AU6899098A - Method and system for performing trans-rectal radiofrequency urethral enlargement - Google Patents

Method and system for performing trans-rectal radiofrequency urethral enlargement

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AU6899098A
AU6899098A AU68990/98A AU6899098A AU6899098A AU 6899098 A AU6899098 A AU 6899098A AU 68990/98 A AU68990/98 A AU 68990/98A AU 6899098 A AU6899098 A AU 6899098A AU 6899098 A AU6899098 A AU 6899098A
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radiofrequency
rectal
performing trans
urethral
enlargement
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Eric R. Cosman
S. Nahum Goldberg
Francis J. Mcgovern
William J. Rittman Iii
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
    • A61B18/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
    • A61B18/14—Probes or electrodes therefor
    • A61B18/1485—Probes or electrodes therefor having a short rigid shaft for accessing the inner body through natural openings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
    • A61B18/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
    • A61B18/14—Probes or electrodes therefor
    • A61B18/148—Probes or electrodes therefor having a short, rigid shaft for accessing the inner body transcutaneously, e.g. for neurosurgery or arthroscopy

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  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
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  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
  • Thermotherapy And Cooling Therapy Devices (AREA)
AU68990/98A 1997-04-09 1998-04-09 Method and system for performing trans-rectal radiofrequency urethral enlargement Abandoned AU6899098A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US83870197A 1997-04-09 1997-04-09
US08838701 1997-04-09
PCT/US1998/007419 WO1998044857A1 (fr) 1997-04-09 1998-04-09 Procede et systeme permettant d'effectuer l'elargissement de l'uretre par voie transrectale au moyen de radiofrequences

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AU6899098A true AU6899098A (en) 1998-10-30

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AU68990/98A Abandoned AU6899098A (en) 1997-04-09 1998-04-09 Method and system for performing trans-rectal radiofrequency urethral enlargement

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AU (1) AU6899098A (fr)
WO (1) WO1998044857A1 (fr)

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DE112014004768T5 (de) 2013-10-18 2016-08-11 Ziva Medical, Inc. Verfahren und Systeme für die Behandlung des Polyzystischen Ovar-Syndroms
EP3277191B1 (fr) 2015-03-31 2023-11-15 May Health US Inc. Méthodes et systèmes de manipulation de tissus ovariens
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