Can a patient with one-sided paralysis have an office-based BPH procedure?

Yes, with independent mechanical support for each leg. GStirrups hold both legs in modified lithotomy regardless of asymmetric strength. Clinical judgment about individual patients remains with the care team.

Can a hemiparetic patient have a cystoscopy?

Yes. Each leg rests in its own full-length support, so the affected leg is held as stably as the unaffected one. Transfer and positioning decisions remain with the clinical team.

Does the IRS 8826 credit apply to this purchase?

Equipment that improves access for patients with disabilities may qualify for eligible small businesses under Form 8826. Consult your accountant.

Positioning Patients After Stroke for Urology Procedures

Stroke does not pause urologic disease. BPH still progresses, hematuria still needs a cystoscopy, and urinary management after stroke often runs through urology. The difference is hemiparesis: one leg may cooperate fully while the other cannot hold position at all — and strap stirrups assume two working legs.

GStirrups are FDA-compliant full-leg-support stirrups that hold each leg's position mechanically and independently, so the device provides the symmetry the patient's body cannot. They install on standard exam tables in under 15 minutes.

BPH therapies and cystoscopy after stroke

Stroke history is common in the BPH-age population, so Rezūm, UroLift, and TURP candidates regularly arrive with one-sided weakness. Cystoscopy lists see the same overlap. In both settings the unaffected leg can be positioned conventionally while the affected leg needs to be placed and held — a job that otherwise falls to a staff member's hands for the whole case.

With independent full-leg supports, a flaccid or spastic leg is held with the same stability as the unaffected side, and staff stay at the instrument field instead of at the stirrups.

Hemiparesis and transfer precautions

Position the affected leg first and support it through the whole range of motion
Asymmetric tone makes balanced lithotomy difficult — check the field from both sides
Follow the patient's established transfer precautions from rehabilitation
Never pull on the affected arm or leg during transfers onto the table

The access-credit angle

Post-stroke disability is a qualifying disability under the ADA. Equipment purchased to improve access for patients with disabilities may qualify eligible small businesses for the IRS Disabled Access Credit (Form 8826). Consult your accountant.

Frequently asked questions

Can a patient with one-sided paralysis have an office-based BPH procedure?: Yes, with independent mechanical support for each leg. GStirrups hold both legs in modified lithotomy regardless of asymmetric strength. Clinical judgment about individual patients remains with the care team.
Can a hemiparetic patient have a cystoscopy?: Yes. Each leg rests in its own full-length support, so the affected leg is held as stably as the unaffected one. Transfer and positioning decisions remain with the clinical team.
Does the IRS 8826 credit apply to this purchase?: Equipment that improves access for patients with disabilities may qualify for eligible small businesses under Form 8826. Consult your accountant.

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