Patent ID: 6685745
Filing Date: 2004-02-03
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
A prostatic stent comprising:(a) a first segment having an external surface and an internal surface defining a lumen extending between a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end able to receive fluid from a urinary bladder of a patient and the distal end terminable on a proximal side of an external urinary sphincter; (b) a second segment including an external surface and an internal surface defining a lumen extending between a proximal end and a distal end, the proximal end terminable on a distal side of the external urinary sphincter; (c) a connecting segment disposed between the distal end of the first segment and the proximal end of the second segment; (d) a hemostatic agent disposed on at least one of the external surfaces of the first and second segments; and (e) an anticoagulant disposed on at least one of the internal surfaces of the first and second segments.