Patent ID: 11903637
Assignee: BOSTON SCIENTIFIC SCIMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 15:
16. A method of treating a bladder condition using an ablative device that comprises an elongate shaft and a deployable electrode array disposed proximate an end of the elongate shaft, the method comprising:
advancing the deployable electrode array in a laterally contracted state through a human urethra, into a human bladder and through an opening in a wall of the bladder:
deploying the deployable electrode array and bringing the electrode array into contact with an adventitial surface of the bladder for treatment;
using the ablative device to denervate bladder nerve fibers;
returning the deployable electrode array to a laterally contracted state; and
withdrawing the ablative device through the bladder wall, bladder and urethra.