Method of treating benign hypertrophy of the prostate
First Claim
1. A method of minimizing symptoms of benign hypertrophy of the prostate, comprising:
- providing a compressible attenuation device which is moveable from a first, introduction configuration to a second, implanted configuration;
introducing the attenuation device into the bladder while in the first configuration;
transforming the attenuation device within the bladder to the second configuration; and
attenuating an increase in pressure within the bladder by reversibly reducing the volume of the attenuation device in response to the pressure; and
wherein the attenuating step comprises reducing the volume of the attenuation device by at least about 5%.
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are methods of treating a patient with benign hypertrophy of the prostate, comprising providing a compressible attenuation device that is moveable from a first, introduction configuration to a second, implanted configuration and attenuating a pressure change within the bladder by reversibly changing the volume of the attenuation device in response to the pressure change. In one embodiment, the attenuation device is advanced transurethrally into the bladder. In another embodiment, the attenuation device is positioned within the bladder to inhibit a decrease in compliance of the bladder wall as a consequence of the benign hypertrophy of the prostate.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of minimizing symptoms of benign hypertrophy of the prostate, comprising:
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providing a compressible attenuation device which is moveable from a first, introduction configuration to a second, implanted configuration; introducing the attenuation device into the bladder while in the first configuration; transforming the attenuation device within the bladder to the second configuration; and attenuating an increase in pressure within the bladder by reversibly reducing the volume of the attenuation device in response to the pressure; and wherein the attenuating step comprises reducing the volume of the attenuation device by at least about 5%. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of minimizing symptoms of benign hypertrophy of the prostate, comprising:
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providing a compressible attenuation device which is moveable from a first, introduction configuration to a second, implanted configuration; introducing the attenuation device into the bladder while in the first configuration; transforming the attenuation device within the bladder to the second configuration; and attenuating an increase in pressure within the bladder by reversibly reducing the volume of the attenuation device in response to the pressure; and wherein the attenuating step comprises reducing the volume of the attenuation device by at least about 10%.
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10. A method of minimizing symptoms of benign hypertrophy of the prostate, comprising:
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providing a compressible attenuation device which is moveable from a first, introduction configuration to a second, implanted configuration; introducing the attenuation device into the bladder while in the first configuration; transforming the attenuation device within the bladder to the second configuration; and attenuating an increase in pressure within the bladder by reversibly reducing the volume of the attenuation device in response to the pressure; and wherein the attenuating step comprises reducing the volume of the attenuation device by at least about 25%.
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11. A method of minimizing symptoms of benign hypertrophy of the prostate, comprising:
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providing a compressible attenuation device which is moveable from a first, introduction configuration to a second, implanted configuration; introducing the attenuation device into the bladder while in the first configuration; transforming the attenuation device within the bladder to the second configuration; and attenuating an increase in pressure within the bladder by reversibly reducing the volume of the attenuation device in response to the pressure; and wherein an intravesical pressure spike which would have been at least about 60 cm H2O without the attenuation device is maintained by the attenuation device at no more than about 40cm H2O. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A method of maintaining bladder pressure comprising positioning a compressible storage device completely within the bladder of a patient, the storage device not fluidly communicating with a location outside the bladder after deployment, accumulating bladder pressure with the compressible storage device and subsequently returning the energy to the bladder;
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wherein the returning the energy step comprises returning the energy to produce a substantially constant fluid flow into the urethra. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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