Patent ID: 7141038

Claim:
An endourethral device comprising: a. an elongate tubular member positionable for communication with a bladder, said elongate tubular member having a wall, opposing first and second ends, and a lumen, said wall extending between said opposing first and second ends, said first end having at least one urine receiving orifice, said second end being an open end, said lumen joining said at least one urine receiving orifice with said second end; b. a reversibly expandable element disposed circumferentially about, and longitudinally along said tubular member, said reversibly expandable element overlaying at least one fluid filling port in said wall of said elongated tubular member, said reversibly expandable element being operatively engageable so as to expand and thereby anchor said elongate tubular member within a lower urinary tract, said reversibly expandable element being further operatively engageable so as to permit selective discharge of retained fluid from a fluid discharge channel exterior of said elongate tubular member, said fluid discharge channel traversing a wall of said reversibly expandable element; c. a fluid flow regulator interposed between said at least one fluid filling port and said reversibly expandable element for regulating non-reversible fluid flow to said reversibly expandable element; d. a flow controller positionably supported within said lumen of said elongate tubular member by a bladder indwelling portion thereof; and, e. means for selectively permitting flow of retained fluid from said fluid discharge channel.