Patent ID: 11904121
Assignee: ROIVIOS LIMITED
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 17:
18. A negative pressure therapy system for inducing negative pressure in a portion of a urinary tract, the system comprising:
(a) at least one ureteral catheter configured to be positioned within a ureter and/or kidney;
(b) one or more sensors configured to determine information about urine produced within a urinary tract, wherein the information comprises at least one of electrical conductivity of the urine, capacitance of the urine, flow rate of the urine, or temperature of the urine;
(c) a negative pressure source for inducing negative pressure through the at least one ureteral catheter into the urinary tract; and
(d) a controller configured to increase urine production by adjusting one or more operating parameters of the negative pressure source, based at least in part upon the information determined by the one or more sensors.