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7572254 |
Apparatus and methods for directional delivery of laser energy
In some embodiments, without limitation, the invention comprises a catheter having an elongated housing with a channel disposed therein. A laser delivery member is movable and at least partially...
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7549424 |
Method and apparatus for tissue treatment with laser and electromagnetic radiation
A method and apparatus wherein an application of energy is limited to a specific diseased portion of body tissue (target tissue) for the purpose of localizing the treatment to the target tissue and...
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7510524 |
Optical waveguide sheath
The illumination system is a cannula comprising a transparent or semitransparent material capable of carrying light from the proximal end of the cannula to the distal end of the cannula, thereby...
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7498565 |
Method of and system for selective cell destruction
Method and apparatus for the ionization of living cells where an optical device ( 14 ) delivers an optical pulse having an optical field power which is modified locally by an optical field power...
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7392077 |
Method for treating a patient at risk of loss of cardiac function by cardiac ischemia
Various methods and devices for treating a patient who has lost, or is at risk of losing cardiac function by cardiac ischemia are disclosed. Treatment includes first imaging a patient's heart, or a...
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7351242 |
Active endoscopic photodynamic therapy devices; systems and method
An active endoscopic system is disclosed containing an electromagnetic radiation system located at the distal end of the endoscopic device allowing for variable intensity application of desired...
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7288086 |
High-efficiency, side-pumped diode laser system
An apparatus for cutting or ablating hard tissue, includes an optical cavity; a gain medium disposed within the optical cavity; a diode light pump disposed within the optical cavity and optically...
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7229435 |
Ophthalmic laser treatment apparatus
An ophthalmic laser treatment apparatus which irradiates a laser beam to a patient's eye to be treated is disclosed. The apparatus includes: a first optical fiber which delivers a first laser beam...
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7217284 |
Apparatus and methods for treating tissue
Apparatus and methods are provided for thermally and/or mechanically treating tissue, such as valvular structures, to reconfigure or shrink the tissue in a controlled manner. The apparatus...
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7201748 |
Energy irradiation apparatus
This invention is directed to an energy irradiation apparatus including an insertion portion ( 3 ) which includes a hollow cylindrical member ( 14 ) having a sealed distal end portion and is...
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7094200 |
Visualizing ablation system
A medical needle set for visualized tissue ablation within a subject's body includes a cannula and components configured for inclusion in the cannula, including a trocar for occlusion of the...
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7052491 |
Vacuum-assisted securing apparatus for a microwave ablation instrument
A securing apparatus for selectively securing an ablating element of an ablation instrument proximate to a targeted region of a biological tissue. The securing apparatus includes a support base...
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7008416 |
Medical energy irradiation apparatus
To provide a medical energy irradiation apparatus which, having a simple and inexpensively manufacturable structure, enables a doctor using it in the heat curing of prostatic hypertrophy or the...
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6994702 |
Vacuum assisted closure pad with adaptation for phototherapy
A modified vacuum assisted wound closure system adapted for concurrent applications of phototherapy having a foam pad for insertion substantially into the wound site and a wound drape for sealing...
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6951557 |
Percutaneous myocardial revascularization device and method
Devices and methods for creating a series of percutaneous myocardial revascularization (PMR) channels in the heart. One method includes forming a pattern of channels in the myocardium leading from...
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6939359 |
Apparatus and methods for valve removal
This invention discloses a medical catheter and methods for removing a defective valve from a patient endoluminally. The method may comprise inserting a medical catheter endoluminally to a site of...
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6902562 |
Percutaneous myocardial revascularization marking and therapeutic or diagnostic agent delivery system
A system and method of marking percutaneous myocardial revascularization channels in a human heart and introducing into the channels a therapeutic or diagnostic agent by inserting a catheter system...
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6902526 |
Visualizing ablation device and procedure
A medical needle set for visualized tissue ablation within a subject's body includes a cannula and components configured for inclusion in the cannula, including a trocar for occlusion of the...
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6899708 |
Sterile tissue access system
A tissue access system for tissue ablation without open surgery includes a distally open elongated tube ( 4 ) with a handle piece ( 6 ) having a through channel ( 7 ) in axial alignment with the...
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6869429 |
Apparatus for exterior arterial ablation
A method and apparatus for reducing the thickness of arterial walls is disclosed. Ablation of the exterior layer of the arterial walls is performed using mechanical or laser ablation techniques....
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6863668 |
Articulation mechanism for medical devices
An improved articulating device for use with a medical insertion instrument comprising in part a first tube having a plurality of ribs defining a plurality of bending segments, a second tube...
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6846311 |
Method and apparatus for in VIVO treatment of mammary ducts by light induced fluorescence
The invention is directed toward a micro-endoscope assembly for the treatment of diseased tissue in breast ducts comprising a cylindrical guide tube with a distal end defining an internal...
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6819843 |
Device and method for photolithographically irradiating biological substances
A device and a method for the photolithographic exposure of biological substances is described, which comprises at least one light source, a bundle of optical fibers and a control unit, whereby...
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6788967 |
Medical diagnosis, treatment and imaging systems
A locating system for determining the location and orientation of an invasive medical instrument, for example a catheter or endoscope, relative to a reference frame, comprising: a plurality of...
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6749603 |
Electrical probe
An electrical probe which can be used in electrosurgery as well as for measurements is disclosed. The probe comprises an inner electrode and an outer electrode which are constructed coaxially. The...
