Benign prostatic hyperplasia affects over 660 million men worldwide.1,2 While men can select from a variety of treatment options - from medication to major surgery - there has been a gap in the treatment continuum for a less invasive option.
Prostatic Urethral Lift using the UroLift® System was designed to meet this need. With its unique design and mechanism of action, the UroLift System is a treatment that provides immediate, visible results.3 The procedure can be done in an outpatient or day surgery setting and under general or local anesthesia.4 Patients typically can return home the same day without a catheter4, and experience rapid symptom relief and recovery with low complication rates.3,4 The UroLift System treatment revitalizes the quality of life for patients and improves the BPH therapy experience for physicians.5
The UroLift System uses a proven approach to treating BPH that lifts and holds the enlarged prostate tissue out of the way so it no longer blocks the urethra. It is the only leading BPH treatment that does not require cutting, heating, removal, or destruction of the prostate tissue5-9 Treatment with the UroLift System typically takes less than one hour and does not preclude future UroLift System treatments, TURP, or laser procedures.5
The UroLift System is comprised of two main components:
Non-clinical testing has demonstrated that the UroLift Implant is MR Conditional.10 A patient with this device can be safely scanned in an MR system immediately after placement meeting the following conditions10:
Under the scan conditions defined above, the UroLift Implant is expected to produce a maximum temperature rise of 2.4°C after 15 minutes of continuous scanning (i.e., per pulse sequence).
The safety of the delivery system has not been evaluated in the MR environment, and therefore, the delivery system should not be used within the MR environment.
UroLift Implant
Source Information
1. Berry, J Urol 1984
2. US Census Bureau international database worldwide population estimates for 2020
3. Roehrborn, J Urol 2013
4. AUA Guidelines 2003, 2020
5. Roehrborn, J Urol 2017
6. Mirakhur, Can Assoc Rad J 2017
7. McVary, J Ural 2016
8. Gilling, Can J Urol 2020
10. UroLift System -Instructions for use, data on file
Indicated for the treatment of symptoms of an enlarged prostate up to 100cc in men 50 years or older. As with any medical procedure, infividual results may vary. Most common side effects are temporary and inclide pain or burning with urination, blood in urine, pelvic pain, urgent need to urinate and/or the inability to control the urge.1 Rare side effects, including bleeding and infection, may lead to a serious outcome and may require intervention. Speak with your doctor to determine if you may be a candidate.
1. Roehrborn, J Urology 2013
