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Thermotherapy method

US6064914A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateApr 1, 1998
Grant dateMay 16, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 1, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2018/00547
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A hydrodissection apparatus for treatment of the prostate of a patient using a moving apparatus for moving the prostate away from the adjacent rectum and using heat to heat the prostate while keeping the rectum protected from any damage that could be caused by the heat.

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