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FDA Approves Device to Treat Enlarged Prostate

September 16, 2013
An implanted suture-based system to help men with enlarged prostates urinate more freely has been approved by the FDA, the agency said Friday. The UroLift system, made by California-based NeoTract, is “the first permanent implant to relieve low or blocked urine flow in men age 50 and older with an enlarged prostate,” the FDA said in a statement.
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