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7615015 |
Focused ultrasound ablation devices having selectively actuatable emitting elements and methods of using the same
A focused ultrasound ablation device and method includes an ultrasound emitting member having a plurality of individual ultrasound emitting elements arranged in an array. The ultrasound emitting...
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7604633 |
Moisture transport system for contact electrocoagulation
An apparatus and method for use in performing ablation or coagulation of organs and other tissue includes a metallized fabric electrode array which is substantially absorbent and/or permeable to...
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7594915 |
Tissue stabilization and ablation devices and methods
Tissue stabilization and ablation devices and methods provide techniques for stabilizing and ablating body tissues during surgical ablation procedures. In many embodiments, for example, devices may...
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7588565 |
Method and device for anastomoses
Provided herein is a device for use in an anastomosis of tissue(s) comprising a biocompatible material and a means of applying radiofrequency energy or electrical energy to generate heat within...
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7563259 |
Operation system
In an operation system according to the present invention, a radio foot switch is turned on and a pedal is pressed. Further, a medical device as a control target is turned on and a signal...
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7553284 |
Focused ultrasound for pain reduction
Methods and devices that provide ultrasonic energy used to cause one or more nerves to become dysfunctional. A nerve to be treated is placed in the focal zone of ultrasonic energy emitted by...
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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...
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7540846 |
Energy application with inflatable annular lens
Apparatus and methods for ablating tissue surrounding a tubular anatomical structure such as the wall of a blood vessel or prostatic tissue surrounding the urethra. The apparatus includes an...
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7530356 |
Method and system for noninvasive mastopexy
Methods and systems for noninvasive mastopexy through deep tissue tightening with ultrasound are provided. An exemplary method and system comprise a therapeutic ultrasound system configured for...
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7522955 |
Method and apparatus for the ultrasonic cleaning of biofilm coated surfaces
To treat body surfaces, such as the sinuses, which are coated with biofilms, the surface is irrigated and suctioned with a fluid which may contain a biocide or other chemical agent for disrupting...
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7510553 |
Medical energy irradiating apparatus
A temperature measuring unit of a temperature sensor has electrodes disposed on the upper and lower surfaces of a temperature measuring element, thin-film substrates disposed on the upper and lower...
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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...
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7485118 |
Microstructured arrangement for the bubble-free filling with a liquid of at least one system for draining off liquids, apparatus having such an arrangement and filing method
The present invention relates to a microstructure arrangement for the bubble-free filling with a liquid of at least one system for draining off liquids. The arrangement has an inlet for the...
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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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7473250 |
Ultrasound medical system and method
An ultrasound medical system includes an interstitial end effector. The interstitial end effector is interstitially insertable into patient tissue, includes at least one medical-treatment...
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7458970 |
Heating treatment apparatus
The heating treatment device according to the present invention is constituted by a coagulation and incision forceps having a plurality of built-in heating elements, and a device main unit. A...
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7458969 |
Therapeutic device for tissue from living body
The therapeutic device for treating a living tissue, has jaws and serving as a pair of openable/closable holding portions each having a distal end portion configured to hold the living tissue, and...
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7449019 |
Intervertebral decompression
A method of delivering energy to an intervertebral disc includes positioning an energy delivery device adjacent an inner wall of the disc, and shrinking the nucleus pulposus. An energy delivery...
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7445617 |
Temperature indicating devices and methods of use
A method of treating tissue of a body during a surgical procedure is provided comprising providing tissue comprising normal tissue and abnormal tissue; inserting at least one temperature indicating...
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RE40559 |
Radiating device for hyperthermia
A flexible three-paths catheter provided with a balloon carries a sealingly sheathed radiofrequency radiating antenna, together with the shielded power supply cable and with some thermocouples,...
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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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7387638 |
System and method using the rectal mucosal membrane for inducing hypothermia and warming
A system and method for cooling and warming the central nervous system of a patient comprises a delivery tube with one of the ends couplable to a supply of fluid. A head structure is coupled to the...
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7361172 |
Ultrasonic device and method for tissue coagulation
An ultrasonic surgical device for the coagulation of animal tissue having an ultrasonic applicator and a movable jaw with a jaw surface adjacent the distal portion of the ultrasonic applicator for...
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7347855 |
Non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring
A methodology and system for lysing adipose tissue including directing ultrasonic energy at a multiplicity of target volumes within the region, which target volumes contain adipose tissue, thereby...
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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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7338486 |
Methods and devices for ablation
An ablating device has a cover which holds an interface material such as a gel. The cover contains the interface material during initial placement of the device. The ablating device may also have a...
