Method and apparatus for treatment of the prostate

Details Method and apparatus for treatment of the prostate Method and apparatus for treatment of the prostate

1994-08-16

1996-06-25

Mendez, Manuel

Surgery

Means for introducing or removing material from body for...

Material introduced into and removed from body through...

604 22, A61F 712

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055295746

ABSTRACT:
A catheter for providing low level electrical stimulation to a prostate gland to relieve the deleterious effects of prostatic disorders that respond to low level electrical stimulation is provided in combination with a power supply adapted to provide low voltage direct current or low voltage, low frequency alternating current of less than about 30 kHz. The catheter comprises an elongated flexible body having a forward end and a rearward end, said forward end having a therapeutic region adapted for positioning within a prostatic urethra. The therapeutic region comprises a portion of the length of said flexible body rearward of said forward end defined by a plurality of electrodes disposed about the circumference of said flexible body in spaced relation to each other throughout the length of said therapeutic region.

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