Intraprostatischer Stent

摘要

A prostatic stent having an elongate body (13) defining a passage therethrough and comprising a distal section (17), a mid-section (19) and a proximal section (21), said elongate body (13) having a length sufficient to extend distally from a bladder neck (3) to a position somewhat short of the external sphincter (9), and said proximal section (21) having a shape conforming to the neck (3) of the urinary bladder (1); and processes for the manufacture of such prostatic stent of a metallic braided type.