JP7126574B2 - 膀胱を凝縮性蒸気で治療するシステムおよび方法 - Google Patents
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本願は、2015年5月13日に出願された米国特許仮出願第62/160,963号(発明の名称:SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TREATING THE BLADDER WITH CONDENSABLE VAPOR)の権益主張出願であり、この米国特許仮出願を参照により引用し、その記載内容全体を本明細書の一部とする。
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- 蒸気送出システムであって、
長手方向に延びる可撓性シャフトと、
蒸気源と、
前記可撓性シャフトに設けられるとともに前記蒸気源に流体結合された少なくとも1つの蒸気送出ポートと、
患者の体内への挿入中に前記可撓性シャフト中に引っ込められるよう構成されるとともに前記可撓性シャフトから送り出されて進められるよう構成されている針先端部と、を備え、
前記針先端部は、膀胱組織を穴あけすることがないように前記可撓性シャフトから限定された距離にわたって前進するように構成されている、蒸気送出システム。 - 前記少なくとも1つの蒸気送出ポートは、膀胱内に同心治療リングを形成するよう構成された1つまたは2つ以上の同心スプレーパターンを作るよう配置されている、請求項1記載のシステム。
- 前記可撓性シャフトは、かじ取り可能である、請求項1記載のシステム。
- 前記針先端部は、前記膀胱組織中に10mmを超えて延びることを防ぐようにされる、請求項1乃至3の何れか1項に記載のシステム。
- 前記針先端部は、前記膀胱組織中に1~5mmを超えて延びることを防ぐようにされる、請求項1乃至4の何れか1項に記載のシステム。
- さらに、前記患者から組織及び/又は流体を吸引するように構成された吸引源を備える、請求項1乃至5の何れか1項に記載のシステム。
- 前記吸引源は、前記少なくとも1つの蒸気送出ポートを通して、組織及び/又は流体を吸引するように構成されている、請求項6に記載のシステム。
- 前記吸引源は、遠位カテーテル先端部における別個の吸引ポートを通って組織及び/又は流体を吸引するように構成されている、請求項6に記載のシステム。
- さらに、流体又は冷却用灌注液を、前記可撓性シャフトにおける別個のルーメンを通して、前記組織に送出するように構成された流体源を備える、請求項1乃至8の何れか1項に記載のシステム。
- 前記可撓性シャフトは、遠位アンカー先端部を含み、前記遠位アンカー先端部は、前記針先端部を備える、請求項1乃至9の何れか1項に記載のシステム。
- さらに、前記蒸気源に作動的に連結されると共に、前記膀胱組織を剥離するように、前記少なくとも1つの蒸気送出ポートを通して、蒸気を送出するように構成された電子制御装置を備える、請求項1乃至10の何れか1項に記載のシステム。
- 前記電子制御装置は、蒸気を介して500カロリーのエネルギーより少ないエネルギーを送出させるように構成される、請求項11に記載のシステム。
- さらに、ハンドル部分を備え、前記可撓性シャフトは、前記ハンドル部分に連結される、請求項1乃至12の何れか1項に記載のシステム。
- 前記可撓性シャフトは、その上に配置された視覚化特徴部を有している、請求項1乃至13の何れか1項に記載のシステム。
- 前記視覚化特徴部は、縞模様、形状、色のうちの少なくとも一つを含む、請求項14に記載のシステム
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