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US 12,232,793 · App. 18/085,854 · Granted Feb 25, 2025

Vapor ablation systems and methods

Inventors: Roger Noel Hastings (Naples, FL); Steven Carlson (St. Paul, MN); Mark Schrom (Forest Lake, MN); Michael Hoey (Shoreview, MN)
Assignee: Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
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Patent No.
US 12,232,793
App. No.
18/085,854
Granted
Feb 25, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

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 includes a generator unit and an inductive heating system to produce a high quality vapor for delivery to tissue. Methods of use are also provided.

Claims (35)

1. A vapor delivery system, comprising:

a generator unit;

a cradle disposed in the generator unit;

a syringe disposed in the cradle;

a force sensor disposed in the generator unit and configured to contact the cradle and/or the syringe, wherein the force sensor is configured to generate an electrical signal indicative of a force exerted on the force sensor by the cradle and/or the syringe; and

an electronic controller configured to receive the electrical signal, wherein the electronic controller is configured to calibrate the electrical signal to represent a pressure of fluid within the syringe.

2. The vapor delivery system of claim 1 , wherein the force sensor is disposed to directly contact the cradle and/or the syringe.

3. The vapor delivery system of claim 1 , wherein the electronic controller is further configured to stop delivery of the fluid if the pressure is outside of a predetermined range of fluid pressures.

4. The vapor delivery system of claim 1 , wherein the cradle is arranged such that a distal end of the syringe is held at a higher elevation than a proximal end of the syringe.

5. The vapor delivery system of claim 1 , wherein the cradle further comprises a piston coupled to a linear motor, and wherein the piston interacts with a plunger of the syringe to deliver fluid from the syringe.

6. The vapor delivery system of claim 1 , wherein a contact switch is activated when the syringe is inserted into the cradle.

7. A vapor delivery system, comprising:

a generator unit;

a cradle disposed in the generator unit;

a syringe disposed in the cradle;

a force sensor disposed between the cradle and the generator unit or between the syringe and the cradle, wherein the force sensor is configured to generate an electrical signal indicative of a force exerted on the force sensor by the cradle; and

an electronic controller configured to receive the electrical signal, wherein the electronic controller is configured to calibrate the electrical signal to represent a pressure of fluid within the syringe.

8. The vapor delivery system of claim 7 , wherein the electronic controller is further configured to stop delivery of the fluid if the pressure is outside of a predetermined range of fluid pressures.

9. The vapor delivery system of claim 7 , wherein at least a portion of the cradle is free to move in a lateral direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the syringe, and wherein the force exerted is a lateral force.

10. The vapor delivery system of claim 7 , wherein the cradle further comprises a piston coupled to a linear motor, wherein the piston is configured to interact with a plunger of the syringe to deliver fluid from the syringe.

11. The vapor delivery system of claim 10 , wherein the interaction of the plunger and the syringe causes the force to be exerted on the force sensor by the cradle.

12. The vapor delivery system of claim 7 , wherein the cradle is arranged such that a distal end of the syringe is located at a higher elevation than a proximal end of the syringe.

13. The vapor delivery system of claim 7 , wherein a barrel of the syringe directly contacts the cradle.

14. A vapor delivery system, comprising:

a generator unit;

a cradle disposed in the generator unit;

a syringe disposed in the cradle;

a force sensor disposed in the generator unit and configured to generate an electrical signal indicative of a lateral force exerted on the force sensor by the cradle and/or the syringe in a lateral direction, wherein the lateral direction is a direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the syringe; and

an electronic controller configured to receive the electrical signal, wherein the electronic controller is further configured to calibrate the electrical signal to represent a pressure of fluid within the syringe.

15. The vapor delivery system of claim 14 , wherein the electronic controller is further configured to stop delivery of the fluid if the pressure falls outside of a predetermined range of fluid pressures.

16. The vapor delivery system of claim 14 , wherein at least a portion of the cradle is free to move laterally within the generator unit.

17. The vapor delivery system of claim 14 , wherein the cradle further comprises a piston coupled to a linear motor, wherein the piston is configured to interact with a plunger of the syringe to deliver fluid from the syringe.

18. The vapor delivery system of claim 17 , wherein the interaction of the plunger and the syringe causes the lateral force to be exerted on the force sensor by the cradle.

19. The vapor delivery system of claim 14 , wherein the cradle is arranged such that a distal end of the syringe is located at a higher elevation than a proximal end of the syringe.

20. The vapor delivery system of claim 14 , wherein a barrel of the syringe directly contacts the cradle.

Assignments (2)
NUNC PRO TUNC ASSIGNMENT Recorded Dec 30, 2022
From: NXTHERA, INC.
To: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Reel/Frame 062242/0538 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 21, 2022
From: HASTINGS, ROGER NOEL; CARLSON, STEVEN; SCHROM, MARK; HOEY, MICHAEL
To: NXTHERA, INC.
Reel/Frame 062170/0681 →
Continuity (4)
Continuation 16414991 · May 17, 2019
Continuation 15011005 · Jan 29, 2016
Provisional Application 62109540 · Jan 29, 2015
Related Publication 20230123218A1 · Apr 20, 2023
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