The approval is supported by data from the phase 3 LITESPARK-011 trial.
|Articles|April 1, 2003
System uses cooled therapy to treat BPH symptoms
Urologix, Inc., offers the Prostatron System, which is designed to reducethe symptoms and obstruction due to BPH by delivering a controlled doseof microwave energy to the prostate without damaging the urethra or surroundingstructures. The system delivers microwave energy to the prostate transurethrallythrough a specially designed treatment catheter that encases a tiny microwaveantenna.
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