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Prostate BPH and tumor detector also useable on other tissues

  • US 20070293792A1
  • Filed: 06/15/2007
  • Published: 12/20/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/15/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A prostate probe system for assessing one or both of BPH or prostate cancer comprising:

  • (a) a force or pressure sensor mounted on, in or to a rectally insertable probe and necessary means to power, connect to, switch and read data from the sensor;

    (b) the force or pressure being measured during probe insertion from or at the rectal wall at two or more wall locations adjacent or juxtaposed to the prostate;

    (c) the sensed force or pressure data from the two or more location'"'"'s forming a force-map, pressure-map or data array relevant to the patient'"'"'s underlying prostate condition or prognosis;

    (d) the sensed data or force map being utilized at the time of the exam or later after the exam to compare the patients data to at least some other data from at least one other exam, (e) a conclusion or recommendation regarding the patient'"'"'s prostate condition thereby being providable by a practitioner to a patient based at least partly on a quantitative data comparison;

    the probe optionally including one or more of;

    (1) a mechanical exciter integrated in or capable of being mechanically coupled to the probe to excite at least a prostate anatomical portion;

    (2) a motion, deflection, angle or inertial sensor of any type integrated in or couple able to the probe to track or monitor at least one probe or sensor position, orientation, angle, velocity or acceleration;

    (3) a deflectable or inflatable balloon, membrane or mechanism capable of applying a load or deflection to one or more of the probe, the probe'"'"'s sensor, or the anatomy to improve the probes performance or sensitivity;

    or (4) an inflatable balloon or membrane used, at least in part, to measure a volume or compliance of any of a rectal wall or cavity or to heat or cool anatomy.

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