Teleflex Celebrates 400,000 Patients Treated With the Minimally Invasive UroLift® System

WAYNE, Pa., Dec. 15, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Teleflex Incorporated (NYSE: TFX), a leading global provider of medical technologies, today announced that 400,000 patients have now been treated with the UroLift® System,1 a safe, effective and minimally invasive treatment option for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), or enlarged prostate.2 The UroLift® System is the number one minimally invasive BPH procedure chosen by urologists and their patients in the U.S.3 The 5-year L.I.F.T. study results demonstrate UroLift® System durability with a surgical retreatment rate of about 2-3% per year and 13.6% total over 5 years.2

BPH is a non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate, occurring naturally as men age, which can cause urinary problems, decrease quality of life, and interrupt sleep.4 More than 14 million men in the U.S. seek treatment for the condition every year.3

“The UroLift® System is a proven treatment method in my practice for patients seeking relief from an enlarged prostate,” said Steven Gange, M.D., F.A.C.S., of Summit Urology Group and Associate Medical Director of the Teleflex Interventional Urology Business Unit. “For men with BPH who are looking to get off medications, the UroLift® System can be an excellent minimally invasive option that provides rapid relief and low risk of permanent side effects.”

Teleflex recently conducted a survey of 1,000 U.S. men aged 45+ who are experiencing BPH symptoms to better understand the treatment journey and patient behavior surrounding BPH.5