Median lobe band implant apparatus and method
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1. A method for treating benign prostatic hypertrophy, comprising:
- accessing a bladder neck adjacent a median lobe with a delivery device housing an implant;
attaching the implant to bone; and
configuring the implant to reform the bladder neck to open a urethra blocked by the median lobe.
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Abstract
A system and associated method for manipulating tissues and anatomical or other structures in medical applications for the purpose of treating diseases or disorders or other purposes. In one aspect, the system includes a delivery device configured to deploy and implant devices for compressing, distracting and/or retracting the lobes of a prostate.
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1. A method for treating benign prostatic hypertrophy, comprising:
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accessing a bladder neck adjacent a median lobe with a delivery device housing an implant; attaching the implant to bone; and configuring the implant to reform the bladder neck to open a urethra blocked by the median lobe. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A system for treating an enlarged median lobe of a prostate, comprising:
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an implant comprising a sling, elastic loop, suture or toggle body; and a delivery device, the delivery device including means for penetrating the median lobe and configuring the implant to engage the median lobe so that the implant causes necrosis of the median lobe. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for treating benign prostatic hypertrophy, comprising:
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accessing a bladder neck adjacent a median lobe with a delivery device housing an implant; penetrating the median lobe with the delivery device; and configuring the implant to alter the shape of the median lobe to open a urethra blocked by the median lobe. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11)
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