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7615048 Engine with liquid piston  
An engine comprises a liquid piston disposed within a chamber of an engine body. The chamber is defined by at least one wall. The liquid piston has one or more free surfaces that are not in contact...
7611475 Rotational core biopsy device with liquid cryogen adhesion probe  
A device for biopsy of body tissue. The device is driven by liquid CO2, and is provided with a control system to control various components to effectuate rotating core biopsies.
7604631 Efficient controlled cryogenic fluid delivery into a balloon catheter and other treatment devices  
Devices, systems, and methods efficiently dilate and/or cool blood vessels and other body tissues. Controlled cooling with balloon catheters and other probes may be effected by a change in phase of...
7591814 Extended treatment zone catheter  
A catheter having an extended treatment zone for cooling tissue is provided. The catheter includes an elongate catheter body having a distal tip, and a fluid injection conduit disposed inside the...
7582083 Probe based low temperature lesion formation apparatus, systems and methods  
Probe based low temperature lesion formation apparatus, systems and methods include, in one embodiment, a surgical probe having a relatively short shaft (e.g. between 3-12 cm) defining a distal...
7572268 Apparatus and methods for the selective removal of tissue using combinations of ultrasonic energy and cryogenic energy  
An ultrasonic apparatus and method is provided for the selective and targeted removal of unwanted tissues. The apparatus and methods may utilize combinations of ultrasonic and cryogenic energy for...
RE40868 Refrigeration source for a cryoblation catheter  
A catheter-based system for performing a cryoablation procedure uses a precooler to lower the temperature of a fluid refrigerant to a sub-cool temperature (−40° C.) at a working pressure (400...
7540870 Ablative ultrasonic-cryogenic apparatus  
An ablative apparatus that can be used to treat atrial fibrillation and other cardiac arrhythmias by ablating cardiac tissue is disclosed. When the distal end of the apparatus reaches the tissue to...
7510554 Detachable cryosurgical probe  
A cryosurgical probe system includes a fluid supply line connectable at an inlet section to a source of cryogenic fluid; a fluid connector assembly securely connected to an outlet section of the...
7494488 Facial tissue strengthening and tightening device and methods  
A device is described that can be used quickly and accurately by surgeons to provide uniform facial tissue planes that are tunnel-free and wall-free thus optimizing face lifting, tightening, and...
7485117 Detachable cryosurgical probe  
A cryosurgical probe system includes a fluid supply line connectable at an inlet section to a source of cryogenic fluid; a fluid connector assembly securely connected to an outlet section of the...
7479139 Apparatus and method for protecting tissues during cryoablation  
An apparatus and method for protecting the neurovascular bundle during cryoablation of tissues of the prostate by heating the vicinity of the neurovascular bundle while cooling pathological tissues...
7476235 Catheter based balloon for therapy modification and positioning of tissue  
An apparatus and method for shielding non-target tissues and organs during thermotherapy, brachytherapy or other treatment of a diseased target tissue. The apparatus includes a catheter shaft...
7425211 Cryogenic probe for treating enlarged volume of tissue  
The invention proposes a cryoprobe for surgical and other treatments. The cryoprobe comprises a bellow-wise section that performs displacement of a distal cryotip forwards with elevation of...
7407501 Apparatus and method for compressing a gas, and cryosurgery system and method utilizing same  
An apparatus for compressing a gas and its uses are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a fixed-volume container having a hollow and a moveable element subdividing said hollow into a first...
7404816 Leak detection system  
A surgical device includes a device body defining a sealed fluid path having a first end and a second end, a refrigerant supply in communication with the first end of the sealed fluid path, and a...
7402161 Cryosurgery facilitation system  
Systems and methods for planning a cryoablation procedure and for facilitating a cryoablation procedure utilize integrated images displaying, in a common virtual space, a three-dimensional model of...
7402160 Method for delimiting cryoablation by controlled cooling  
Systems and methods for planning a cryoablation procedure and for facilitating a cryoablation procedure utilize integrated images displaying, in a common virtual space, a three-dimensional model of...
7402140 Rotational core biopsy device with liquid cryogen adhesion probe  
A device for biopsy of body tissue. The device is driven by liquid CO2, and is provided with a control system to control various components to effectuate rotating core biopsies.
7399298 Planning and facilitation systems and methods for cryosurgery  
Systems and methods for planning a cryoablation procedure and for facilitating a cryoablation procedure utilize integrated images displaying, in a common virtual space, a three-dimensional model of...
7381207 Quick disconnect assembly having a finger lock assembly  
The quick disconnect assembly includes a reusable assembly including a distal end having a male lip thereon; and, a disposable assembly having quick disconnect capabilities when utilized with the...
7367341 Methods and devices for selective disruption of fatty tissue by controlled cooling  
The present invention relates to methods for use in the selective disruption of lipid-rich cells by controlled cooling. The present invention further relates to a device for use in carrying out the...
7364576 Method and assembly for treating pain of liquid nitrogen therapy  
Several embodiments of a method for treating pain associated with liquid nitrogen therapy and an assembly are disclosed. The method comprises comprising the steps of administering liquid nitrogen...
7361187 Threaded cryostat for cryosurgical probe system  
The threaded cryostat for a cryosurgical probe system includes an outer tube and a hollow elongated threaded element positioned within the outer tube. The threaded element has integral, external...
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...
