Benign prostatic hyperplasia treatment catheter with urethral cooling
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1. A method for treating intraprostatic tissue surrounding a urethra, the method comprising:
- inserting an intraurethral catheter having a catheter shaft into a prostatic portion of the urethra;
delivering heat from the intraurethral catheter to the intraprostatic tissue surrounding the urethra;
defining a chamber between the urethra and the catheter shaft; and
supplying a fluid to the chamber between the urethra and the catheter shaft such that the fluid comes in direct contact with the urethra to cool the urethra.
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Abstract
A system for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia within intraprostatic tissue surrounding a urethra is disclosed. The system includes an intraurethral catheter having an intraurethral catheter shaft. An antenna is located within the catheter shaft for delivering heat to the intraprostatic tissue surrounding the urethra. Coolant fluid is circulated through a chamber located between the catheter shaft and the urethral wall.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for treating intraprostatic tissue surrounding a urethra, the method comprising:
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inserting an intraurethral catheter having a catheter shaft into a prostatic portion of the urethra; delivering heat from the intraurethral catheter to the intraprostatic tissue surrounding the urethra; defining a chamber between the urethra and the catheter shaft; and supplying a fluid to the chamber between the urethra and the catheter shaft such that the fluid comes in direct contact with the urethra to cool the urethra. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A device for treating intraprostatic tissue surrounding a urethra, the device comprising:
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an intraurethral catheter having a catheter shaft, the catheter shaft having an outer surface; an antenna located within the catheter shaft for delivering heat to the intraprostatic tissue surrounding the urethra; a first balloon located adjacent the outer surface of the catheter shaft for creating a first barrier between the catheter shaft and the urethra; a second balloon located adjacent the outer surface of the catheter shaft for creating a second barrier between the catheter shaft and the urethra; and circulating means for circulating a fluid within a chamber defined by the first barrier, the second barrier, the outer surface of the catheter shaft and the urethra such that the fluid comes in direct contact with the urethra. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method for treating intraprostatic tissue surrounding a urethra, the method comprising:
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inserting an intraurethral catheter having a catheter shaft into a prostatic portion of the urethra; delivering heat from the intraurethral catheter to the intraprostatic tissue surrounding the urethra; and providing a cooling fluid through a chamber adjacent to the prostatic portion of the urethra such that the fluid comes in direct contact with the urethra, the chamber being defined by the catheter shaft and the urethra. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method for treating intraprostatic tissue surrounding a urethra, the method comprising:
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inserting an intraurethral catheter having a catheter shaft into a prostatic portion of the urethra; delivering heat from the intraurethral catheter to the intraprostatic tissue surrounding the urethra; inflating a first balloon positioned between the catheter shaft and the urethra; inflating a second balloon positioned between the catheter shaft and the urethra, the second balloon located distally of the first balloon; and circulating a fluid from the catheter shaft through at least one aperture in the catheter shalt located between the first and second balloons, wherein the fluid fills the chamber and comes in direct contact with the urethra, and through a return aperture in the catheter shaft, wherein the fluid returns to the catheter shaft.
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