Patent ID: 11857160
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 16:
17. A drainage device, comprising:
a cylindrical member defining a lumen for passage of fluid, the cylindrical member receivable over a penetrating member of a delivery catheter for deployment of the drainage device and comprising an end portion and a hollow portion extending from the end portion, the cylindrical member expandable from a first configuration to a second configuration such that:
a longitudinal length of the hollow portion decreases;
a diameter of the lumen increases; and
the end portion bends radially outward to form a first segment, a second segment, and a curved segment configured to atraumatically appose a tissue, wherein the first segment is substantially aligned with the hollow portion, the second segment is radially spaced apart from the first segment, and the curved segment extends between the first and second segments and substantially transverse to the first segment, and
wherein the second segment bends away from the curved segment and the bend comprises a smaller diameter than a maximum diameter of the curved segment.