Patent ID: 8828091

Claim:
A medical device comprising: a stent having a side wall defining a lumen configured to convey a fluid within a body of a patient, the stent having a proximal retention portion configured to retain at least a portion of the stent in a bladder of the patient and a distal retention portion configured to retain at least a portion of the stent in a kidney of the patient, at least one of the proximal retention portion and the distal retention portion including a hook or a loop; and a reinforcement member including a side wall defining a lumen, the stent configured to be received within the lumen of the reinforcement member such that the reinforcement member can be slidably moved to a first axial location along an outer surface of the stent and removably coupled thereto such that the reinforcement member can be uncoupled and slidably moved to a second axial location along an outer surface of the stent, the reinforcement member having a clip including a protrusion, the protrusion being configured for insertion in a side port of the side wall of the stent when the stent is received within the lumen of the reinforcement member.