URETHRAL ANASTOMOSIS DEVICE AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME

摘要

The present invention provides a urethral catheter 200 adapted for anastomosis following radical prostatectomy, comprising an inflated activating balloon 60 adapted for concurrently (i) pressing saidbladder neck 140 to saidurethra stub 120; (ii) effectively stretching suture 90; (iii) activating locks 80 that non-reversibly catch saidsutures 90; and (iv) cutting saiddistal portion thereof.