US 12,295,635 B2
Systems and methods for treating the prostate
Michael Hoey, Shoreview, MN (US); and Roger Noel Hastings, Naples, FL (US)
Assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US)
Filed by Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US)
Filed on Sep. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/465,324.
Application 18/465,324 is a continuation of application No. 17/021,148, filed on Sep. 15, 2020, granted, now 11,786,287.
Application 17/021,148 is a continuation of application No. 15/980,295, filed on May 15, 2018, granted, now 10,806,502, issued on Oct. 20, 2020.
Application 15/980,295 is a continuation of application No. 14/566,448, filed on Dec. 10, 2014, granted, now 9,968,395, issued on May 15, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/914,279, filed on Dec. 10, 2013.
Prior Publication US 2023/0414266 A1, Dec. 28, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61B 1/00 (2006.01); A61B 1/015 (2006.01); A61B 1/05 (2006.01); A61B 1/307 (2006.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61B 18/04 (2013.01) [A61B 1/00087 (2013.01); A61B 1/015 (2013.01); A61B 34/20 (2016.02); A61B 1/00154 (2013.01); A61B 1/05 (2013.01); A61B 1/307 (2013.01); A61B 17/00234 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00274 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00029 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00547 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00904 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00982 (2013.01); A61B 2018/048 (2013.01); A61B 2034/2048 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2051 (2016.02); A61B 2034/2072 (2016.02); A61B 2218/002 (2013.01); A61B 2218/007 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
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1. A method of treatment comprising:
inserting a shaft of a vapor delivery system into a urethra of a patient;
after inserting the shaft of the vapor delivery system, advancing a distal portion of the shaft toward a bladder neck of the patient;
measuring a distance between the bladder neck and a veru of the patient by:
moving the distal portion of the shaft proximally from the bladder neck to the veru; and
using a known field of view of a camera of the shaft or an endoscope of the shaft to calculate an amount by which the distal portion has moved;
after measuring the distance:
advancing the distal portion of the shaft distally; and
deploying a vapor delivery needle into a first location of a prostate of the patient.