Method and device for obtaining prostatic material
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1. A method for collecting prostatic material comprising:
- (a) introducing a washing fluid to a prostatic portion of a urethra; and
(b) collecting at least a portion of the washing fluid comprising prostatic material.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for obtaining prostatic material by introducing a washing fluid to a prostatic portion of a urethra and collecting at least a portion of the washing fluid comprising prostatic material for analysis.
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36 Claims
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1. A method for collecting prostatic material comprising:
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(a) introducing a washing fluid to a prostatic portion of a urethra; and
(b) collecting at least a portion of the washing fluid comprising prostatic material. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for collecting material from one or more prostatic ducts of a patient said method comprising:
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(a) introducing a device through a urethra of a patient, (b) locating the device in or near a prostatic portion of said urethra, (c) introducing a washing fluid throughout the prostatic portion, and (d) collecting at least a portion of the washing fluid mixed with prostatic material. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method of treating a prostate condition in a patient comprising the steps of:
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(a) locating a prostatic portion of a urethra, and (b) introducing a composition comprising a prophylactic or therapeutic agent to said prostatic portion. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 29, 30)
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12. A method of treating a prostate condition in a patient comprising:
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(a) accessing a prostatic portion of a urethra with an access device, and (b) introducing a composition comprising a prophylactic or therapeutic agent to said prostatic portion.
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23. A device to access a prostatic portion of a urethra comprising an access lumen to infuse wash fluid into the prostatic portion of the urethra and collect prostatic material mixed with wash fluid from within the prostatic portion of the urethra.
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24. A device for accessing a prostatic portion of a urethra, said device comprising at least one lumen, a first expandable positioning member, a second expandable positioning member and a fluid delivery portion located between said expandable positioning members for being located proximate prostatic ducts within the urethra, said fluid delivery portion including at least one port for infusing fluid into at least one of the prostatic ducts after said expandable positioning members have been expanded.
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28. A device for accessing a prostatic portion of a urethra, said device comprising at least one lumen and an expandable fluid delivery portion for being positioned proximate prostatic ducts within the urethra, said fluid delivery portion including at least one port for infusing fluid into at least one of the prostatic ducts after being expanded.
- 31. A device for accessing a prostatic portion of a urethra, said device comprising at least one lumen having a diameter that tapers over at least a portion of its length in a direction of a distal end such that a fluid delivery portion of the device forms a tight fit with a inner wall of the urethra carrying a plurality of prostatic ducts, said fluid delivery portion including at least one fluid delivery port for infusing fluid into at least one of the prostatic ducts.
- 33. A device for accessing a prostatic portion of a urethra, said device comprising at least one lumen having a flexible distal end including an infusion port, a fiberoptic scope and a guidewire formed of a shape memory material that changes an orientation of said flexible distal end when a stimulus is applied to said guidewire.
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