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

Claim 20:
21. A method for inducing negative pressure in a portion of a urinary tract, comprising:
(a) positioning a distal end of a ureteral catheter at a fluid collection position within a ureter and/or kidney;
(b) determining information about urine produced within a urinary tract from measurement(s) conducted by one or more sensors, 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; and
(c) inducing negative pressure in a portion of a urinary tract by adjusting one or more operating parameters of a negative pressure source, based at least in part upon the information determined by the one or more sensors.