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6741410 |
Light resolution element for irradiating dental replacement pieces with light to effect the hardening thereof
A light resolution element for a light guiding apparatus is provided that is connectable in optical communication with the light guiding apparatus for guiding and re-orienting light emitted thereto...
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6733496 |
Intervertebral disc device employing flexible probe
An intervertebral disc device is provided comprising a distal probe sized to be extended from a distal end of an introducer that is percutaneously delivered into an interior of an intervertebral...
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6726685 |
Intervertebral disc device employing looped probe
An intervertebral disc device is provided comprising a probe capable of being extended from a distal end of an introducer that is percutaneously delivered into an interior of an intervertebral...
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6673064 |
Excimer laser catheter
A method and apparatus of providing endovascular therapy. The steps include arranging optical fibers within a catheter, the catheter having a tip whose length is at least 1 cm and whose diameter of...
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6632223 |
Pulmonary vein ablation stent and method
A system for treating atrial fibrillation includes a stent and a delivery catheter for carrying the stent to a treatment site. The stent is self-expanding, for example, being formed of a shape...
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6616653 |
Method and apparatus for coagulation of superficial blood vessels in bladder and proximal urethra
An apparatus and method of use are disclosed to treat and/or diagnose urological disorders. The non-implantable device includes a light source housed within a light source segment. The light source...
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6607526 |
Laser irradiation apparatus
A laser irradiation apparatus comprising: a long and slender main body 101 ; an optical fiber 107 , which is placed inside the main body 101 and which is equipped with a proximal end through...
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6607525 |
Apparatus and method for treating urinary stress incontinence
An apparatus and method for treating female stress-induced incontinence and other similar diseases associated with weakening of the pelvic floor muscles. A guiding catheter with temperature...
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6599287 |
Medical energy irradiation apparatus
An energy irradiation apparatus for medical treatment of tissues through irradiation of energy including a long main unit, an emitting part, a power transmission member, a drive mechanism, a first...
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6595987 |
Heart synchronized pulsed laser system
A heart-synchronized pulsed laser system includes a laser; means for sensing the contraction and expansion of a beating heart to be synchronized with the laser; means, responsive to the means for...
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6562028 |
Method of treating intervertebral discs by inserting a diffuser directly into the annulus
A method of controllably heating the annulus of an intervertebral disc is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of forming an access channel through the annulus of an intervertebral disc while...
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6551302 |
Steerable catheter with tip alignment and surface contact detector
A steerable percutaneous catheter for guiding at least one functional device to selected surfaces of a body for treatment thereon, particularly adapted for laser-assisted Percutaneous...
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6547782 |
System and method for augmentation of surgery
The system and method includes a manipulator for manipulating a surgical instrument relative to a patient's body and, a position sensor for sensing the position of the surgical instrument relative...
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6503269 |
Method of treating intervertebral discs using optical energy and optical temperature feedback
A method of controllably heating the annulus of an intervertebral disc is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of forming an access channel through the annulus, inserting a light source into...
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6475210 |
Light treatment of vulnerable atherosclerosis plaque
A vulnerable plaque treatment catheter arrangement for the analysis and treatment of the lipid pool of a vulnerable plaque in a coronary artery is disclosed. The arrangement comprises a flexible,...
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6471692 |
System and method for manipulating movement of an energy emitting device within a body cavity
A system and a method for manipulating movement within a body cavity. The device includes an optical fiber coupled to an energy source and a sleeve for containing the fiber. The fiber has distal...
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6468267 |
Thermal therapy apparatus
A thermal therapy apparatus has a detecting device for detecting the irradiation direction of energy in thermal therapy by which energy irradiates a living body, and can thereby easily set an...
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6454762 |
Instrument for applying light, especially laser light, to the human or animal body
An instrument is provided for applying light, particularly laser light, to the human or animal body. A tubular shaft is provided into which a flexible light waveguide may be inserted, where a...
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6418337 |
MRI guided hyperthermia surgery
An MRI guided surgical apparatus includes a heat source formed by a laser and an optical fiber carrying the heat energy into a part to be coagulated by hyperthermia with an end reflector to direct...
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6409719 |
Light stint implant device for treatment of long term viral infection
A light stint implant device adapted to be surgically implanted in a major blood vessel for assisting in the treatment of long term viral infection, alone or in combination with anti-viral drugs,...
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6406486 |
Apparatus and method for vasodilation
A method and apparatus for dilating blood vessels in vasospasm through the use of high frequency wave, e.g., hydraulic or acoustic waves. The invention is suitable to treat any vasospasm, including...
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6398777 |
Endovascular laser device and treatment of varicose veins
A method is disclosed for treating blood vessels using endovascular techniques to deliver laser energy. Percutaneous access into the vein lumen will be obtained using an angiocatheter through which...
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6387088 |
Photoionization enabled electrochemical material removal techniques for use in biomedical fields
A method for controlled removal of surface tissue layer portions with a non-contact energy delivery modality that applies electrical energy to the targeted tissue surface to cause electrochemical...
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6358244 |
Endarterectomy surgical instrument and procedure
An endarterectomy surgical instrument and procedure for removing plaque from a selected length of an artery and surgical instruments for cutting plaque build-ups. The endarterectomy surgical...
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6344050 |
Use of pegylated photosensitizer conjugated with an antibody for treating abnormal tissue
A photosensitizer suitable for use in administering photodynamic therapy (PDT), conjugated with antibodies that are targeted to antigens on abnormal tissue and polyethylene glycol (PEG) or other...
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