Endourethral device & method

A - Human Necessities – 61 – F

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A61F 2/04 (2006.01) A61M 25/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2435060

An endourethral device is provided having an elongate member having proximal and distal segments, the elongate member positionable within a lower urinary tract so as to at least partially traverses a prostatic urethra. A proximal anchor, adapted to abuttingly engage portions of a bladder neck so as to at least proximally anchor the device, is supported at least indirectly by the proximal segment of said elongate member. The proximal anchor includes bladder engaging elements radially extending from the proximal segment of said elongate member, urine being freely dischargable about at least the proximal segment so as to substantially bathe the bladder neck therewith.

L'invention concerne un dispositif endo-urétral constitué d'un élément oblong doté d'un segment distal et d'un segment proximal, l'élément oblong pouvant être positionné à l'intérieur d'une voie urinaire inférieure de façon à traverser au moins partiellement l'urètre prostatique. Une ancre proximale, conçue pour engager par butée des portions d'un col de vessie de façon à fixer le dispositif au moins de façon proximale, est supportée au moins indirectement par le segment proximal de l'élément oblong. L'ancre proximale comprend des éléments qui s'étendent en partant du segment proximal de l'élément oblong et qui permettent d'engager une vessie avec pour conséquence un écoulement libre de l'urine au voisinage du segment proximal de façon à baigner sensiblement le col de la vessie avec cette urine.

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