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6695781 |
Ultrasonic medical device for tissue remodeling
A method for destructing, reducing or removing mammalian tissue with an ultrasonic device IS disclosed, comprising contacting the tissue with a transverse mode ultrasonic probe, and transmitting...
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6695782 |
Ultrasonic probe device with rapid attachment and detachment means
An ultrasonic tissue ablation device comprising a transversely vibrating elongated probe, and a coupling assembly for probe attachment detachment that enables the probe assembly and separation from...
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6692456 |
Apparatus for microporation of biological membranes using thin film tissue interface devices, and method therefor
The invention provides for improved devices and methods for forming openings in a biological membrane for delivering substances into an animal through the biological membrane for treatment...
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6689086 |
Method of using a catheter for delivery of ultrasonic energy and medicament
An ultrasound delivery catheter equipped and configured for concurrent delivery of drugs or therapeutic agents. The catheter comprises an elongate pliable catheter body having an ultrasound...
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6689146 |
Powered surgical handpiece with integrated irrigator and suction application
A powered surgical handpiece ( 20 ) and a complementary cutting accessory ( 22 ). The accessory includes a rotating hub ( 63 ) in which magnets ( 124 ) are seated. An inner tube ( 79 ) with a...
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6685657 |
Methods for selectively dissolving and removing materials using ultra-high frequency ultrasound
The present invention provides processes and apparatus for selectively dissolving and removing unwanted solid and semi-solid materials and the like, within a highly localized region utilizing...
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6682501 |
Submucosal tonsillectomy apparatus and method
A cell necrosis apparatus includes an elongated member with a longitudinal axis. The elongated member being is configured to be positionable and maneuverable in an oral cavity. First and second...
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6682502 |
Apparatus for emergency treatment of patients experiencing a thrombotic vascular occlusion
Acute care method and apparatus for treating a patient experiencing thrombotic vascular occlusion includes introducing a selected dose of an active agent proximate a vascular occlusion in the...
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6676626 |
Ultrasound assembly with increased efficacy
A catheter system is disclosed. The catheter system includes a catheter body having an external surface and an ultrasound transducer having a side between a first end and a second end. A first...
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6676628 |
Pumping chamber for a liquefracture handpiece
A surgical handpiece having at least two lumens or tubes mounted to a body. At least one tube is used for aspiration and at least one other tube is used to inject heated surgical fluid for...
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6676637 |
Single operator exchange fluid jet thrombectomy method
A single operator exchange fluid jet thrombectomy method employing a single operator exchange fluid jet thrombectomy device having an outer catheter assembly and separable and exchangeable...
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6676677 |
Liposuction cannula with abrading apertures
A liposuction cannula with abrading suction apertures and a method of using a cannula with abrading suction apertures are disclosed. The liposuction cannula comprises: a hand-holdable housing...
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6676627 |
Crossflow thrombectomy catheter and system
Cross stream thrombectomy catheter and system for fragmentation and removal of thrombus or other material from blood vessels or other body cavities. High velocity saline jets emitted from a...
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6669685 |
Tissue remover and method
An electromagnetically induced cutting mechanism provides accurate cutting operations on soft tissues. The electromagnetically induced cutter is adapted to interact with atomized fluid particles. A...
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6666861 |
Atrial appendage remodeling device and method
The invention describes a method of treating a patient's left atrial appendage through the pericardial space. The process takes place through the pericardial space from an access point outside the...
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6663644 |
Cutting blade assembly for a microkeratome
A blade assembly that can be assembled into a microkeratome which is used to cut a cornea. The blade assembly is constructed in a manner that minimizes the tolerance of the cutting depth into the...
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6660001 |
Myocardial revascularization-optical reflectance catheter and method
A myocardial revascularization device has a catheter suitable for use in a myocardial revascularization procedure, the catheter including an elongate body having a proximal end and a distal end,...
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6660013 |
Apparatus for removing plaque from blood vessels using ultrasonic energy
A method and apparatus for removing plaque, fatty deposits, and other occlusions from blood vessels using ultrasonic energy. The method and apparatus has particular application in removing plaque...
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6654999 |
Method of manufacturing an ultrasonic tool
An ultrasonic surgical apparatus for fragmenting and aspirating tissue is disclosed. The apparatus includes a handpiece which encloses a transducer, an aspirating tool, and a connector body...
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6652478 |
Intracutaneous edged microneedle apparatus
A hollow microneedle with a substantially sharp edge is provided that includes at least one longitudinal blade at the top surface or tip of the microneedle to aid in penetration of the stratum...
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6652547 |
Apparatus and method of removing occlusions using ultrasonic medical device operating in a transverse mode
A method for removing an occlusion is provided comprising introducing a transverse mode ultrasonic probe into a blood vessel, positioning the probe in proximity to the occlusion, and transmitting...
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6650934 |
Polymeric foam reservoirs for an electrotransport delivery device
A method is provided for preparing a novel therapeutic agent-containing reservoir ( 26, 28 ) for use in conjunction with an electrotransport drug delivery system ( 10 ). A polymeric matrix is...
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6648847 |
Method of operating a liquefracture handpiece
A surgical handpiece having at least two lumens or tubes mounted to a body. At least one tube is used for aspiration and at least one other tube is used to inject heated surgical fluid for...
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6635027 |
Method and apparatus for intramural delivery of a substance
An infusion catheter is formed with a catheter lumen extending from a proximal end connector assembly to a distal end valve that is normally closed but is penetrable to allow introduction of a...
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6635017 |
Method and apparatus combining diagnostic ultrasound with therapeutic ultrasound to enhance thrombolysis
A method and apparatus for combining therapeutic pulsed or continuous-wave ultrasound with diagnostic pulsed ultrasound are described. In both a therapeutic mode and in a diagnostic mode, the...
