Cork medical firm Healthcare 21 set to introduce new procedure to treat enlarged prostate

Enlarged prostate affects half of men aged 51 to 60 in Ireland

Jackie Knox of Healthcare 21 and consultant urological surgeon Neil Barbour at a launch for the new procedure to treat enlarged prostate. Picture: Conor Ó Mearáin

An innovative robotic procedure for treating men with enlarged prostates will be made available to patients in Ireland through Cork medical company Healthcare 21. 

Healthcare 21 which is headquartered in Blarney in Co Cork employs 340 people in Ireland and is partnering with Procept BioRobotics to bring the new treatment to Ireland. The aquablation therapy is a robotically assisted, minimally invasive procedure which uses a high-speed water jet to precisely remove prostate tissue and treat Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), commonly referred to as an enlarged prostate, which affects half of men aged 51 to 60 in Ireland.