SYSTEMS, DEVICES, AND METHODS FOR EXPANDING THE DIAMETER OF THE PROSTATIC URETHRA

Systems, devices, and methods are provided for the delivery of an implant into the prostatic urethra. Embodiments of implants are disclosed where the implants can have an elastic main body that is biased towards an at-rest configuration where the body forms multiple expander sections coupled togethe...

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Hauptverfasser:	MEHTA, Shreya, CHAMBERS, Matthew, DAMIANO, Nicholas Ralph, SICOTTE, Marcel Song, WEISS, Aaron M, JABBA, Ronald J, BLY, Austin Michael
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng ; fre ; ger
Schlagworte:	BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF,TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, E.G. STENTS FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS FIRST-AID KITS FOMENTATION HUMAN NECESSITIES HYGIENE MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES PROSTHESES TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS
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Zusammenfassung:	Systems, devices, and methods are provided for the delivery of an implant into the prostatic urethra. Embodiments of implants are disclosed where the implants can have an elastic main body that is biased towards an at-rest configuration where the body forms multiple expander sections coupled together by interconnect portions. The expander sections can have numerous different shapes and configurations.