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7610100 |
Methods and systems for treating osteoarthritis
Methods of treating osteoarthritis include applying at least one stimulus to a stimulation site within a patient with an implanted system control unit in accordance with one or more stimulation...
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7582085 |
Catheter placement detection system and operator interface
A system for facilitating the placement of a catheter within the human body, in a lumen or vessel such as the fallopian tubes, and controlling the catheter after placement. The system coordinates...
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7578819 |
Spinal access and neural localization
A method in which a probe is advanced between a neural tissue structure and a non-neural tissue structure such as the intervertebral foramen. The probe includes electrodes on opposite surfaces....
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7578815 |
Power supply for identification and control of electrical surgical tools
An electronic circuit for identifying an electrical surgical tool and for providing a selectable constant current appropriate to the identified electrical surgical tool.
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7571729 |
Apparatus and methods for performing mucosectomy
Apparatus and methods are provided for performing mucosectomy, such as to map out gastrointestinal surgery, including endoluminal gastric reduction. In one variation, the apparatus comprises a...
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7566332 |
Methods and apparatus for dispersing current flow in electrosurgery
Methods and apparatus for delivering, monitoring, balancing, and/or dispersing high-frequency current flow in monopolar electrosurgery. The methods generally include positioning an active electrode...
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7558616 |
Guidance of invasive medical procedures using implantable tags
Apparatus for locating a tissue within a body of a subject includes an acoustic tag configured to be fixed to the tissue and adapted, responsive to acoustic waves incident thereon, to return...
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7553307 |
Devices and methods for tissue modification
Methods and apparatus are provided for selective surgical removal of tissue. In one variation, tissue may be ablated, resected, removed, or otherwise remodeled by standard small endoscopic tools...
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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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7549989 |
Electrosurgery devices
Devices for electrosurgery by means of oxy-hydro combustion. Deleterious effects to tissue are minimized by means of control of acid-base shift reactions, which reactions can further be employed to...
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7549986 |
Systems and methods for performing simultaneous ablation
A system for treating tissue includes first and second ablation devices each including a plurality of wire electrodes and coupled to a generator in parallel. In one embodiment, the generator...
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7543589 |
Method for ablating cardiac tissue
A method and apparatus for transmural ablation using an instrument containing two electrodes or cryogenic probes. A clamping force is exerted on the two electrodes or probes such that the tissue of...
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7530980 |
Bipolar transmural ablation method and apparatus
A method and apparatus for creating transmural ablations in heart tissue, for example, may include two or more electrodes adapted to be connected to opposite poles of a bipolar RF generator so as...
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7513896 |
Dual synchro-resonant electrosurgical apparatus with bi-directional magnetic coupling
An electrosurgical generator is disclosed, which includes an RF output stage connected to a DC power supply and first and second connections. The first connection includes a first switching...
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7507236 |
System and method for electrosurgical cutting and ablation
An electrosurgical probe ( 10 ) comprises a shaft ( 13 ) having an electrode array ( 58 ) at its distal end and a connector ( 19 ) at its proximal end for coupling the electrode array to a high...
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7507235 |
Method and system for organ positioning and stabilization
This invention provides a system and method for positioning, manipulating, holding, grasping, immobilizing and/or stabilizing a heart including one or more tissue-engaging devices, one or more...
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7497857 |
Endocardial dispersive electrode for use with a monopolar RF ablation pen
Methods and devices for forming a lesion in a target tissue having a cavity within. A first RF electrode and a second RF electrode can be coupled to opposite poles of an RF current source. The...
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7487780 |
Sub-xyphoid method for ablating cardiac tissue
A method and apparatus for transmural ablation using an instrument containing two electrodes or cryogenic probes. A clamping force is exerted on the two electrodes or probes such that the tissue of...
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7481781 |
Ultrasound therapy
Described and claimed is the combined use of an electric field and ultrasound to ablate a cell or tissue, the use of ultrasound to disrupt a nucleated cell which has previously been...
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7473145 |
Return pad cable connector
A return pad cable connector, in accordance with the present disclosure, for use with a disposable return pad, includes a cord having a conductive wire disposed therethrough which conductive wire...
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7468059 |
System and method for epidermal tissue ablation
A system and method for surface tissue ablation on the patient's outer skin, such as the epidermis or the underlying dermis. An electrosurgical probe ( 130 ) comprises a shaft ( 132 ) having an...
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7467075 |
Three-dimensional finite-element code for electrosurgery and thermal ablation simulations
A system and method for performing a simulation of an electrosurgical procedure are disclosed. The method includes the steps of generating a three-dimensional medium, which includes one or more...
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7462178 |
Systems and methods for electrosurgical spine surgery
Methods and apparatus for selectively applying electrical energy to a target location within a patient's body, particularly including tissue in the spine. In a method of the invention high...
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7455669 |
Finger mountable lesion formation devices and methods
An apparatus including a lesion formation element and a carrier configured to mount the lesion formation element on a finger.
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7452357 |
System and method for planning treatment of tissue
A method and system for treating tissue with a surgical device includes the steps of displaying an image created by collecting imaging data from an imaging device, selecting at least one tissue...
