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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Nxthera, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Inventors:
Michael Hoey, Shoreview, MN (US);
Roger Noel Hastings, Maple Grove, MN (US);
Assignee:
NXTHERA, INC., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/307 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/04 (2013.01); A61B 1/00154 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 1/307 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00029 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00547 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00904 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00982 (2013.01); A61B 2018/048 (2013.01); A61B 2218/002 (2013.01); A61B 2218/007 (2013.01);
Abstract
A vapor delivery system and method is provided that is adapted for treating prostate tissue. The vapor delivery system includes a vapor delivery needle configured to deliver condensable vapor energy to tissue. In one method, the vapor delivery system is advanced transurethrally into the patient to access the prostate tissue. The vapor delivery system is properly positioned by measuring and advancing the system based on a field-of-view of an endoscope or camera disposed within the system.