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US 2006/0079880 A1Published application
Transurethral needle ablation system with flexible catheter tip
AssigneeMedtronic, Inc.
InventorsShahn Sage, John Swoyer, Ahmed Elmouelhi, Mark Christopherson
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Abstract
A one-piece, single-use disposable device for transurethral needle ablation (TUNA) of prostate tissue to alleviate BPH is disclosed. The device may include a flexible catheter tip including a rigid core and a flexible tip. The device may also include a single use lockout to help ensure that the device is used to perform only one ablation procedure on a single patient. The device may further include a simplified needle deployment mechanism and/or an automatic needle retraction mechanism.
Claims17
A transurethral ablation device, comprising:
- a transurethral catheter insertable into a urethra of a patient;
- a catheter tip, wherein the catheter tip comprises:
- a rigid core positioned at a distal end of the catheter;
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- a flexible tip positioned at a distal end of the rigid core;
- at least one ablation needle extendable from the rigid core of the catheter tip to penetrate prostate tissue of the patient and to deliver ablation energy to the prostate tissue.
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