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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 18, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Franco Lugnani, Trieste, IT;
Manfred Stohrer, Murnau, DE;
Augustinus Kramer, Ohlstadt, DE;
Robert L Stephen, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Umberto Fontanella, Milan, IT;
Cino Rossi, Rome, IT;
Silvio Eruzzi, Mantova, IT;
Assignee:
Physion S.r.L., Mirandola, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
604 21 ; 604 54 ;
Abstract
A method of treating acute urinary outflow system obstruction caused by disease of the prostate gland by localised electromotive drug administration. The treatment comprises insertion within the prostatic urethra and within the bladder cavity of a urethral catheter which incorporates a specific electrode and is adapted to perform the electromotive administration of a drug or drug mixture into diseased prostatic tissues thereby resolving the pathologies without resorting to surgery.