US 2024/0189631 A1 · VAPOR THERAPY SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Abstract

A vapor delivery system is provided that may include any of a number of features. One feature of the vapor delivery system is that it can apply condensable vapor energy to tissue, such as a prostrate, to shrink, damage, or denature the prostate. In some embodiments, the vapor delivery system can include safety features including prostate capsule detection, needle tracking, and treatment tracking. Methods for safe and effective treatment of prostate tissues are presented.

Claims24

Dependent claims

A prostate treatment system, comprising:

an imaging system configured to provide real-time images of a patient's prostate;
an introducer shaft sized and configured for transurethral access into the patient;
a vapor delivery needle slidably disposed within the introducer shaft, the vapor delivery needle being configured to oscillate so as to enhance visibility of the vapor delivery needle in the real-time images from the imaging system;
and
an advancement mechanism coupled to the therapy needle and configured to advance the vapor delivery needle from the introducer shaft through a prostatic urethra into the patient's prostate.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

18/550,886Filed 16 Mar 2022

Priority

16 Mar 2021

Published

13 Jun 2024

Term ends

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Classification17 codes

A61N 7/02
Ultrasound therapy: localised ultrasound hyperthermia
A61B 1/00133
Accessories for endoscopes: drive units for endoscopic tools inserted through or with the endoscope
A61B 1/015
Characterised by internal passages or accessories therefor: control of fluid supply or evacuation
A61B 1/018
Characterised by internal passages or accessories therefor: for receiving instruments

Vapor therapy systems and methods

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