Urethral probe and apparatus for the therapeutic treatment of the prostate by thermotherapy
US5509929A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Oct 6, 1992 |
| Grant date | Apr 23, 1996 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 6, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2090/3933
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A urethral probe having a front part and a rear part, and a microwave antenna connected to an external device for generating microwaves. The microwave antenna has its primary active heating part arranged in the urethral probe to be directed onto the prostatic tissues located at least at the level of the bladder neck in the working position. The urethral probe constitutes an essential element of a device for the therapeutic treatment of tissues by thermotherapy, more particularly tissues of the bladder neck of the bladder of a human being.
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