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6506157 Dual doppler artery ligation and hemorrhoid treatment system  
A dual Doppler artery ligation and hemorrhoid treatment system has a probe. The probe has a disposable cylinder with a cone-shaped cap at the distal end and a support adjacent to the proximal end....
6494835 Method and apparatus for intravascular brachytherapy treatment planning  
A method for providing intravascular brachytherapy includes the step of positioning a radiation source within a target area to be radiation and orienting the attenuator found on the catheter. Once...
6488639 Frequency adjustment in high intensity focused ultrasound treatment apparatus  
The invention concerns an apparatus for treating a biological sample by emitting focused high intensity ultrasounds towards a focal point, characterised in that it comprises means emitting wideband...
6488626 Ultrasonic sensing by induced tissue motion  
Radiation pulses from a high energy therapeutic ultrasound system are used to stimulate tissue motion by radiation pressure. The tissue motion is monitored using a diagnostic ultrasound system.
6490469 Method and apparatus for dynamic focusing of ultrasound energy  
Method and system disclosed herein include noninvasively detecting, separating and destroying multiple masses (tumors, cysts, etc.) through a plurality of iterations from tissue (e.g., breast...
6488628 Method for ultrasonically profiling the distribution of an administered medicament  
A method for profiling an infusion of a medicament into the wall of an artery involves inserting an intravascular ultrasound device into the artery and advancing it to the location of the infusion....
6485422 Computer guided cryosurgery  
A system for assisting surgeons in performing cryosurgery of the prostate by calculating optimal positions for cryoprobes and providing display based templates for overlay over an ultrasound image...
6475148 Medical diagnostic ultrasound-aided drug delivery system and method  
A method and system is provided for delivering drugs carried by microspheres. A medical diagnostic ultrasound system destroys microspheres in a specific localized area or at a specific time. A...
6461302 Device for retrieval of ovum  
The present invention relates to an ovum retrieval device for retrieving an ovum and follicular fluid from a follicle. The device comprises a housing having a first end wall and a second end, the...
6461314 Intrabody hifu applicator  
An apparatus and method for applying sonic energy within the body of the living subject. A probe for applying sonic energy within the body of a subject includes a probe body having a proximal and a...
6454730 Thermal film ultrasonic dose indicator  
A method and apparatus are provided for applying an ultrasound treatment to a portion of a human body. The method includes the steps of determining a temperature rise which the body portion will...
6454713 Ultrasound therapeutic apparatus  
An ultrasonic therapeutic apparatus consisting of a therapeutic ultrasonic wave generating source driven by a driver circuit to generate therapeutic ultrasonic waves, an in vivo imaging probe so as...
6450979 Ultrasonic wave irradiation apparatus  
This invention discloses an equipment for lipolysis of fat of a living body by ultrasound sonication. An effective ultrasound is characterized in low frequency 15-140 kHz region, by an intensity...
6450965 Imaging catheter assembly with distal end inductive coupler and embedded transmission line  
A catheter assembly includes an elongate catheter body having a proximal end and a distal end with a drive cable disposed therein, the drive cable having a proximal end and a distal end, and...
6436061 Ultrasound treatment of varicose veins  
A method and apparatus for the non-invasive treatment of varicose veins. The vibrational energy in acoustic waves emanating from one or more source of ultrasonic energy is focused beneath the skin...
6438405 Imaging safety device  
An imaging system in which a patient monitoring device, that monitors physiological parameters of a patient and outputs a signal indicating values for the parameters, is in communication with a...
6432069 Coupling medium for high-power ultrasound  
A coupling medium for high-power ultrasound including a liquid aqueous solution of a hydrophilic polymer, notably polyvinylpyrrolidone, is provided together with ultrasound therapy apparatus...
6432070 Method and apparatus for ultrasonic treatment of reflex sympathetic dystrophy  
The invention relates to apparatus and method for therapeutically treating reflex sympathetic dystrophy using ultra sound. The apparatus includes at least one ergonomically constructed ultrasonic...
6428477 Delivery of theraputic ultrasound by two dimensional ultrasound array  
A fully steerable two-dimensional ultrasound array delivers a therapy by steering and selective focusing of beams. In some systems, the ultrasound array also includes an imaging functionality to...
6428478 Method for accelerating the delivery of a vasodilating agent to the penis  
The present invention is directed toward a method for accelerating the delivery of a vasodilating agent to the penis. The method of the present invention comprises ingesting a vasodilating agent...
6423002 Intra-operative diagnostic ultrasound multiple-array transducer probe and optional surgical tool  
A system, method and probe for diagnostic ultrasound imaging with at least two, and preferably three transducer arrays. The first transducer array provides a primary image. The second transducer...
6422990 Blood pump flow rate control method and apparatus utilizing multiple sensors  
A flow rate control method and apparatus for a blood pump is provided wherein multiple sensors are utilized to measure physical dimensions of a ventricle to calculate either a cross sectional area...
6416492 Radiation delivery system utilizing intravascular ultrasound  
A radiation delivery system including a catheter shaft having a distal head. A fixed or removable radiation source is disposed adjacent the distal head. The distal head includes a radiation shield...
6413216 Method and assembly for performing ultrasound surgery using cavitation  
A method and assembly are provided which use cavitation induced by an ultrasound beam for creating a controlled surgical lesion in a selected treatment volume of a patient, such as an internal body...
6409666 Tip end of ultrasonic endoscope  
A flexible insertion tube of an endoscope includes a bendable portion that is formed at a tip end portion thereof. The bendable portion is formed to be bendable in an arbitrary direction. A tip end...
