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Patent Inventor Names
Ahmed Elmouelhi0
John M. Swoyer0
Mark A. Christopherson0
Shahn S. Sage0
Date of Patent
August 28, 2007
0Patent Application Number
109645480
Date Filed
October 13, 2004
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Patent abstract
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.
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