DEVICES, SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING BENIGN PROSTATIC HYPERPLASIA AND OTHER CONDITIONS
Extra-urethral implants and methods of use are disclosed. Implants can treat disorders or diseases of the prostate by, for example, enlarging the lumen of the prostatic urethra.
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23 . A system for implantation in a lumen of a urethra, comprising:
a delivery device configured to carry and deliver an implant; and
an implant having a non-circular cross-sectional shape such that the cross-sectional shape substantially conforms to the cross-sectional shape of the urethra.
24 . The system of claim 23 wherein the non-circular cross-sectional shape of the implant is a triangular shape.
25 . The system of claim 23 wherein the implant is configured to have a first configuration to a second configuration.
26 . The system of claim 25 wherein the first configuration is a constrained configuration and the second configuration is an expanded configuration.
27 . The system of claim 25 wherein the implant self-expands from the first configuration to the second configuration.
28 . The system of claim 25 wherein the delivery device causes the implant to change from the first configuration to the second configuration.
29 . The system of claim 23 wherein the implant is configured to provide an outward radial force on the urethra.
30 . The system of claim 25 wherein the implant is configured to provide an outward radial force on the urethra in the second configuration.
31 . The system of claim 26 wherein the implant is configured to provide an outward radial force on the urethra in the expanded configuration.
32 . An implant for treating a urethral lumen, comprising a plurality of legs arranged in triangular shape, wherein the implant has a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration.
33 . The implant of claim 32 wherein the delivery configuration has a smaller cross-section than the deployed configuration.
34 . The implant of claim 32 wherein the implant self-expands from the delivery configuration to the deployed configuration.
35 . The implant of claim 32 wherein the implant is expanded from the delivery configuration to the deployed configuration using a delivery tool.
36 . The implant of claim 32 wherein the implant is configured to provide an outward radial force on the urethra.
37 . The implant of claim 32 wherein the implant is configured to provide an outward radial force on the urethra in the deployed configuration.