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6634237 |
Collection reservoir for use with flow meter control system
A collection reservoir 54 includes a rigid-walled cassette adapted for connection to aspiration tubing 50. The cassette also includes a pair of electrodes 36 positioned so that the electrodes...
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6629948 |
Rapid pulse phaco power for burn free surgery
Phacoemulsification apparatus includes a phacoemulsification handpiece having a needle and an electrical system for ultrasonically vibrating the needle along with a power source for providing...
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6629986 |
Apparatus and method for performing opthalmic procedures
A surgical cutting system. The cutting system includes a cutter which has an inner sleeve that moves adjacent to an aspiration port of an outer sleeve. The inner sleeve is coupled to a source of...
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6623454 |
System and method for electrosurgical tissue contraction
Systems and methods are provided for performing electrosurgical interventions, such as selectively contracting soft collagen tissue and other body structures, while limiting thermal damage or...
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6620123 |
Method and apparatus for producing homogenous cavitation to enhance transdermal transport
The present invention is directed to apparatus and methods for producing homogenous cavitation. An ultrasound souce comprising an ultrasound transmitting element having an axis and a cross-section...
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6618620 |
Apparatus for controlling thermal dosing in an thermal treatment system
A thermal treatment system including a heat applying element for generating thermal doses for ablating a target mass in a patient, a controller for controlling thermal dose properties of the heat...
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6610066 |
Suction rasp and handpiece adapter assembly and powered surgical handpiece assembly including a suction rasp
A surgical handpiece adapter for converting rotary motion of a powered surgical handpiece into reciprocating motion to drive a cutting member includes a rear drive shaft for being removably coupled...
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6607498 |
Method and apparatus for non-invasive body contouring by lysing adipose tissue
A method and apparatus for producing lysis of adipose tissue underlying the skin of a subject, by: applying an ultrasonic transducer to the subject's skin to transmit therethrough ultrasonic waves...
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6607505 |
Catheter distal assembly with pull wires
A catheter assembly having a sheath, which includes a side wall enclosing an interior bore, and a distal region. The assembly also has a bendable catheter tube, which is carried for sliding...
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6607502 |
Apparatus and method incorporating an ultrasound transducer onto a delivery member
A medical device assembly and method provides an ultrasound transducer mounted onto a delivery member, such the elongate body of a catheter shaft, without a support structure bridging between a...
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6605054 |
Multiple bypass port phaco tip
Phaco tip apparatus for a phacoemulsification/irrigation and aspiration handpiece having a drive assembly including a needle having a tip for emulsifying a cataractic lens and a lumen communication...
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6602229 |
Vibrating injection needle
A portable battery-powered vibrating motor that can be clipped on any standard syringe provides vibration to a needle to be inserted into a patient to minimize discomfort. The clip is releasably...
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6602193 |
Ultrasound handpiece
A handpiece having a set of longitudinally vibrating piezoelectric elements and which may additionally have an electric motor to provide rotational or oscillatory movement to the ultrasound horn....
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6599256 |
Occlusion of tubular anatomical structures by energy application
A tubular anatomical structure in a mammalian subject is occluded by directing ultrasonic energy from outside of the body. For example, a male subject may be sterilized by directing ultrasonic...
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6592541 |
Ophthalmological surgical instrument, device and method of use
An ophthalmological device for cutting into a nucleus of a cataract comprises a phaco tip including a body having at a distal end thereof a solid blade with a face edge adapted to be placed in...
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6591129 |
Method for treating tissue through injection of a therapeutic agent
A method for treating tissue comprising the steps of providing a probe including a body having a distal tip, a position sensor for determining a position of the distal tip and a hollow needle...
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6589200 |
Articulating ultrasonic surgical shears
A therapeutic ultrasound instrument is described for cutting, dissecting, or cauterizing tissue. Ultrasonic vibrations, when transmitted to organic tissue at suitable energy levels and using a...
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6585678 |
Booster for therapy of disease with ultrasound and pharmaceutical IDLIQU composition containing the same
A booster comprising a plurality of microbubbles of a gas in a liquid, e.g. about 4×10 7 cells/ml of microbubbles of a gas having a diameter of 0.1. to 100 μm in a 3 to 5% human serum albumin...
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6582392 |
Ultrasound assembly for use with a catheter
The invention relates to a catheter system. The system comprises a catheter body having a chamber containing a low acoustic impedance medium. The catheter body includes an elongated body with an...
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6582440 |
Non-clogging catheter for lithotrity
An improved rigid catheter is provided for lithotripsy. The catheter includes a rigid tube adapted to engage a lithotripsy transducer and power supply, with a restriction in an internal diameter of...
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6579277 |
Variable stiffness medical device
A medical device such as an endoscope has an elongated flexible sheath. A first sleeve has a passage there through which snugly receives the sheath, the first sheath being slide-able from its...
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6575956 |
Methods and apparatus for uniform transcutaneous therapeutic ultrasound
A wide beam ultrasound delivery system providing a uniform exposure field is used to enhance the uptake of injected substances and/or to enhance the transfection of DNA in the tissues of human...
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6572578 |
Fluid-jet catheter and its application to flexible endoscopy
Fluid jet tubes having operative openings and cell traps for cell cluster, tissue and debris harvesting and collecting are used with an endoscope such that the fluid jets draw-in, stabilize and...
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6569178 |
Ultrasonic coagulating/cutting apparatus
An ultrasonic coagulating/cutting apparatus is provided which includes a switching member for switching the force to hold an organism tissue between a jaw and a probe during operation for opening...
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6569176 |
Device and method for improved diagnosis and treatment of cancer
A device, in several configurations, which fixes a breast in distended, stable position using negative pressure, and minimizes or halts lymphatic flow from the breast. The invention allows for...
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