Patent ID: 9549751
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: A61B,A61M

Claim:
1. A system for treating a prostate, comprising: a probe configured for transperineal insertion into a prostate for mechanically cutting, the probe comprising a cutting core disposed in a housing, the cutting core having at least one sharp edge located at a distal port of the cutting core for cutting, the cutting core also having a channel formed therein for providing aspiration of fluid and tissue from the distal port while the sharp edge is cutting; a surgical console for controlling aspiration through a flexible tubing line connected thereto which is in fluid communication with the cutting core channel; a pinch valve in fluid communication with the flexible tubing line for releasing residual/built up aspiration in the flexible tubing line and cutting core channel so that tissue may be selectively released from the distal port; a sealing device on the probe for simultaneously tamponading, inducing hemostasis, and dilating a plurality of lumens, said device including a plurality of tamponading balloons configured for inflation with a coolant fluid; and an inflatable luminally protective sheath sized to receive the sealing device in a lumen therein.