Method of treating benign hypertrophy of the prostate
First Claim
1. A method of treating a patient with benign hypertrophy of the prostate, comprising the steps of:
- 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, comprising placing the attenuation device percutaneously into the bladder;
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, while the attenuation device is completely within the bladder.
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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 percutaneously 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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30 Claims
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1. A method of treating a patient with benign hypertrophy of the prostate, comprising the steps of:
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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, comprising placing the attenuation device percutaneously into the bladder; 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, while the attenuation device is completely within the bladder. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of improving symptoms of benign hypertrophy of the prostate in a patient, comprising:
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placing an attenuation device percutaneously into the bladder; and positioning a compressible portion of the device and a compressible medium within the bladder of the patient; wherein the device inhibits a decrease in compliance of the bladder wall as a consequence of the benign hypertrophy of the prostate while maintaining the compressible medium entirely within the bladder when the device is exposed to increased pressure in the bladder. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of reducing the symptoms of benign hypertrophy of the prostate comprising:
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positioning a compressible storage device completely within a bladder, affixing the compressible storage device to a wall of the bladder, such that the compressible storage device is completely within the bladder, accumulating bladder pressure with the compressible storage device, and subsequently returning the energy to the bladder. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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22. A method of treating a patient with benign hypertrophy of the prostate, comprising the steps of:
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positioning a compressible attenuation device, moveable from an introduction configuration to an implanted configuration, completely within the bladder while in the introduction 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, while the attenuation device is completely within the bladder. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of improving symptoms of benign hypertrophy of the prostate in a patient, comprising:
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placing an attenuation device into the bladder; and positioning a compressible portion of the device and a compressible medium within the bladder of the patient; wherein the device inhibits a decrease in compliance of the bladder wall as a consequence of the benign hypertrophy of the prostate while maintaining the compressible medium entirely within the bladder when the device is exposed to increased pressure in the bladder.
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