Patent ID: 6719709
Filing Date: 2004-04-13
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
A diagnostic urethral assembly comprising:a. an elongate support member having opposing first and second ends, said elongate support member being adapted to pass fluid therethrough; and, b. a urethral catheter positionable for communication with a bladder, said urethral catheter adapted to receive, and be in fluid communication with said support member, said urethral catheter having a placid segment positionable so as to traverse a prostatic urethra and be physiologically responsive to structures of a lower urinary tract, said elongate support member selectively supporting said placid segment, progressive retraction of said elongate support member permitting the structures of the lower urinary tract to physiologically act in a sequential and incremental manner upon portions of said placid segment, the action upon said placid segment resulting in an observable change in fluid dynamics in furtherance of lower urinary tract symptoms diagnosis.