Patents Assigned to Prostacare Pty Ltd.
  • Patent number: 9211155
    Abstract: Systems and methods for non-thermal ablation of tissue are provided. A non-implantable minimally invasive system for treatment of tissue in a body via direct current ablation is provided including a catheter, a plurality of electrodes for deployment through the catheter, a power source for applying power to the electrodes, and a fixation element for maintaining the catheter in a treatment position during treatment of the tissue. A minimally invasive method for treating tissue in a body via direct current ablation is provided including inserting a catheter into the body such that a portion of the catheter remains outside of the body, deploying a fixation element to fix the catheter in a treatment position, deploying a plurality of electrodes through the catheter, applying power to the plurality of electrodes, using the electrodes to apply a current to the tissue, and removing the catheter from the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: Prostacare Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Benjamin R. Fruland, Kai Kroll, Tom A. Nelson, Stephen K. Sundquist, Michael C. Holtz