Patent ID: 6746489
Filing Date: 2004-06-08
Classification: A61F

Abstract:
A prosthesis for placement in a bile duct, a pancreatic duct, or a urethra of a patient comprising:a tubular drainage stent sized and configured for placement in a bodily passageway, the tubular drainage stent having a passage extending longitudinally there through, and a sleeve comprising a thin, flexible polymeric material, the sleeve attached about the tubular drainage stent and having a lumen extending longitudinally there through and communicating with the passage of the tubular drainage stent, the sleeve in response to a fluid applying a first pressure in a first direction passing the fluid through the lumen thereof, the sleeve collapsible to at least substantially close the lumen in response to either a fluid applying a second pressure in a second direction or the absence of the fluid applying a first pressure in a first direction; wherein the tubular drainage stent comprises a non-expanding stent.