Patent ID: 8956419
Filing Date: 2015-02-17
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A ureteral stent, comprising: an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end and defining a lumen and an opening in communication with the lumen, the opening extending an entire length of the elongate body from the proximal end of the elongate body to the distal end of the elongate body, the elongate body having an inner surface and an outer surface disposed opposite the inner surface, the inner surface defining the lumen, the elongate body defining at least one groove on the outer surface of the elongate body, the lumen having a diameter, the opening having a width greater than ½ the size of the diameter of the lumen and less than the diameter of the lumen, the opening having a length at least twice the width of the opening, wherein the elongate body has a cross-sectional profile including a first end portion, a second end portion, and a middle portion between the first end portion and the second end portion, inner surfaces of the first end portion and the second end portion defining the opening, the first and second end portions being enlarged portions each having a thickness greater than the middle portion.