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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
- A61F2/82—Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
- A61F2/94—Stents retaining their form, i.e. not being deformable, after placement in the predetermined place
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
- A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
- A61F2/04—Hollow or tubular parts of organs, e.g. bladders, tracheae, bronchi or bile ducts
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61M—DEVICES FOR INTRODUCING MEDIA INTO, OR ONTO, THE BODY; DEVICES FOR TRANSDUCING BODY MEDIA OR FOR TAKING MEDIA FROM THE BODY; DEVICES FOR PRODUCING OR ENDING SLEEP OR STUPOR
- A61M27/00—Drainage appliance for wounds or the like, i.e. wound drains, implanted drains
- A61M27/002—Implant devices for drainage of body fluids from one part of the body to another
- A61M27/008—Implant devices for drainage of body fluids from one part of the body to another pre-shaped, for use in the urethral or ureteral tract
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
- A61F2/82—Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
- A61F2/86—Stents in a form characterised by the wire-like elements; Stents in the form characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure
- A61F2/88—Stents in a form characterised by the wire-like elements; Stents in the form characterised by a net-like or mesh-like structure the wire-like elements formed as helical or spiral coils
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61F—FILTERS IMPLANTABLE INTO BLOOD VESSELS; PROSTHESES; DEVICES PROVIDING PATENCY TO, OR PREVENTING COLLAPSING OF, TUBULAR STRUCTURES OF THE BODY, e.g. STENTS; ORTHOPAEDIC, NURSING OR CONTRACEPTIVE DEVICES; FOMENTATION; TREATMENT OR PROTECTION OF EYES OR EARS; BANDAGES, DRESSINGS OR ABSORBENT PADS; FIRST-AID KITS
- A61F2/00—Filters implantable into blood vessels; Prostheses, i.e. artificial substitutes or replacements for parts of the body; Appliances for connecting them with the body; Devices providing patency to, or preventing collapsing of, tubular structures of the body, e.g. stents
- A61F2/02—Prostheses implantable into the body
- A61F2/04—Hollow or tubular parts of organs, e.g. bladders, tracheae, bronchi or bile ducts
- A61F2002/047—Urethrae
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- the invention generally relates to stents with one or more helical coils at one end. More
- the invention relates to such stents and their use and manufacture.
- Fluid sometimes needs to be drained from a body.
- Fluid sometimes needs to be drained from a body.
- both kidneys might need to be drained into the bladder.
- One way to accomplish such drainage is
- a medical device that conveys the fluid (e.g., urine) through a lumen.
- Such devices include stents and catheters.
- Existing stents can be uncomfortable for the patient, especially
- the present invention allows for fluid drainage while both maintaining patient comfort
- the present invention relates to a medical device comprising a first
- the second elongated section extends from the first elongated
- second elongated section includes at least one coiled structure that has a plurality of turns (e.g. , a regular helix or an irregular helix).
- a coiled structure that has a plurality of turns (e.g. , a regular helix or an irregular helix).
- second advantage of this aspect of the invention is, for example, that the coiled structure with the
- fluids e.g., urine
- Embodiments of this aspect of the invention may include the following features.
- the first elongated section can be a conduit defining a lumen and having a proximal
- the plurality of turns can define a passageway that extends through the plurality of turns and along an axis about which the turns are wound.
- the structure can be a piece of solid material that is wound to form the plurality of turns.
- conduit and the passageway defined by the turns of the coiled structure can be in
- the distal segment can be configured to allow the device to be retained within a
- the proximal segment may be an elongated structure. All or a portion of the
- conduit may have openings (e.g., apertures, holes and/or pores) which communicate with a
- the coiled structure can be flexible and/or resilient, and it can
- first and second elongated sections can be made of a material that is flexible and/or resilient.
- the first and second elongated sections can be made of a material that is flexible and/or resilient.
- the device includes two or more of the
- One particular embodiment of the device has two coiled structures each of
- Medical devices according to the invention may be, for example, a
- the invention involves a placement method where a device, such as the
- the invention relates to a method of manufacturing such a device.
- FIG. 1A shows a side view of one embodiment of a medical device according to the
- FIG. IB shows a view of the device of FIG. 1A, but rotated 90 degrees from the
- FIG. 2 A shows an enlarged view of one section of the device of FIGS. 1A and IB.
- FIG. 2B shows an enlarged view of one coiled structure of the device of FIGS. 1A, IB,
- FIG. 3 shows the device of FIGS. 1A, IB, 2A, and 2B placed within the body of a patient
- kidney, ureter, and bladder of the patient specifically within the kidney, ureter, and bladder of the patient.
- FIG. 4 illustrates a way to manufacture a device according the invention.
- the invention relates to medical devices (e.g., stents) for draining fluids and to methods
- the invention increases patient comfort and prevents fluid
- the invention is applicable to any situation that requires drainage within a body, from a body, and from one body structure to another.
- One such situation is, for example,
- a device according to the invention has a first elongated section and a second
- the first elongated section typically has two segments, a more proximal segment and a more distal segment.
- Proximal in this case, refers to that end of the stent which,
- the second elongated section typically is one or more
- elongated coiled structures having a plurality of turns.
