Patent ID: 6991596
Filing Date: 2006-01-31
Classification: A61M

Abstract:
1. An endourethral device comprising: a. a proximal anchor structure adapted to abuttingly engage at least portions of a bladder neck so as to at least proximally anchor said device; b. a distal anchor structure adapted to engage at least portions of a bulbous urethra so as to at least distally anchor said device; and, c. a variably dimensionable body extending between said proximal and said distal anchors, said body comprising a proximal portion and a distal portion, at least a segment of one of said portions being receivable within the other of said portions, one of said body portions including a single aperture pair registerable with spaced apart aperture pairs of the other of said body portions for fixed positioning within a lower urinary tract in furtherance of a portion of said body at least partially traversing a prostatic urethra.