Patent ID: 9220532
Filing Date: 2015-12-29
Classification: A61B,A61M

Abstract:
1. Assembly comprising: an elongated body sufficiently flexible to be advanced through a natural orifice of a patient into the bladder of the patient; a fenestration element located at a distal end of the body and configured to fenestrate a wall of the bladder; a distal segment of the body extending proximally from the fenestration element; a portion of the body extending from the distal segment; at least a first shunt opening formed in the distal segment and at least a second shunt opening formed in the portion of the body extending from the distal segment to establish fluid communication between a first body cavity in which the distal segment is disposed and a second body cavity in which is disposed the portion of the body extending from the distal segment; and an inflatable balloon distally positioned on the body and positionable in a deflated configuration in a hole in the wall of the bladder, the balloon being inflatable to enlarge the hole, the balloon being a distal-most balloon in that no other balloons are on the assembly distal to the distal-most balloon, the first shunt opening being distal to the distal-most balloon and being at least partially transversely open relative to a long axis defined by the body, the second shunt opening being proximal to the distal-most balloon and being formed through a wall of the portion of the body extending from the distal segment distal to a proximal end of the body, wherein the fenestration element is a distal tip that is closed and tapered.