- the plurality of turns define a passageway
- the coiled structure may be, for example, a regular helical shape (e.g., with regularly spaced
- the cross-sectional area of the second elongated section is smaller
- Each coiled structure allows fluid to pass through the passageway defined by the plurality
- One way fluid movement is caused is, for example, by a wicking and/or
- the distal segment has a structure which retains the device within
- the proximal segment resides within at least a portion of
- the first elongated section transitions to the
- a proximal portion of the ureter i.e., the portion of the ureter that is
- the elongated coiled structure(s) may extend out of the ureter and into the bladder.
- the stent 1 of FIG. 3 is positioned in the manner
- a stent 1 has a first elongated section 12 with a distal segment 14 and a proximal segment 16.
- the distal segment 14 is shown having one of a variety of possible configurations that serve to
- the distal segment 14 is a curl.
- the curl completes slightly more than one revolution of a circle. Additionally, the curl winds
- kidney is a suitable.
- the first elongated section 12 is shown with openings 2, 2' which may be, for example, holes, pores, or apertures (for the sake of clarity, only two openings 2, 2' are designated
- the openings 2, 2' communicate with a lumen defined by the wall of the first
- the first elongated section 12 extends to the second elongated section 10
- the first elongated section 12 has a first
- second cross-sectional area is less than the first cross-sectional area.
- area in one embodiment, refers to the cross-sectional area of one of the coiled structures, and in
- the first elongated section 12 allow greater patient comfort because of their relatively small
- An enlargement of the stent 1 shows the transition from the first elongated section 12 to
- each coiled structure 18, 18' has a plurality of turns (e.g., 60, 60', 60"
- a single piece of material forms the first and second
- proximal segment 16 narrows (i.e., its cross-sectional area
- two or more pieces of one or more materials may be joined to form a medical
- proximal segment 16 may remain constant in cross-
- a further enlargement of the stent 1 shows one of the coiled structures 18' in detail (FIG.
- This movement of fluid may be caused, for example, by a wi eking
- This wicking/capillary action is similar to that which occurs with the tails disclosed in
- strictures are characterized by a narrowing of the lumen of a vessel in
- the body for example, a narrowing of a portion the lumen of a ureter.
- the vessel wall may cause swelling and/or constrictions of the vessel.
- Medical devices according to the invention prevent fluid from being retained behind the
- the coiled structure prevents urine retention in the ureter
- a second elongated section with multiple coiled structures particularly is useful
- the coiled structures themselves.
- the multiple coiled structures prop open the vessel at the stricture
- the first elongated portion in certain embodiments of medical devices according to the invention, the first elongated
- the section may have, for example, a circular cross-section.
- the circular cross-section may be of any material.
- a first elongated section or a portion of the kidney, ureter, and bladder for use in the kidney, ureter, and bladder, a first elongated section or a portion of the kidney, ureter, and bladder, a first elongated section or a portion of the kidney, ureter, and bladder, a first elongated section or a portion of the kidney, ureter, and bladder, a first elongated section or a portion of the
- first elongated section may be from about 8.0 french to about 4.8 french in size.
- elongated section may have a constant cross-sectional area along its length.
- the elongated section may have a constant cross-sectional area along its length.
- first elongated section may be tapered from about the distal end to about the proximal end with the size of the section decreasing from about 7 french to about 3 french. Other french sizes and
- tapering configurations are useful depending upon either the average size in a population or the
- Medical devices according to the invention may be constructed from any of a number of
- Those materials that are useful include, for example, materials that are able to flex but also retain their shape, to a degree, when they are perturbed. Additionally, useful materials are,
- Some embodiments of the invention allow fluids and/or solids dissolved in fluids to move between the environment into which the device is placed and the internal space defined by the
- elongated section may contain openings such as apertures, holes, or pores that allow fluids to pass through the wall of the device. These openings may be of any size that allows fluids to pass
- the first elongated section may have walls
- the stent 1 is placed within a kidney 100, a ureter 102, and a bladder
- the distal segment 14 resides within the kidney 100.
- the proximal segment 16 extends from the distal
- the first elongated section 12 transitions into the
- the second elongated section 10 in the proximal portion of the ureter 106.
- the second elongated section 10 has two coiled structures 18, 18' that extend into the bladder 104.
- elongated section 10 need not transition from the first elongated section 12 to the second
- the transition may occur anywhere
- the distal end of the first elongated section 12 is inserted through the bladder
- the distal segment 14 may be
- One manner to straighten the first elongated section 12 is to produce relative movement between a straightening device (e.g., a
- the first elongated section 12 is constructed from a
- An alternative method to straighten the curl of the distal segment 14 is to use a guidewire
- portion of the distal segment 14 is positioned within the kidney 100, the guidewire is withdrawn.
- the shape-memory material from which the first elongated section 12 is constructed allows the distal segment in a straightened position 44 to return to its curled shape once the guidewire is
- one method of manufacturing medical devices according to the invention is to section a conduit 46 lengthwise by slicing the wall of the conduit 46.
- the wall of the conduit is sliced at positions that are on either end of a diameter of the
- conduit 46 Two portions 48, 48' are formed. One of the portions 48 is wrapped around a form
- the portion 48 may be heated, for example, in hot
- the wall of the conduit may be cut longitudinally at one point.
- This single portion can be wrapped around a form and set into an elongated coiled configuration.
- the wall of the conduit may be cut longitudinally at a plurality of points.
- all of the resulting portions may be wrapped around a form and set into an elongated coiled
- lengthwise may be removed entirely or partially.
- Another manner of manufacturing a device of the invention may be, for example, to join a
- first elongated section with a second elongated section that has previously been manufactured
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