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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:
Sep. 09, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2008
Applicant:
Daniel H. Kim, Houston, TX (US);
Inventor:
Daniel H. Kim, Houston, TX (US);
Assignee:
Urokinetics Inc., Houston, TX (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 17/3207 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/20 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/320725 (2013.01); A61B 2017/320775 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00867 (2013.01); A61B 17/320758 (2013.01); A61B 18/1485 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00685 (2013.01); A61B 18/20 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00547 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00274 (2013.01); A61B 2017/22077 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for medical treating prostatic tissues are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes removing prostatic tissues adjacent the urethra and enlarging the lumen of the urethra, whereby the treatment conserves a natural wall of the urethra.