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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....
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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