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Multi-Center, Prospective Study of the Safety and Efficacy of the HET Bipolar System for Treatment of Stage I and Stage II Hemorrhoids
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating HET Bipolar System for Hemorrhoids, Internal. Completed, enrolled 20 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
Hemorrhoids are vascular cushions in the anal canal. People are normally born with hemorrhoids, and the presence of hemorrhoids does not imply disease. However, hemorrhoids typically cause symptoms when they enlarge over time. There are two types of hemorrhoids- External Hemorrhoids and Internal Hemorrhoids. Current minimally invasive technologies for the treatment of internal hemorrhoids are associated with several drawbacks that include high rate of recurrence and a need for repetitive procedures, frequent post-procedural pain or significant discomfort, intra-operative pain and technically demanding. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the HET Bipolar System is safe and effective in the treatment of Stage I and Stage II hemorrhoids (internal hemorrhoids). The HET Bipolar System is a new alternative device for the minimally invasive treatment of Stage I and Stage II hemorrhoids that incorporate design features with the intent of resolving each of the major limitations of currently available technology.
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Interventions
The HET Bipolar System is used to treat hemorrhoids by bipolar ligation of the superior hemorrhoidal blood supply.