|
Match
|
Document |
Document Title |
|
|
6979328 |
Minimally invasive glaucoma surgical instrument and method
A surgical instrument and methods for the treatment of glaucoma are provided. The instrument uses either cauterization, a laser to ablate, sonic or ultrasonic energy to emulsify, or mechanical...
|
|
|
6979331 |
Ablation device for cardiac tissue, in particular for a circular lesion around a vessel orifice in the heart
An ablation device for cardiac tissue, in particular for forming a circular lesion around a vessel orifice in the heart, comprises
a catheter which, in the region of its distal end, is...
|
|
|
6979329 |
Medical probe with reduced number of temperature sensor wires
Systems and methods for reducing the number of temperature measurement wires in multiple temperature sensor ablation systems are described. In a preferred embodiment, temperature sensors capable of...
|
|
|
6979319 |
Telescoping guide catheter with peel-away outer sheath
A guide catheter employs a retractable inner guide movably disposed within an open lumen of a splittable outer guide. The outer guide includes a longitudinal pre-stress line extending from distal...
|
|
|
6976492 |
Noninvasive devices, methods, and systems for shrinking of tissues
The invention provides improved devices, methods, and systems for shrinking of collagenated tissues, particularly for treating urinary incontinence in a noninvasive manner by directing energy to a...
|
|
|
6976987 |
Dual-profile steerable catheter
A catheter includes a steering mechanism for manipulating the distal end of the catheter to obtain a plurality of deflection profiles. The steering mechanism comprises two steering tendons. The...
|
|
|
6974455 |
Auto advancing radio frequency array
A system for ablating lesions in the interior regions of the human body including a RF catheter and a control system adapted to facilitate the automatic step deployment of an array-type energy...
|
|
|
6974453 |
Dual mode electrosurgical clamping probe and related methods
The present invention provides systems, apparatus and methods for selectively applying electrical energy to body tissue in order to ablate, contract, coagulate, or otherwise modify a target tissue...
|
|
|
6974454 |
Transmural ablation device with thermocouple for measuring tissue temperature
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...
|
|
|
6974457 |
Ablation catheter
An ablation catheter comprises a shaft and at least one ablation electrode which may be fixed or movable relative to the shaft. An insulating cap is placed over portions of the electrode which are...
|
|
|
6972016 |
Helically shaped electrophysiology catheter
An electrophysiology (EP) device suitable for ablating tissue within a patient's body lumen. The EP device of the invention generally comprises an elongated shaft having a distal shaft section with...
|
|
|
6972018 |
Apparatus and method for transcervical sterilization by application of ultrasound
An apparatus for sterilizing a female patient in a transcervical procedure comprises an elongated catheter with a piezoelectric ultrasound transducer at its distal end. The catheter is inserted...
|
|
|
6973339 |
Lasso for pulmonary vein mapping and ablation
A method is provided for electrical mapping of a pulmonary vein of a heart, including introducing into the heart a catheter having a curved section and a base section, the base section having a...
|
|
|
6971395 |
Sphincter treatment method
A method of forming a composite lesion pattern in a tissue region at or near a sphincter comprising providing a catheter having a plurality of energy delivery devices coupled to the catheter. The...
|
|
|
6969388 |
Apparatus for applying energy to biological tissue including the use of tumescent tissue compression
An electrode catheter is introduced into a hollow anatomical structure, such as a vein, and is positioned at a treatment site within the structure. Tumescent fluid is injected into the tissue...
|
|
|
6970733 |
System and method for electrode localization using ultrasound
The present invention is a device localization system that uses one or more ultrasound reference catheters to establish a fixed three-dimensional coordinate system within a patient's heart using...
|
|
|
6966909 |
Surgical instrument
An electrosurgical instrument for use in cutting and/or coagulating tissue includes one or more electrode surfaces ( 15 and 16 ) at least partly coated with tungsten disulphide. The tungsten...
|
|
|
6964661 |
Endovenous ablation mechanism with feedback control
A vessel occlusion system includes one or more ablation elements that, when activated, is configured for at least partially closing a vessel segment of a patient. The vessel occlusion system...
|
|
|
6962588 |
Percutaneous pringle occlusion method and device
Methods and devices for occluding a vessel during a percutaneous ablation procedure. An elongated access device having a lumen and a tissue piercing, open distal end in communication with the lumen...
|
|
|
6962586 |
Microwave ablation instrument with insertion probe
A microwave ablation assembly and method including a relatively thin, elongated probe ( 21 ) having a proximal access end ( 22 ) and an opposite distal penetration end ( 23 ) adapted to penetrate...
|
|
|
6962587 |
Method for detecting and treating tumors using localized impedance measurement
An embodiment of the invention provides a method for detecting and treating a tumor using tissue localized volumetric impedance measurement. The method includes providing an impedance measurement...
|
|
|
6960206 |
Coiled ablation catheter system
A cardiac ablation catheter includes a coil-like ablating element that is deployable from an elongate, flexible sheath. The ablating element, while in the deployed position, has a shape with at...
|
|
|
6960208 |
Apparatus and methods for delivering energy to a target site within bone
An apparatus for delivering energy to a target site within bone includes a hollow needle extending from a handle that terminates in a tissue piercing distal tip. A drill within a lumen of the...
|
|
|
6960205 |
Suction stabilized epicardial ablation devices
A suction assisted ablation device having a support surface, suction elements disposed adjacent the support surface, at least one electrode and at least one suction conduit is provided. The device...
|
|
|
6960204 |
Electrosurgical method using laterally arranged active electrode
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...
|
|
|
6958061 |
Microspheres with sacrificial coatings for vaso-occlusive systems
A vaso-occlusive system comprising a catheter with a working end that carries a fluid media for introduction into an aneurysm. The fluid media carries a volume of microspheres, wherein each...
