Product Information
The Prolieve Thermodilatation System consists of the Prolieve System Console, a Transurethral Microwave Catheter, a Rectal Temperature Monitor and a Heat Exchange Cartridge.
The Prolieve System catheter uses microwave heating to reduce the enlarged prostate tissue and improve urine flow. In addition to microwave heating, the catheter includes a compression balloon that expands and compresses prostatic tissue.
The Temperature Monitor measures the rectal wall temperature at three points.
- Dual-action thermodilatation technology heats and dilates the prostatic urethra
- Computer-controlled transurethral microwave heat is delivered directly to the prostate
- Circulated water flows through the thermodilitation balloon in the urethra
- A single-visit outpatient procedure
- Procedure is performed in a physician's office
- There is no anesthesia required
- The procedure is minimally invasive in men for whom drug therapy is typically indicated
- Eighty-two percent (82%) of patients do not require post-treatment catheterization. (Results based on pivotal clinical trial, 140 patients treated.)
Device Illustration
Device Highlights
- Compression Balloon
- Bladder Access Lumen Luer w/Cap
- Catheter Circulating Fluid Connection
- Anchoring Balloon Inflation Valve
- Microwave Connector