Systems and Methods for Treatment of Prostatic Tissue
AssigneeNxThera, Inc.
InventorsMichael Hoey, John H. Shadduck
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Abstract
A prostate therapy system is provided that may include any of a number of features. One feature of the prostate therapy system is that it can access a prostate lobe transurethrally. Another feature of the prostate therapy system is that it can deliver condensable vapor into the prostate to ablate the prostate tissue. Methods associated with use of the prostate therapy system are also covered.
Claims42
A method of treating a disorder of a prostate comprising:
- introducing an ablation probe into a lobe of the prostate substantially parallel to a prostatic urethra;
- and
- ablating prostate tissue within the lobe without ablating tissue of the prostatic urethra.
A prostate therapy system comprising:
- an ablation probe adapted to be inserted transurethrally into a prostate lobe of an adult male human subject parallel to a prostatic urethra region of the subject;
- and
- an energy source operatively connected to the ablation probe to deliver energy to ablate prostate tissue without ablating tissue of the prostatic urethra.
A method of treating a disorder of a prostate adjacent a prostatic urethra, the method comprising:
- delivering condensable vapor into the prostate;
- and
- ablating prostate tissue without ablating the prostatic urethra.
A method of treating a disorder of a prostate, the method comprising:
- introducing an ablation probe transurethrally through a urethral wall into an apex of a lobe of the prostate;
- and
- ablating prostate tissue in the prostate lobe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.