Patent activity

Research on prostate catheters has been in progress ever since 1980. However, patent activity in this area increased after 1988 and as of today, a large number of patent and non-patent publications are available. Application areas for the prostate catheters include treatment of prostate gland, treatment of “Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia” (BPH), ablation of prostatic tissue, delivery of therapeutic agents etc. In this patent tracker, SciTech brings out an overview of patents published on prostate catheters. Our patent search, based on keywords and class codes pertaining to prostate catheters has identified top patent filers, universities, independent inventors as well as possible research collaborations in this area. The period of study is January 1836 to September 2008.

Top filers

Top filing companies are:

Boston Scientific Corp.
Urologix Inc.
WIT IP Corp.
AMS Holdings Inc.
and Others...

Universities

There are 3 published patents from universities/ research institutes:

The University of Michigan
The University of California
The Texas A&M University System
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Focus of top filers
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Research collaborations

There are ~5 patents filed as a result of joint research programs in this area. Some of the collaborators in this area are:
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Most cited patents
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Patent filing trends

A study of filing trends indicates an increase in research efforts in this area after 1988. The patent activity peaked during 1997 - 2001. The top filers in the area of catheters for prostate treatment are:
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Recent published literature
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