Patent ID: 11903859
Assignee: ZENFLOW, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A  F | IPC A

Claim 21:
22. A method of deploying an expandable implant within a patient's urethra, the method comprising:
inserting an inner shaft into the urethra with the implant retained within an inner lumen of the inner shaft and covered by the inner shaft;
steering the inner shaft by bending at least a distal portion of the inner shaft along its length;
retracting the inner shaft proximally, relative to the implant, to a partially-retracted position in which the implant is at least partially uncovered while still being retained by the inner shaft;
positioning the implant at a target site within the urethra; and
deploying the implant at the target site by further retracting the inner shaft to an extent sufficient to release the implant from the inner shaft.