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7338484 |
Aortic heart valve prosthesis sizer and marker
Improved sizers and markers include a cylindrical section and a handle extending from the cylindrical section. The cylindrical section has a diameter approximately equal to the diameter of an...
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7335195 |
Installation for delivering heat to all or part of human or animal cell tissue
An installation for delivering calories to all or part of human or animal cell tissue via a liquid comprises: a heating unit heating the liquid; an injection unit injecting the liquid into the...
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7331951 |
Devices and methodologies useful in body aesthetics
A methodology and system for lysis or induction of apoptosis in cellulite and fat including directing ultrasonic energy at a multiplicity of target volumes within the region, which target volumes...
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7326202 |
Tubular resistance heater with electrically insulating high thermal conductivity core for use in a tissue welding device
A resistance heater for use in a tissue sealing and cutting device, including a tubular heating element adapted to conduct current therethrough; and a thermally conductive electrical insulator...
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7326201 |
Thermal treatment methods and apparatus with focused energy application
A collapsible ultrasonic reflector incorporates a gas-filled reflector balloon, a liquid-filled structural balloon an ultrasonic transducer disposed within the structural balloon. Acoustic energy...
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7311701 |
Methods and apparatus for non-invasively treating atrial fibrillation using high intensity focused ultrasound
Methods and apparatus are provided for non-invasively treating patent foramen ovale using an ultrasound imaging system and a high intensity focused ultrasound system to selectively target high...
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7309336 |
Catheter for delivery of energy to a surgical site
A catheter for delivering energy to a surgical site is disclosed. The catheter includes at a proximal end a handle and at a distal end a probe. The catheter includes at least one energy delivery...
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7306591 |
Apparatus and methods for treating female urinary incontinence
Apparatus and methods are provided for treating female urinary incontinence by applying a form of energy to tissue in the vicinity of the urethra and/or bladder outlet to change tissue compliance...
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7300452 |
Method for local heating by means of magnetic particles
The invention relates to a method as well as to a system for the local heating of a target region of an object by varying the magnetization of magnetic or magnetizable substances. A magnetic field...
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7297144 |
Methods for electrically isolating a portion of the atria
Devices for insertion into an atrial appendage of stasis reducing components such as mesh members, chemical bonding agents or expandable anchors are disclosed.
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7294125 |
Methods of delivering energy to body portions to produce a therapeutic response
The invention relates to methods of applying energy to various body portions to produce a therapeutic response. According to embodiments, the applied energy is ultrasound and may be delivered by an...
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7285116 |
Non-contact tissue ablation device and methods thereof
A catheter for ablating body tissue of the interior regions of the heart includes a handle assembly, a shaft, and a distal tip section coupled to the distal end of the shaft. The distal tip section...
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7276060 |
Surgical handpiece tip
A surgical handpiece having a tip with at least two coaxially spaced electrically conductive tubes. The tubes are separated by an electrical insulator. The interior of the inner tube is used for...
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7264618 |
Ultrasonic treatment apparatus
An ultrasonic treatment apparatus of the invention is provided with an improved cleaning ability and easy recyclability. A grasping member ( 1720 ) includes a first element ( 1721 ) molded of a...
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7235073 |
Cooled electrosurgical forceps
Bipolar electrosurgical forceps includes a first electrode attached to a first heat pipe and a second electrode attached to a second heat pipe. The heat pipe can be removably attached to the...
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7229437 |
Medical device having integral traces and formed electrodes
A catheter or lead having electrically conductive traces and external electrical contacts. Each trace may be in electrical connection with one or more external electrical contacts. More...
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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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7201749 |
Externally-applied high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) for pulmonary vein isolation
Apparatus is provided for performing ablation of cardiac tissue using ultrasound. The apparatus includes a beacon, adapted to be placed at a cardiac site in a body of a subject. The apparatus...
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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...
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7192429 |
Thermokeratoplasty systems
The present invention provides applicators for performing thermokeratoplasty. One embodiment of such applicators includes two generally tubular electrical conducting elements coaxially disposed...
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7189229 |
Balloon alignment and collapsing system
A balloon catheter is provided with a sleeve and a flexible material where, upon inflation of the balloon, the sleeve is slid over a ball joint, preventing the flexible material and tube from...
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7186249 |
Thermally conductive surgical probe
A surgical apparatus and process for freezing or cauterizing a particular infected body area employing a transparent sleeve insertable through a small slit in the flesh of a patient and wherein the...
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7166075 |
Elastographic imaging of in vivo soft tissue
Elastographic images provide visualization in two or three dimensions of RF ablation lesions to guide in the ablation process. Compression may be applied using the RF probe. A similar technique may...
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