US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Scimed on May 13 for "Systems and methods for treating the prostate" (Florida, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,295,635, issued on May 13, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Systems and methods for treating the prostate" was invented by Michael Hoey (Shoreview, Minn.) and Roger Noel Hastings (Naples, Fla.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A vapor delivery system and method is provided that is adapted for treating prostate tissue. The vapor delivery system includes a vapor delivery needle configured to deliver condensable vapor energy to tissue. In one method, the vapor delivery system is advanced transurethrally into the patient to access the prostate tissue. The vapor delivery system is properly positioned by measur...