|
|
|
6958062 |
Multiple antenna ablation apparatus and method
A multiple antenna ablation apparatus includes an electromagnetic energy source, a trocar including a distal end, and a hollow lumen extending along a longitudinal axis of the trocar, and a...
|
|
|
6958063 |
Plasma generator for radio frequency surgery
The present invention furnishes a plasma generator for generating a cold plasma jet beam in the application field of medicine and in particular of surgery as well as other fields of science. The...
|
|
|
6955674 |
Medical ablation catheter control
The control for an ablation catheter provides increased ablation catheter operation feedback and increased options for programmable control of the ablation catheter for clinicians. The control for...
|
|
|
6955675 |
Ablation catheter with transducer for providing one or more of pressure, temperature and fluid flow data for use in controlling ablation therapy
A distal segment of a catheter shaft is adapted to be positioned against tissue in a biological organ. The distal segment has a tissue-contacting area intended to contact the tissue. One or more...
|
|
|
6951559 |
Utilization of a hybrid material in a surface coating of an electrosurgical instrument
Applying and utilizing a hybrid material in a surface coating to provide or enhance properties, attributes and/or characteristics to the surface, such as at least a portion of an electrosurgical...
|
|
|
6951569 |
Surgical balloon having varying wall thickness
A surgical balloon is provided for insertion into a uterus that includes a substantially continuous outer wall defining an exterior surface of the balloon on a first side and an interior hollow of...
|
|
|
6949097 |
Ablation catheter and method for isolating a pulmonary vein
A catheter body of a catheter assembly includes a proximal portion, an intermediate portion extending from the proximal portion, a distal portion extending from the intermediate portion, and a...
|
|
|
6949095 |
Apparatus and method for diagnosis and therapy of electrophysiological disease
The invention provides apparatus and methods for mapping conduction pathways and creating lesions in the heart wall for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. The apparatus may include at least one...
|
|
|
6949096 |
Electrosurgical ablation and aspiration apparatus having flow directing feature and methods related thereto
Electrosurgical methods, systems, and apparatus for the controlled ablation of tissue from a target site of a patient. An electrosurgical apparatus of the invention includes an active electrode...
|
|
|
6942663 |
Laser treatment of cutaneous vascular lesions
Methods for treating maladies such as cutaneous vascular lesions. A patient in need of vascular lesion treatment is identified. A hyperosmotic agent is administered to a region adjacent the lesion....
|
|
|
6941953 |
Preformed catheter set for use with a linear ablation system to produce ablation lines in the left and right atrium for treatment of atrial fibrillation
A preformed catheter set for production of linear ablation lines in the left and right atrium for treatment of atrial fibrillation includes at least a first catheter including a pre-shaped distal...
|
|
|
6939349 |
Structures for deploying electrode elements
An electrode support structure comprises a guide body having at its distal end a flexible spline leg. The spline leg is flexed to define an arcuate shape to facilitate intimate contact against...
|
|
|
6939345 |
Method for reducing restenosis in the presence of an intravascular stent
A first electrode is positioned within an artery proximate an implanted intravascular stent. A second electrode is positioned at a separate location relative the position of the first electrode....
|
|
|
6936048 |
Echogenic needle for transvaginal ultrasound directed reduction of uterine fibroids and an associated method
The invention is a transvaginal ultrasound probe having an attached echogenic needle that is useful in the treatment of uterine fibroids. The echogenic needle has an echogenic surface near its tip...
|
|
|
6932814 |
Radiofrequency probes for tissue treatment and methods of use
A device and method for radiofrequency treatment of tissue is disclosed. The device includes an introducer, a plurality of RF electrodes positionable in a nondeployed state within the introducer,...
|
|
|
6932815 |
Coagulation clamp
A coagulation clamp ( 1 ) has clamp jaws ( 4 ) and two projections ( 2 b or 2 c , 2 d ) that impinge on these jaws directly or indirectly and that can be pivoted relative to one another on a...
|
|
|
6932812 |
Large area thermal ablation
A large area thermal ablation apparatus for use with an endoscope includes a housing and at least one electrode. The housing is removably attachable to a distal terminating end of the endoscope....
|
|
|
6929642 |
RF device for treating the uterus
An electrode instrument is provided and includes an electrode head and a pair of electrodes for emitting RF energy for use in thermal ablation therapy. The electrodes are movable between a...
|
|
|
6929632 |
Ultrasonic devices and methods for ablating and removing obstructive matter from anatomical passageways and blood vessels
Disclosed are methods and devices for removing obstructive matter from anatomical passageways, including the removal of obstructive matter from the cerebral vasculature, prostatic obstructions from...
|
|
|
6929640 |
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...
|
|
|
6926712 |
Clamp having at least one malleable clamp member and surgical method employing the same
An apparatus for use with a clamp including a base member configured to be secured to the clamp and at least one energy transmission device carried by the base member. An apparatus for use with a...
|
|
|
6926713 |
Angle indexer for medical devices
Ablation device for creating a lesion within tissue includes an angle indexing apparatus. The angle indexing apparatus includes an index-key and an indexer. The index-key is secured to the ablation...
|
|
|
6926714 |
Method for pulmonary vein isolation and catheter ablation of other structures in the left atrium in atrial fibrillation
A catheter design for ablating AF based upon the true anatomy of the left atrium and especially the left atrial pulmonary vein junction, obtained by unique imaging techniques. The catheter design...
|
|
|
6926715 |
Cardiac valve leaflet attachment device and methods thereof
A medical device system comprising a guide catheter and a leaflet fastening applicator, the guide catheter having suitable dimensions for deployment and insertion percutaneously into a human heart...
|