Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Non-thermal ablation system for treating BPH and other growths
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Application No.: US14969889Application Date: 2015-12-15
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Publication No.: US10575899B2Publication Date: 2020-03-03
- Inventor: Benjamin R. Fruland , Kai Kroll , Tom A. Nelson , Stephen K. Sundquist , Michael C. Holtz
- Applicant: Prostacare Pty Ltd
- Applicant Address: AU Sydney
- Assignee: Prostacare Pty Ltd
- Current Assignee: Prostacare Pty Ltd
- Current Assignee Address: AU Sydney
- Agency: Patterson Thuente Pedersen, P.A.
- Main IPC: A61B18/00
- IPC: A61B18/00 ; A61B18/14 ; A61B34/00 ; A61B18/12 ; A61B18/16 ; A61B18/18 ; A61N1/36 ; A61B5/055 ; A61B8/08 ; A61B90/00

Abstract:
Systems and methods for non-thermal ablation of tissue are provided. A non-implantable minimally invasive system for treatment of tissue in a body via direct current ablation is provided including a catheter, a plurality of electrodes for deployment through the catheter, a power source for applying power to the electrodes, and a fixation element for maintaining the catheter in a treatment position during treatment of the tissue. A minimally invasive method for treating tissue in a body via direct current ablation is provided including inserting a catheter into the body such that a portion of the catheter remains outside of the body, deploying a fixation element to fix the catheter in a treatment position, deploying a plurality of electrodes through the catheter, applying power to the plurality of electrodes, using the electrodes to apply a current to the tissue, and removing the catheter from the body.
Public/Granted literature
- US20160206370A1 Non-Thermal Ablation System for Treating BPH and Other Growths Public/Granted day:2016-07-21
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