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Systems and methods for prostate treatment

  • US 10,390,873 B2
  • Filed: 07/26/2010
  • Issued: 08/27/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for treating benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), comprising:

  • introducing an energy delivery member transurethrally into a transition zone tissue adjacent a patient'"'"'s prostatic urethra; and

    injecting a condensable vapor media from the energy delivery member into the transition zone tissue at a depth of less than 12 mm outward from the patient'"'"'s prostatic urethra so as to confine the condensable vapor media in the transition zone tissue and to ablate the transition zone tissue adjacent to and less than 12 mm outward from the prostatic urethra, wherein the condensable vapor media is configured to apply energy ranging from 1 to 40 cal/sec to the transition zone tissue.

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