7354434 Method of controlling the temperature of gasses passing through a Joule-Thomson orifice  
The present invention relates to apparatus, systems, and methods utilizing cryogenic cooling in an angioplasty balloon catheter for treatment of arterial stenosis and prevention of restenosis. More...
7347856 Minimally invasive surgical clamp having treatment elements  
A medical device is provided having a means for actuating a pair of opposing jaw members. The jaw members are movable relative to one another from a first position, wherein the jaw members are...
RE40049 Precooled cryogenic ablation system  
A method and apparatus for using a secondary refrigerant to precool and liquefy a primary refrigerant, then vaporizing and expanding the primary refrigerant to cool a cold tip of a cryosurgical...
7322973 Method and apparatus for preventing atrial fibrillation  
A method and apparatus for reducing the likelihood of post operative atrial fibrillation by cooling specific nerves in the heart. In an exemplary method, a semi-rigid probe having a distal portion...
7303554 Closed loop catheter coolant system  
A coolant system for a cryoablation or treatment probe such as a mapping or ablation catheter, or a treatment wand, includes a compressor and condenser having a low pressure inlet side and a high...
7294127 Electrosurgical tissue treatment method  
A medical probe assembly, system, and methods for the use thereof to treat tissue are described. The system optionally comprises an energy source, two internally-cooled probe assemblies, and one or...
7291143 Clamp based low temperature lesion formation apparatus, systems and methods  
Clamp based low temperature lesion formation apparatus, systems and methods.
7288089 Method and device for performing cooling- or cryo-therapies for, e.g., angioplasty with reduced restenosis or pulmonary vein cell necrosis to inhibit atrial fibrillation employing tissue protection  
An enhanced method and device are provided to treat atrial fibrillation or inhibit or reduce restenosis following angioplasty or stent placement. A balloon-tipped catheter is disposed in the area...
7276059 Treatment of skin disorders with UV light and cooling  
Skin disorders such as, for example, atopic dermatitis, dyshidrosis, eczema, lichen planus, psoriasis, and vitiligo, are treated by applying high doses of ultraviolet light to diseased regions of a...
7255693 Heated catheter used in cryotherapy  
Disclosed is a cryosurgical catheter which is heated in order to prevent its freezing within the lumen of an endoscope. The catheter is to be used with an endoscope to perform cryoablation on an...
7250046 Treatment of lower extremity pain  
A method of treatment of lower extremity body pain is described comprising freezing a portion of the lower extremity, for example, for cryoanalgesia. In one form, a method of treating a Morton's...
7244269 Method and the device for cryogenic therapy applied on the whole body of a patient  
Method of carrying out the cryogenic therapy, particularly on the whole body of one or several patient/s, characterized in that said patient/s are introduced along a transport route through the...
7240497 Cryostat having a heating plate  
A cryostat ( 1 ) having a sealable housing ( 2 ) is described, the housing ( 2 ) enclosing a coolable cryostat chamber ( 3 ). For cooling the cryostat chamber ( 3 ), a refrigeration device ( 4 ), a...
7238184 Ablation probe with peltier effect thermal control  
A tissue ablation probe, system, and method are provided. The ablation probe comprises an elongated member, an ablative element mounted on the distal end of the elongated member, and at least one...
7207986 Cooling system  
A cryogenic medical system includes a medical device and a console connectable to the medical device at a connection point. The console controls the temperature of the medical device. The console...
7195660 Pillow with air filter  
A travel pillow has one or more air filters and a body with a soft material coupled to the one or more air filters. The air filters can be powered by a power source located within the pillow. The...
7192426 Cryogenic system  
A cryosurgical system and method for supplying cryogen to a probe. The system including a container filled with cryogen and having bellows of a pump submerged within said cryogen. Conduits fluidly...
7189228 Detachable cryosurgical probe with breakaway handle  
The detachable cryosurgical probe includes a disposable probe assembly and a reusable probe assembly. The disposable probe assembly includes a breakaway collar which, when twisted away, activates a...
7189227 Cryo balloon  
Devices and methods for performing cryo therapy, cryo ablation or cryoplasty. A cryo therapy apparatus may comprise an elongate shaft, a cooling member disposed at the distal end of the shaft, and...
7172589 Cryo ablation coil  
The present invention pertains to devices for causing cold-induced necrosis or apoptosis. The present invention includes a cryo therapy apparatus including a core member; a cryoplasty tube coupled...
7163535 System for detecting leaks and occlusions in a cryoablation catheter  
A system for detecting leaks and occlusions in a cryoablation catheter requires monitoring pressure in the catheter at the end of two predetermined time intervals. The catheter includes a catheter...
7160290 Low temperature lesion formation apparatus, systems and methods  
Low temperature lesion formation apparatus, systems and methods. The apparatus includes a base member and an inflatable element carried by the base member.
7156840 Pressure monitor for cryoablation catheter  
A cryoablation device having a pressure monitoring system includes an elongated catheter tube that has a central lumen and is formed with a closed distal end. The distal end of a refrigerant supply...
7150743 Multiple cryoprobe apparatus and method  
A cryosurgery apparatus is disclosed. The cryosurgery apparatus an introducer having a hollow and a distal portion, the distal portion being sufficiently sharp so as to penetrate into a body, the...
7128738 Method and system for cryoablating fibroadenomas  
A cryosurgical system adapted for treatment of fibroadenomas within the breast of a patient. The system includes cryoprobes and a control system which operates the cryoprobes to accomplish freezing...
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