EP 3592423 A1 20200115 - METHOD FOR TREATING PELVIC PAIN, CHRONIC PROSTATITIS, AND OR OVERACTIVE BLADDER SYMPTOMS
Title (en)
METHOD FOR TREATING PELVIC PAIN, CHRONIC PROSTATITIS, AND OR OVERACTIVE BLADDER SYMPTOMS
Title (de)
VERFAHREN ZUR BEHANDLUNG VON BECKENSCHMERZEN, CHRONISCHER PROSTATITIS UND/ODER SYMPTOMEN EINER ÜBERAKTIVEN BLASE
Title (fr)
PROCÉDÉ DE TRAITEMENT DE LA DOULEUR PELVIENNE, DE LA PROSTATITE CHRONIQUE ET OU DE SYMPTÔMES DE LA VESSIE HYPERACTIVE
Publication
Application
Priority
US 2017021273 W 20170308
Abstract (en)
[origin: WO2018164676A1] A method for treating pelvic pain and or chronic prostatitis, and or overactive bladder symptoms. Energy, preferably in the form of infrared or near infrared wavelength light may be applied across the vaginal tissue or rectal tissue to treat pelvic pain and or chronic prostatitis. This method of energy application may cause local heating, alteration of cellular respiration, and alterations of local blood flow resulting in decreased muscle spasm, and or decreased pain, and or decreased overactive bladder symptoms. The method of the present invention may effectively treat chronic pelvic pain and or the symptoms of chronic prostatitis. The method of the invention may combine massaging of tissue with irradiation of same.
IPC 8 full level
A61N 5/067 (2006.01); A61H 21/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
A61H 19/40 (2013.01); A61H 21/00 (2013.01); A61N 5/0603 (2013.01); A61N 5/067 (2021.08); A61H 2201/10 (2013.01); A61H 2201/1669 (2013.01); A61H 2201/50 (2013.01); A61H 2205/087 (2013.01); A61H 2230/50 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0608 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0611 (2013.01); A61N 2005/0659 (2013.01)
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated extension state (EPC)
BA ME
DOCDB simple family (publication)
WO 2018164676 A1 20180913; CN 109069857 A 20181221; EP 3592423 A1 20200115; EP 3592423 A4 20210310
DOCDB simple family (application)
US 2017021273 W 20170308; CN 201780003443 A 20170308; EP 17899773 A 20170308