Method and apparatus for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (bph)
AssigneeMinnesota Medical Physics LLC
InventorsVictor I. Chornenky, Ali Jaafar
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) are provided. The method includes providing a set of coils that generate multidirectional pulsed electromagnetic fields in the prostate. The apparatus comprises a power source, an intelligent controller and an applicator positioned in proximity to the prostate and generating multidirectional pulsed fields according to instructions from the controller. The electric component of the electromagnetic fields generated by a PEMF interacts with cells, increases the number of A2a receptors on their membranes and thus enhances the anti-inflammatory actions of the adenosine A2aAR pathway.
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A method of treating BPH in a patient, comprising:
- providing PEMF stimulation to a patient's prostate to increase a number of active A2a receptors on cell membranes of the patient's prostate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.