; and a retrieval string attached to the urological device, the retrieval string having a proximal end connected the urological device and an opposed distal end, wherein the retrieval string comprises a ferromagnetic material. In an alternative embodiment, the retrieval string comprises a hydrodynamic cap connected to the distal end. Furthermore, a method of removing the urological device from a patient by pulling the at least one retrieval string and the attached urological device through and out of the urethra of the patient is also provided.