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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.
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7608071 |
Cryosurgical probe with adjustable sliding apparatus
A cryosurgical probe assembly that includes a gas delivery assembly, including a stem and a fluid conduit subassembly bonded to the stem. The fluid conduit subassembly delivers and returns cooling...
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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...
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7563260 |
Tissue warming device and method
The present invention relates to a tissue warming device for use with an ultrasound probe having top and bottom sides located diametrically opposite to each other viewed from a frontal...
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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...
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7500973 |
Cryosurgical devices and methods for endometrial ablation
A cryoablation system including a cannula having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis, an expandable balloon extending from the distal end of the cannula and fluidly connected to a...
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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...
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7481806 |
Cryosurgical instrument and its accessory system
The invention proposes a cryosurgical instrument and its accessory system operating on the base of a refrigerant evaporation. The invention comprises combination of some technical solutions. Flow...
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7465307 |
Tissue treatment system
A hair removal device ( 22 ) includes a cooling surface ( 34 ) which is used to contact the skin ( 6 ) prior to exposure to hair tissue-damaging laser light ( 74 ) passing from a radiation source (...
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7458968 |
Device for neurocryo analgesia and anesthesia
A catheter system and method for selectively cooling or freezing target neuronal tissue to induce lesions along the neuroaxis and produce cryoanalgesia by impairing nerve conduction of the targeted...
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7449018 |
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 microporous balloon
An enhanced method and device are provided to inhibit or reduce restenosis following angioplasty or stent placement. A porous balloon-tipped catheter is disposed in the area treated or opened...
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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...
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7422583 |
Cryo-surgical apparatus and method of use
Cryosurgical apparatus includes an elongate cryoprobe having a cooling portion and an electrically conductive first portion in the region of the cooling portion. A removable sheath having an...
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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...
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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.
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7393350 |
Cryo-surgical apparatus and methods
Cryosurgical apparatus includes an elongate cryoprobe having an electrically conductive first portion and multiple cooling elements. A removable sheath having an electrically conductive second...
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7381208 |
Cryosurgical devices for endometrial ablation
A cryoablation system for performing endometrial ablation comprising an elongated tubular cannula having a proximal end, a distal end, and a longitudinal axis, an expandable balloon extending from...
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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...
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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...
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7363071 |
Computer guided ablation of tissue using integrated ablative/temperature sensing devices
The system for providing computer guided ablation of tissue of a patient includes an imaging device, an ablative surgical computer system, and a set of surgical devices. The imaging device receives...
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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...
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7357797 |
System and method for varying return pressure to control tip temperature of a cryoablation catheter
A cryoablation device having a temperature control system includes an elongated catheter tube that has a central lumen and is formed with a closed distal tip. The distal end of a refrigerant supply...
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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...
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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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7341583 |
Positioning system for an applicator and positioning method for an applicator
A positioning system for an applicator includes a glove for being used for a diagnosis of the affected part, a mark body provided on the glove, an applicator for being inserted into a living body,...
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7291144 |
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
The present invention provides an enhanced method and device to inhibit or reduce the rate of restenosis following angioplasty or stent placement. The invention involves placing a balloon tipped...
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7291143 |
Clamp based low temperature lesion formation apparatus, systems and methods
Clamp based low temperature lesion formation apparatus, systems and methods.
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7244253 |
Energy application with cooling
A method for applying energy to biological tissue. An electromagnetic energy source is directed to apply the energy to a region of the tissue, so as to ablate a portion of the tissue in the region....
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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...
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7195625 |
Catheter system for performing a single step cryoablation
A system for cryoablating target tissue at a treatment site includes a cryo-element that is attached to the distal end of a cryo-catheter. An annular shaped balloon is attached to a cylindrical...
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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7144394 |
Selective delivery of cryogenic energy to intervertebral disc tissue and related methods of intradiscal hypothermia therapy
The present invention relates to devices and methods for altering the tissue in and around an intervertebral disc through localized hypothermia therapy to restore function of the disc and reduce...
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7118563 |
Self-contained, diode-laser-based dermatologic treatment apparatus
A dermatological treatment apparatus is disclosed that is cordless and sufficiently compact as to be hand-held. A self-contained housing is configured for gripping by a person's hand for cordless...
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7104984 |
Reshapeable tip for a cryoprobe
A device for cryoablating exposed tissue having a contoured contact surface includes a tube-shaped shaft and a flexible, thermally conductive enclosure that is attached to the distal end of the...
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7101367 |
Deployable cryosurgical catheter
An expandable apparatus for use with a surgical probe having a temperature-controlled portion includes at least one thermally-conductive elongated extension member and means for thermally...
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7094234 |
Interstitial brain cooling probe and sheath apparatus
Disclosed is an apparatus and method for preventing secondary ischemic injury in the brain. The apparatus includes an interstitial brain probe and an introducer sheath, which are placed into an...
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7077840 |
Heads for dermatology treatment
Methods and apparatus for dermatology treatment are provided which involve the use of continuous wave (CW) radiation, preheating of the treatment volume, precooling, cooling during treatment and...
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7070594 |
System and method for assessing ice ball formation during a cryoablation procedure
Systems and methods for assessing the formation of an ice ball during a cryoablation procedure are disclosed. The system includes a reference electrode that is placed in contact with the patient...
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7044946 |
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...
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7041094 |
Tissue treatment device and method
A hair removal device ( 22 ) includes a cooling surface ( 34 ) which is used to contact the skin ( 6 ) prior to exposure to hair tissue-damaging laser light ( 74 ) passing from a radiation source (...
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7041093 |
Light guide for coupling light output from a light source to the skin
An Intense Pulsed Light apparatus for cosmetic or therapeutic treatment of the skin having a light source is provided with a light guide having an entry face in a rigid light guide component and an...
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7025762 |
Method and apparatus for cryogenic spray ablation of gastrointestinal mucosa
A method and apparatus to treat Barrett's tissue, a pre-cancerous condition, by removing the epithelium above the lower esophageal sphincter through cryo-ablation. An endoscope with fiber optics is...
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7018397 |
Flexible device for topical application of PDT
A waveguide and radiation delivery system is disclosed to be used in topical applications of photodynamic therapy. One preferred embodiment consists of a rectangular waveguide that delivers...
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7004942 |
Ribbed electrodes and methods for their use
The invention provides improved devices, methods, and systems for shrinking of collagenous tissues, particularly for treating urinary incontinence in a noninvasive manner by directing energy to a...
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6991630 |
Non-charging pre-cooling system
A method of cooling an operative surface of a cryoablation device, comprises the steps of providing a primary refrigerant under pressure and pre-cooling the primary refrigerant to a temperature...
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6981382 |
Distal end for cryoablation catheters
A system and method for transferring heat requires a supply tube connected in fluid communication with a capillary tube. A tip member is positioned to surround the distal end of the capillary tube...
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