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7449021 |
Systems and methods for electrosurgical tissue contraction within the spine
The present invention provides systems and methods for selectively applying electrical energy to a target location within a patient's body, particularly including tissue in the spine. The present...
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7445618 |
Methods for tissue ablation using pulsed energy
An electrosurgical probe comprises a shaft having an electrode array ( 12 ) at its distal end and a connector at its proximal end. The array ( 12 ) includes a plurality of isolated electrode...
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7422589 |
System and method for performing an electrosurgical procedure
A system and method for performing an electrosurgical procedure are disclosed. The method includes obtaining information indicative of at least one physical characteristic of the patient and...
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7422584 |
Extrapleural airway device and method
This is directed to improving the gaseous exchange in a lung of an individual and particularly, this is directed to improving the gaseous exchange in individuals having chronic obstructive...
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7422582 |
Control console to which powered surgical handpieces are connected, the console configured to simultaneously energize more than one and less than all of the handpieces
A surgical tool system including plural powered surgical handpieces. The handpieces are removably connected to a single control console. The control console has a power supply. A controller...
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7419488 |
Electrosurgical probe with movable return electrode and methods related thereto
The present invention provides systems, apparatus, and methods for dissecting, resecting, severing, cutting, contracting, coagulating, or otherwise modifying a tissue or organ of a patient. An...
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7419486 |
Treatment and diagnostic catheters with hydrogel electrodes
Straight and curved catheters for treatment or diagnoses of tissue, including cardiac tissue, using hydrogel virtual electrodes and hydrogel sensing electrodes are disclosed. Each catheter...
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7416550 |
Method and apparatus for the control and monitoring of shape change in tissue
A method of electroforming tissue comprises creating stress in the tissue; and causing a direct current to flow in the tissue to change the stress, strain, or intrinsic mechanical properties...
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7393351 |
Apparatus and methods for treating cervical inter-vertebral discs
Apparatus and methods for treating an inter-vertebral disc by ablation, coagulation, shrinking, stiffening, or other treatment of disc tissue. A method of the invention includes positioning at...
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7387625 |
Methods and apparatus for treating intervertebral discs
Apparatus and methods for treating a target tissue by delivering a fluid at a defined temperature to a patient's body. An apparatus of the invention includes a fluid delivery unit for delivering...
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7377918 |
Electrosurgical method and apparatus
Apparatus for forming a lesion in body tissue includes a probe having an active region with an electrode for contacting tissue to be treated, and an inactive region including an insulative sleeve...
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7377917 |
Feedback control of thermokeratoplasty treatments
A microwave thermokeratoplasty system uses an applicator having embedded sensors that provide feedback signals to a controller. The controller interprets these feedback signals to dynamically...
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7371231 |
System and method for performing ablation using a balloon
An apparatus comprises a catheter, a conductive element and a balloon. The catheter has a lumen. The conductive element is disposed along the catheter. The balloon has an interior in fluid...
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7367971 |
Self-limiting electrosurgical return electrode
A removable semi-insulating sheet for use in self-limiting electrosurgical return semi-insulating sheet for use with electrosurgery. Through the selection of impedance characteristics for the...
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7367970 |
Externally applied RF for pulmonary vein isolation
A resonant circuit is incorporated in a stent, which implantable in a pulmonary vein using known cardiac catheterization techniques. When an external RF field is generated at the resonant frequency...
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7357799 |
Thermal coagulation using hyperconductive fluids
This invention relates to the use of hyperconductive fluids to coagulate tissue within the intervertebral disc.
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7357798 |
Systems and methods for electrosurgical prevention of disc herniations
The present invention provides systems and methods for selectively applying electrical energy to a target location within a patient's body, particularly including tissue in the spine. The present...
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7354435 |
Electrosurgical instrument
Electrosurgical instrument for the coagulation of biological tissue, wherein from a gas source a noble gas is sent through a tubular probe to at least one outflow opening in a distal end region of...
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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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RE40156 |
Methods for repairing damaged intervertebral discs
Apparatus and methods for treating an intervertebral disc by ablation of disc tissue. A method of the invention includes positioning at least one active electrode within the intervertebral disc,...
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7333859 |
Radioelectric asymmetric conveyer for therapeutic use
A radio-electric conveyer includes one or more radiofrequency generators supplied by a power group; one or more irradiating antennas coupled with the generator and which are able to create a...
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7331957 |
Electrosurgical apparatus and methods for laparoscopy
Electrosurgical methods and apparatus for treating tissue at a target site of a patient. An electrosurgical instrument includes a shaft, having a shaft distal end and a shaft proximal end, and an...
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7331956 |
Methods and apparatus for treating back pain
Apparatus and methods for treating back pain of a patient by denervation of an intervertebral disc or a region of the posterior longitudinal ligament by the controlled application of heat to a...
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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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7326207 |
Surgical weight control device
This invention provides a method and system for the curative treatment of obesity. A first aspect of this invention is that it enables identification of the nerves responsible for the relaxation of...
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