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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2018
Applicant:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Michael Hoey, Shoreview, MN (US);
Roger Noel Hastings, Naples, FL (US);
Mark Schrom, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Matthew Byrne, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Grant Mauch, Delano, MN (US);
Eric Jerke, Bloomington, MN (US);
Richard Charles Kravik, Champlin, MN (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61B 18/08 (2006.01); A61B 18/10 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/082 (2013.01); A61B 18/04 (2013.01); A61B 18/10 (2013.01); A61B 90/04 (2016.02); A61B 2018/00023 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00029 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00047 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00083 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00101 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00285 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00547 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00821 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00869 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00898 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00982 (2013.01); A61B 2018/048 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0427 (2016.02); A61B 2090/0436 (2016.02);
Abstract
A vapor delivery needle is provided that may include any of a number of features. One feature of the energy delivery probe is that it can apply condensable vapor energy to tissue, such as a prostrate, to shrink, damage, or denature tissues of the prostate. Methods associated with use of the energy delivery probe are also covered.