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7609927 |
Light diffusing tip
A light diffusing tip is provided. The light diffusing tip comprises a housing and a monolithic light scattering medium disposed within the housing. The monolithic light scattering medium comprises...
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7604648 |
Direct vision port site dissector
A direct vision dissecting port for providing safe entry into a body cavity, as well as being operative to serve as a standard port for use in laparoscopic, endoscopic or thoracic surgery. The...
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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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7563226 |
Handpieces having illumination and laser outputs
An illumination device for medical and dental procedures is described. The illumination device includes an elongate body configured to contain two or more optical fibers to transmit electromagnetic...
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7559329 |
Method of treating a blood vessel with an optical fiber having a spacer
An endovascular laser treatment device designed to be used with an optical fiber to treat venous diseases such as varicose veins is provided. The device includes a spacer that positions the distal...
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7537592 |
Endovascular tissue removal device
An endovascular tissue removal device including a lumen including a rotatable terminal hub advanceable in vasculature, at least one fiber extending from the hub for ablating tissue, and an...
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7535935 |
Spectroscopic catheter system with widely tunable source and method of operation
A laser system for a spectroscopic catheter system uses multiple semiconductor gain media having gain peaks at different wavelengths. The output from the gain media is preferably coupled into...
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7527624 |
Electrical probe for microsurgery
In order to develop an electric probe for microsurgery, which is provided in particular in ophthalmology for intraocular treatments of the eye, in such a way that the probe is constructed in a...
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7524316 |
Endovenous closure of varicose veins with mid infrared laser
This invention is an improved method and device for treating varicose veins 200 or the greater saphenous vein 202 . The method comprises the use of infrared laser radiation in the region of 1.2...
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7507232 |
Flexible electrosurgical electrode with manipulator
An electrosurgical instrument that is configured for use in MIS electrosurgical procedures, comprises a handpiece with a separable electrosurgical electrode in the form of a micro-fiber, comprising...
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7507038 |
Optical fiber/glass tube fusion-spliced structure, optical fiber assembly including the structure, and glass tube used in the structure
An optical fiber/glass tube fusion spliced structure includes an optical fiber made of glass and a glass tube through which the optical fiber is inserted and at least in part of the optical...
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7492987 |
Fiber optic laser energy delivery devices
Improved laser energy delivery devices, providing greater transmission efficiency, longevity of use and safety are described. In one embodiment, a device for delivering laser energy includes a...
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7490612 |
Method of transluminal laser revascularization of cerebral blood vessels having atherosclerotic lesions
A method of transluminal laser revascularization of cerebral blood vessels having atherosclerotic lesions by introducing into the affected lumen a microcatheter device composed of a plurality of...
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7473249 |
Directional laser probe
A microsurgical laser probe is provided with a distal end portion of an optic fiber that projects from a tubular sleeve of the probe and can be caused to bend relative to the probe sleeve by manual...
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7470269 |
Ophthalmic surgery light transmitting apparatus
An ophthalmic surgery light transmitting apparatus has an optic fiber having a flexible length with a light source connector mounted on one end of the optic fiber and the opposite end of the optic...
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7458967 |
Endovascular treatment apparatus and method
An endovascular sheath device for use with a thermal treatment apparatus is provided. The device includes a longitudinal tube which is designed to receive a thermal treatment device and is designed...
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7449026 |
Intra-cavity catheters and methods of use
Catheters for performing therapeutic and diagnostic procedures within a body, including human or animal body cavities or lumens, and methods for use. One or more distancing member of the catheter...
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7396354 |
Light delivery catheter
The present invention provides improved light delivery catheters for use in therapeutic methods, such as PDT, that require illumination of target tissue within a blood vessel or other hollow body...
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7389776 |
Method and device for endovascular treatment of the Alzheimer's disease
A method of treating patients suffering from Alzheimer's disease by locating the areas of the brain affected by Alzheimer's disease and acting on the aforementioned areas of the patient's brain by...
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7361173 |
Conductive interstitial thermal therapy device
An apparatus and method for thermally destroying tumors in which heat is generated by electrical resistance heating conducted to the target tissue. Computerized scanning is used to optimize the...
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7359601 |
Device and method for delivery of long wavelength laser energy to a tissue site
A laser energy delivery device is provided that is suitable for irradiating a body tissue with relatively long wavelength laser energy in the presence of an aqueous liquid without significant...
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7357796 |
Phototherapeutic wave guide apparatus
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for forming annular lesions in tissue. The methods include introduction of an optical apparatus proximate to a tissue site, via, for example, a catheter. The...
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7356225 |
Fiber optic probe tip
The invention described here is an improved fiber optic probe. The tip of the probe is made from a transparent fill material that is connected to the end of a conventional optical fiber. The...
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7344529 |
Hyperthermia treatment and probe therefor
A method of using a probe that emits energy to coagulate lesions is disclosed. The probe is constructed and arranged to emit light from its distal end, either at an angle to its longitudinal axis,...
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7306588 |
Devices and methods for directed, interstitial ablation of tissue
The invention relates to a catheter device including an optical fiber whose distal end is disposed within a hollow tube with a sharp or needle shaped distal end, which can penetrate tissue. The...
