US Patent Issued to Boston Scientific Scimed on Sept. 23 for "Systems and methods for prostate treatment" (California, Minnesota Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,419,678, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).

"Systems and methods for prostate treatment" was invented by Michael Hoey (Shoreview, Minn.) and John H. Shadduck (Menlo Park, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An energy delivery probe is provided that may include any of a number of features. One feature of the energy delivery probe is that it can apply energy to tissue, such as a prostrate, to shrink, damage, denaturate the prostate. In some embodiments, the energy can be applied with a vapor media. The energy delivery probe can include a vapor delivery member configured to extend into...