Minimally invasive devices for the treatment of prostate diseases
US9364250B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 8, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 3, 2033 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2218/007
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and systems for resecting and debulking prostatic tissue to utilize a shaft carrying an energy source. The shaft is anchored by a balloon or other structure expanded in the bladder, and the energy source is capable of directing ablative energy radially outwardly from the urethra, where the energy source will be moved in order to remove a pre-defined volume of prostatic tissue.
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