Method of treating benign hypertrophy of the prostate

US7470228B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• AttenueX Technologies, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Kevin G. Connors · Wellesley, US
• William Pintauro · Jacksonville, US
• Sheila K. Wallin · Carlsbad, US
• John T. Kilcoyne · San Diego, US
• Hung H. Cao · Corona, US
• Khoi Nguyen · Pittsburg, US
• Matthew Yurek · San Diego, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Mar 17, 2003
• Grant date: Dec 30, 2008
• Expiry date: May 6, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A61M2210/1085
• WIPO field: Medical technology
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Disclosed herein are methods of treating a patient with benign hypertrophy of the prostate, comprising providing a compressible attenuation device that is moveable from a first, introduction configuration to a second, implanted configuration and attenuating a pressure change within the bladder by reversibly changing the volume of the attenuation device in response to the pressure change. In one embodiment, the attenuation device is advanced transurethrally into the bladder. In another embodiment, the attenuation device is positioned within the bladder to inhibit a decrease in compliance of the bladder wall as a consequence of the benign hypertrophy of the prostate.