ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 18 -- United States Patent no. 12,471,912, issued on Nov. 18.
"Devices and methods for retracting prostatic tissue of a patient" was invented by Todd Dhavale (Bryn Mawr, Pa.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Implantable devices for retracting prostatic tissue of a patient are provided. In some embodiments, an implantable device may include a main body and a suture extending through at least a portion of the main body. The main body may be configured to extend through prostatic tissue of the patient such that a distal end portion of the main body resides at least partially outside of a prostatic capsule of the patient, and the distal end portion may be configured to deform f...