A one-piece, single-use disposable device for transurethral needle ablation (TUNA) of prostate tissue to alleviate BPH is disclosed. The device may include a flexible catheter tip including a rigid core and a flexible tip. The device may also include a single use lockout to help ensure that the device is used to perform only one ablation procedure on a single patient. The device may further include a simplified needle deployment mechanism and/or an automatic needle retraction mechanism.
申请公布号
WO2006044581(A2)
申请公布日期
2006.04.27
申请号
WO2005US36906
申请日期
2005.10.13
申请人
MEDTRONIC, INC.;CHRISTOPHERSON, MARK, A.;SAGE, SHAHN, S.;SWOYER, JOHN, M.;ELMOUELHI, AHMED
发明人
CHRISTOPHERSON, MARK, A.;SAGE, SHAHN, S.;SWOYER, JOHN, M.;ELMOUELHI, AHMED