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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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 (...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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,...
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...
7291143 Clamp based low temperature lesion formation apparatus, systems and methods  
Clamp based low temperature lesion formation apparatus, systems and methods.
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 (...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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