Patent ID: 6887215
Filing Date: 2005-05-03
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A ureteral stent for facilitating drainage from a kidney of a patient to a bladder of the patient, the ureteral stent comprising: an elongated portion having first and second ends defining a first portion of an internal lumen extending therebetween, and having a length sufficient to extend substantially within a ureter of the patient from the kidney to the bladder of the patient, the elongated portion not having a mesh construction; a retention portion extending from the first end of the elongated portion, defining a second portion of the lumen, and defining at least one through aperture for providing fluid communication between the lumen and the kidney, the second portion extending from the first portion and the retention portion being adapted for placement substantially within the kidney; and a mesh portion extending from the second end of the elongated portion, the mesh portion being adapted for placement substantially within an intramural tunnel portion of the ureter and for extending into the bladder and being collapsible under radial compression from the intramural tunnel portion.