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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 19, 2016
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Roger Noel Hastings, Naples, FL (US);
Mark Schrom, Forest Lake, MN (US);
Steven Carlson, St. Paul, MN (US);
Michael Hoey, Shoreview, MN (US);
Timothy D. Byland, Plymouth, MN (US);
Karliam C. Woo, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Brian A. Bachmeier, Plymouth, MN (US);
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
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, denaturate the prostate. In some embodiments, the vapor delivery needle can be advanced a predetermined distance into the prostate with a solenoid actuation mechanism. Methods associated with use of the energy delivery probe are also covered.