US Patent Issued to CEDARS HEALTH on July 15 for "Benign prostatic hyperplasia treatment device" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,357,443, issued on July 15, was assigned to CEDARS HEALTH INC. (Hanam-si, South Korea).

"Benign prostatic hyperplasia treatment device" was invented by Yoon Ho Chung (Seoul, South Korea) and Geon Sun Park (Seoul, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed herein is a benign prostatic hyperplasia treatment device. The benign prostatic hyperplasia treatment device includes: anchor assemblies including a first anchor arranged at the outer surface of the prostate gland, which obstructs the prostatic urethra, a second anchor arranged inside the prostate gland to be opposed to the first anchor, and a ligature connecting the first anc...