Method for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia with thermal therapy
US5843144A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 26, 1995 |
| Grant date | Dec 1, 1998 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 26, 2015 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B18/18
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for treating an individual with diseased prostatic tissue, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia, includes inserting a catheter into a urethra to position a microwave antenna located within the catheter adjacent a prostatic region of the urethra. A microwave antenna is then driven within a power range for applying microwave energy substantially continuously to prostatic tissue to heat the prostatic tissue surrounding the microwave antenna at a temperature and for a time period sufficient to cause necrosis of the prostatic tissue.
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