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7288087 |
Expandable laser catheter
Expandable laser catheters for utilizing laser energy to remove obstructions from body passages are described. In one embodiment, the laser catheter includes a shaftway having a distal end...
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7274847 |
Light diffusing tip
A light diffusing tip is provided. The light diffusing tip comprises a housing and a monolithic light scattering medium disposed within the housing. The monolithic light scattering medium comprises...
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7274843 |
Optical fiber including a diffuser portion and continuous sleeve for the transmission of light
A novel optical fiber, and a method for its production, having a diffuser portion and continuous unitarily-constructed outer sleeve, which is adapted for the transmission of light to a treatment...
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7273478 |
Endovascular treatment device having a fiber tip spacer
An endovascular laser treatment device designed to be used with an optical fiber to treat venous diseases such as varicose veins is provided. The device includes a spacer that positions the distal...
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7270656 |
Cooled laser fiber for improved thermal therapy
In one embodiment, the disclosure is directed to an integrated apparatus for delivering energy to a tissue. The integrated apparatus included a housing having a distal end and a tubular structure...
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7267674 |
Apparatus and method for laser treatment
A method and apparatus for treating atrial tissue include positioning a lesion formation tool against the atrial surface. An optical fiber of the tool is energized at a wavelength is selected to...
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7252677 |
Light generating device to intravascular use
Light generating devices for illuminating portions of vascular tissue, to render photodynamic therapy. In one embodiment, a light source array preferably including a plurality of light emitting...
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7249602 |
Surgical endoscopic cutting device and method for its use
A surgical endoscopic cutting device includes cutting elements fitted in a protective tube. The device has an inlet for fluid, a discharge outlet for tissue and fluid, and a further outlet that...
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7238180 |
Guided ablation with end-fire fiber
A method and apparatus for treating a body tissue in situ (e.g., an atrial tissue of a heart to treat atrial fibrillation) include a lesion formation tool is positioned against the heart surface....
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7238179 |
Apparatus and method for guided ablation treatment
A method and apparatus for forming a lesion in tissue along a desired ablation path with treating a body tissue in situ (e.g., an atrial tissue of a heart to treat) atrial fibrillation include a...
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7238178 |
Device for performing laser angioplasty with OCT monitoring
Device for performing laser angioplasty, in which laser light is beamed via a laser radiation device in the area of a catheter tip, with simultaneous OCT monitoring, for the ablation of plaque. The...
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7226444 |
Position-controllable laser surgical instrument
A disposable or reusable surgical laser handpiece having an extendable and retractable active laser fiber tip and housed in a body comprising an actuating handle for use in various surgical laser...
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7220256 |
Laser system and method for treatment of biological tissues
A system for and method of performing laser assisted surgery is disclosed. Laser radiation is preferably delivered to a target area of tissue using a Er:YAG laser source. The laser radiation is...
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7214223 |
Photoatherolytic catheter apparatus and method
A method and apparatus for treating an atherosclerotic target region of a coronary vessel in a patient are disclosed. The method includes delivering to the patient, a photoatherolytic compound, to...
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7207984 |
Methods for projection of energy
Methods and apparatus are disclosed for forming annular lesions in tissue. The methods include introduction of an optical apparatus proximate to a tissue site, via, for example, a catheter. The...
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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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7182760 |
Laser therapy method, highly laser beam-absorbing media to be used in the therapy and laser therapy apparatus with the use of the same
The present invention relates to a laser treatment method and a laser treatment apparatus which can cause thermal damage, such as evaporation or necrosis due to coagulation of organic tissue which...
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7169142 |
Malleable energy wand for maze procedure
An apparatus for treating a biological tissue of a patient in situ includes an optical fiber for guiding a coherent waveform of a selected wavelength to a fiber tip. The wavelength is selected to...
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7163534 |
Laser-based maze procedure for atrial fibrillation
A method and apparatus for treating atrial tissue include positioning a lesion formation tool against the atrial surface. An optical fiber of the tool is energized at a wavelength is selected to...
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7163533 |
Vascular treatment device and method
A catheter device for treating a vascular disease is provided. The catheter device includes an energy delivery device such as an optical fiber for delivering laser energy and a catheter. The...
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7153299 |
Optical apparatus for detecting and treating vulnerable plaque
An optical apparatus and methods for monitoring temperature enabling detection and treatment of a vulnerable plaque of a patient comprising an elongate catheter, a plurality of outer optical fibers...
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7137977 |
Atraumatic laser tip for atrial fibrillation treatment
An apparatus for forming a lesion in cardiac tissue includes an optical fiber for guiding a coherent waveform of a selected wavelength to a fiber tip. The wavelength is selected to have a low...
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7125404 |
Fiber optic laser catheter and method of using it
A fiber optic laser catheter assembly for use in removing, or largely debulking, obstructions or occlusions from a lumen in a living body. The catheter assembly includes an outer tubular sheath, an...
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7121098 |
High-temperature inspection device and cooling apparatus therefor
An inspection system includes a cooling apparatus for conducting visual inspections within operating temperature environments, such as, for example, the interior of a combustion turbine shortly...
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7112195 |
Esophageal lesion treatment method
Apparatus for the treatment of Barrett's esophagus, including: an inflatable balloon for insertion into the esophagus, an endoscope for passing inside the balloon on a distal end thereof, a laser...
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