6394955 Device attachable to a therapeutic head for adjustably holding an ultrasound transducer, and therapeutic head in combination with such a device  
A device for adjustably holding an ultrasonic transducer having an acoustic axis can be attached at a therapeutic head which emits acoustic waves converging in a focus. The device has at least one...
6390978 Imaging method for determining a physical or chemical condition of tissue in human or animal bodies, and system for carrying out the method  
In an imaging method and a system for determining a physical or chemical condition of tissue in a human or animal body using ultrasound at least one ultrasonic pulse in the diagnostic frequency and...
6379320 Ultrasound applicator for heating an ultrasound absorbent medium  
An ultrasound applicator for heating, via an internal path, an ultrasound absorbent medium, includes an application head having a longitudinal axis and including at least one ultrasonic transducer...
6375607 Magnetically suspended fluid pump and control system  
A blood pump for assisting a heart is provided having a stator and a rotor. The rotor is magnetically radially supported creating a suspension gap between the stator and the rotor. The rotor can be...
6371903 Therapy probe  
An ultrasound therapy probe includes a therapy transducer movably mounted on a probe body, a partially deformable flexible casing disposed around the therapy transducer, and a guard ring that...
6371973 Forceps useful for intrabody guiding and/or positioning of a medical instrument  
A forceps useful in intrabody positioning of a medical instrument or a device. The forceps comprises (a) a first arm including a first finger holding portion, a first pivot portion and a first...
6366796 Method and apparatus for planning brachytherapy surgical procedures  
A tomographic scanner includes an imaging device for obtaining images of the anatomy of a patient. A localizer device such as an articulated arm includes a base portion mounted in a fixed...
6361509 Therapy apparatus with a source of acoustic waves  
A therapy apparatus has a source with an acoustic axis for generating acoustic waves converging in a focus lying on the acoustic axis. The source has a light generator that emits a focused light...
6361531 Focused ultrasound ablation devices having malleable handle shafts and methods of using the same  
A focused ultrasound ablation device includes an ultrasound emitting member and a handle shaft having a distal end at which the ultrasound emitting member is disposed. The handle shaft is malleable...
6352532 Active load control of ultrasonic surgical instruments  
Ultrasonic instruments, and particularly solid core ultrasonic instruments, are advantageous because they may be used to cut and/or coagulate organic tissue using energy in the form of mechanical...
6325758 Method and apparatus for target position verification  
A method and apparatus for verifying the position of a target to be treated by a radiation therapy device may include an ultrasound probe used to generate ultrasound images of the target; a...
6314312 Method and system for determining movement of an organ or therapy region of a patient  
In a navigation system and method, sensors at location-invariant points are used to define a coordinate system serves for identifying the motion of an organ. An image of the organ can be registered...
6309352 Real time optoacoustic monitoring of changes in tissue properties  
The present invention is directed to a method/system of for monitoring tissue properties in real time during treatment using optoacoustic imaging system. Optoacoustic monitoring provides a control...
6311084 Radiation seed implant method and apparatus  
A computer based method and apparatus for providing prostate brachytherapy using Interventional Magnetic Resonance imaging is described. The invention utilizes the excellent soft tissue...
6306090 Ultrasonic medical system and associated method  
A medical system incorporates a perforated flexible web conformable to a patient, at least one electroacoustic transducer attached to the web, an a-c current source being operatively connected to...
6264608 Acoustic therapy apparatus comprising a source of therapeutic acoustic waves and an ultrasound locating means  
An acoustic therapy apparatus has a source of therapeutic acoustic waves and an ultrasound locating means with an ultrasound transducer, wherein the source and the ultrasound transducer are...
6254538 System and process for performing percutaneous biopsy within the breast using three-dimensional ultrasonography  
A system and process are provided for performing percutaneous biopsy within a breast using three-dimension ultrasonography and including a breast positioning device, a breast immobilization device,...
6254553 Method for ultrasonic treatment of disc disease  
The present invention relates to a device for non-invasive treatment of biological tissue, whereby the treatment aim at changing or degenerating said tissue. This device has a treatment transducer...
6246898 Method for carrying out a medical procedure using a three-dimensional tracking and imaging system  
A method for carrying out a medical procedure using a 3-D tracking and imaging system (1600). A surgical instrument, such as a catheter, probe, sensor, pacemaker lead, needle, or the like is...
6241725 High frequency thermal ablation of cancerous tumors and functional targets with image data assistance  
This invention relates to the destruction of pathological volumes or target structures such as cancerous tumors or aberrant functional target tissue volumes by direct thermal destruction. In the...
6238386 Method and arrangement for invasive or endoscopic therapy by utilizing ultrasound and laser  
Sound energy of a proximally arranged sound source 30 and laser radiation of a therapeutic laser 17 are simultaneously transmitted with an endoscopic instrument via flexible waveguides 3 into the...
6235024 Catheters system having dual ablation capability  
An improved ablation catheter system comprising an ablation element on a distal section of an elongate catheter tubing, the ablation element having dual capability of radiofrequency ablation and...
6236878 Method for predictive modeling for planning medical interventions and simulating physiological conditions  
A method for predictive modeling of human anatomy and physiologic function for planning medical interventions on at least one portion of a body with the goals of improving the outcome of the...
6224555 Ultrasonic detector insertable into body cavity  
An ultrasonic detector insertable into a body cavity includes an insertion portion to be inserted into a body cavity with its tip forming part being shaped generally straight without being bent. An...
6221014 Device for tracking the focus position for a therapy apparatus  
There is disclosed a device for tracking a target mark with a diagnosis apparatus, in particular an ultrasound therapy apparatus coupled to a therapy apparatus, in particular to an ultrasound...