Surgery – Truss – Pad
Patent
1974-11-01
1976-08-31
Truluck, Dalton L.
Surgery
Truss
Pad
128DIG26, A61M 2500
Patent
active
039774082
ABSTRACT:
A system for enabling the injection of liquid into the prostate is disclosed consisting of an elongated tubular catheter member formed of flexible material of sufficient rigidity and a sufficiently small outer diameter to enable insertion along the length of the male urethra through the cystouretheral junction into the bladder; inflatable balloon means is provided adjacent the proximal end capable of inflation by a conduit extending along the length of the tubular catheter to a size sufficiently large to prevent removal of said balloon means from the bladder; a medication providing conduit also extends along the length of said elongated tubular member with a medication dispensing duct means communicating with the said medication providing conduit, said medication dispensing duct being spaced outwardly along the length of said tubular member a distance from said balloon means so as to be positioned adjacent the area of the prostate in which the prostatic ducts are located when the balloon is in place and engaged with the inner wall of the bladder adjacent the cystouretheral junction to permit medication from said medication providing conduit to be injected into the prostate.
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