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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 23, 2008
Kevin G. Connors, Wellesley, MA (US);
William L. Pintauro, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Sheila K. Wallin, Carlsbad, CA (US);
John T. Kilcoyne, San Diego, CA (US);
Hung H. Cao, Corona, CA (US);
Khoi M. Nguyen, Murietta, CA (US);
Mathew T. Yurek, San Diego, CA (US);
Kevin G. Connors, Wellesley, MA (US);
William L. Pintauro, Ft. Lauderdale, FL (US);
Sheila K. Wallin, Carlsbad, CA (US);
John T. Kilcoyne, San Diego, CA (US);
Hung H. Cao, Corona, CA (US);
Khoi M. Nguyen, Murietta, CA (US);
Mathew T. Yurek, San Diego, CA (US);
AttenueX Technologies, Inc., Newton, MA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods of treating a patient with benign hypertrophy of the prostate, comprising providing a compressible attenuation device that is moveable from a first, introduction configuration to a second, implanted configuration and attenuating a pressure change within the bladder by reversibly changing the volume of the attenuation device in response to the pressure change. In one embodiment, the attenuation device is advanced percutaneously into the bladder. In another embodiment, the attenuation device is positioned within the bladder to inhibit a decrease in compliance of the bladder wall as a consequence of the benign hypertrophy of the prostate.