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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2011
Applicant:
Michael D. Hooven, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Inventor:
Michael D. Hooven, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Assignee:
Enable Urology, LLC, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61M 25/04 (2006.01); A61N 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/14 (2013.01); A61B 18/1492 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00026 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00199 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00274 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0016 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00232 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00267 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00285 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00517 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00547 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00827 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00892 (2013.01); A61B 2018/1435 (2013.01); A61M 25/04 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3317 (2013.01); A61M 2210/166 (2013.01); A61N 1/403 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatus for tissue lumen (such as urethra) remodeling includes an elongated shaft and at least one expandable structure on a distal end of the shaft. At least one desiccator or energy emitter is carried by the structure and operable to define a support structure in lumen tissue that resists lumen closure. Apparatus is also disclosed for identifying tissue or developing a profile of tissue along the lumen based at least in part on an electrical characteristic of the tissue. Methods of remodeling and profiling are also disclosed.