IP Library Granted Patent US 10,912,637
Granted Patent B2
US 10,912,637 · App. 16/433,054 · Granted Feb 9, 2021

Devices, systems and methods for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia and other conditions

Inventors: Theodore C. Lamson (Pleasanton, CA); Floria Cheng (San Francisco, CA); Joseph Catanese, III (San Leandro, CA)
Assignee: NeoTract, Inc.
A61F2/04A61B17/0401A61B17/0469A61B17/0482A61B17/0487A61B17/06109A61B17/42A61B17/00234A61B17/0218A61B17/0467A61B17/3468A61B17/3478A61B18/14A61B18/1815A61B18/20A61B2017/00022A61B2017/00274A61B2017/00792A61B2017/00796A61B2017/00805A61B2017/0404A61B2017/0409A61B2017/0417A61B2017/0419A61B2017/0451A61B2017/0454A61B2017/0456A61B2017/0458A61B2017/0462A61B2017/0464A61B2017/0488A61B2017/06052A61B2017/06176A61B2018/00547
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Patent No.
US 10,912,637
App. No.
16/433,054
Granted
Feb 9, 2021
Kind
B2
Abstract

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.

Claims (19)

1. A system for implantation in a lumen of a urethra, comprising:

a delivery device configured to carry and deliver an implant;

an implant comprising two rings connected by a single flexible spine oriented in a longitudinal direction of the urethra, each of the rings having a non-circular cross-sectional shape such that the cross-sectional shape substantially conforms to the cross-sectional shape of the urethra; and

a pusher mechanism and lock mechanism on the delivery device connecting a distal end portion of the delivery device and a proximal end portion of the implant, wherein the lock mechanism comprises at least two opposing surfaces configured to hold a longitudinally oriented portion of the implant between the surfaces.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the non-circular cross-sectional shape of each of the rings is a triangular shape.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the implant is configured to have a first configuration to a second configuration.

4. The system of claim 3 wherein the first configuration is a constrained configuration and the second configuration is an expanded configuration.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein the implant is configured to provide an outward radial force on the urethra in the expanded configuration.

6. The system of claim 3 wherein the implant self-expands from the first configuration to the second configuration.

7. The system of claim 3 wherein the delivery device causes the implant to change from the first configuration to the second configuration.

8. The system of claim 3 wherein the implant is configured to provide an outward radial force on the urethra in the second configuration.

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the implant is configured to provide an outward radial force on the urethra.

10. The implant of claim 1 wherein the non-circular cross-sectional shape of each of the rings is a semi-circular shape.

11. An implant for treating a urethral lumen, comprising two rings connected by a single flexible spine oriented in a longitudinal direction of the urethra, each of the rings having a plurality of legs arranged in triangular shape, wherein the implant has a delivery configuration and a deployed configuration and is connected to a delivery device via a pushing mechanism and an locking mechanism on the delivery device, the locking mechanism comprising at least two opposing surfaces configured to hold a longitudinally oriented portion of the implant between the surfaces.

12. The implant of claim 11 wherein the delivery configuration has a smaller cross-section than the deployed configuration.

13. The implant of claim 11 wherein the implant self-expands from the delivery configuration to the deployed configuration.

14. The implant of claim 11 wherein the implant is expanded from the delivery configuration to the deployed configuration using a delivery tool.

15. The implant of claim 11 wherein the implant is configured to provide an outward radial force on the urethra.

16. The implant of claim 11 wherein the implant is configured to provide an outward radial force on the urethra in the deployed configuration.

Assignments (7)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Feb 16, 2024
From: TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED
To: TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES III LLC
Reel/Frame 066617/0582 →
MERGER Recorded Feb 16, 2024
From: TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES III LLC
To: TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES LLC
Reel/Frame 066621/0980 →
MERGER Recorded Jan 15, 2024
From: TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES III LLC
To: TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES LLC
Reel/Frame 066305/0802 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 15, 2024
From: TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED
To: TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES III LLC
Reel/Frame 066305/0073 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jan 31, 2022
From: NEOTRACT, INC.
To: TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED
Reel/Frame 058917/0381 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 27, 2021
From: NEOTRACT, INC.
To: TELEFLEX LIFE SCIENCES LIMITED
Reel/Frame 058592/0907 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Jun 6, 2019
From: LAMSON, THEODORE C.; CHENG, FLORIA; CATANESE, JOSEPH, III
To: NEOTRACT, INC.
Reel/Frame 049390/0130 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 16234282 · Dec 27, 2018
Continuation 13830811 · Mar 14, 2013
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