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7535935 |
Spectroscopic catheter system with widely tunable source and method of operation
A laser system for a spectroscopic catheter system uses multiple semiconductor gain media having gain peaks at different wavelengths. The output from the gain media is preferably coupled into...
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7320710 |
Draining bodily fluid
A urethral prosthesis with prostatic and bulbar segments connected by two types of ties allows the prosthesis to assume at least two configurations different with inter-segmental distances adapted...
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7220237 |
Method and device for use in endoscopic organ procedures
Methods and devices for use in tissue approximation and fixation are described herein. The present invention provides, in part, methods and devices for acquiring tissue folds in a circumferential...
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7105011 |
Method for achieving tissue changes in bone or bone-derived tissue
A method of achieving tissue changes in bone or bone-derived organic tissue, in which method bone or bone-derived organic tissue is provided, an interfacing agent is applied to the bone or...
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7077839 |
Methods for tissue welding using laser-activated protein solders
Various tissue glues have drawback such as toxicity, causing inflammatory reactions or insufficient bonding strength. The present invention is directed to methods of form tissue adhesion by...
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7033348 |
Gelatin based on Power-gel™ as solders for Cr4+laser tissue welding and sealing of lung air leak and fistulas in organs
Laser tissue welding can be achieved using tunable Cr 4+ lasers, semiconductor lasers and fiber lasers, where the weld strength follows the absorption spectrum of water. The use of gelatin and...
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6855139 |
Automated tissue welding system and method
An automated energy irradiator guidance system is disclosed which reduces the potential for human error and improves the consistency and repeatability of tissue welding techniques. The system...
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6829260 |
Multipulse dye laser
A method for generating a long effective pulse duration output beam of laser radiation using a flashlamp-excited dye laser is described. A spaced series of excitation pulses is electronically...
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6783541 |
Methods for inhibiting or suppressing stenosis of arteriovenous access fistulas and grafts
A method for inhibiting or suppressing stenosis associated with an arteriovenous access. A dosage of photosensitive compound is introduced into the artery or vein. An anastomotic area of the artery...
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6692517 |
Optical radiation treatment for enhancement of wound healing
A method for the reduction in healing time for a wound on the skin of a mammalian patient. The method comprises the steps of providing an optical radiation apparatus with a handpiece communicating...
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6676655 |
Low intensity light therapy for the manipulation of fibroblast, and fibroblast-derived mammalian cells and collagen
Disclosed is a method for treating various dermatalogical conditions using electromagnetic radiation. Particularly preferred are narrowband, multichromatic electromagnetic radiation emitters having...
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6667051 |
Methods for producing elastin, and tropoelastin products for repairing and or replacing tissue
The invention is directed to a method including the steps of providing at least one layer of unlaminated elastin or unlaminated elastin-based materials or unlaminated tropoelastin materials. Then,...
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6638272 |
Cooling delivery guide attachment for a laser scanner apparatus
A delivery guide frame attachment for a laser scanner mechanism for a laser treatment operation, to permit proper spacing and dimensional stability of the laser scanner with respect to the skin of...
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6607522 |
Methods for tissue welding using laser-activated protein solders
Various tissue glues have drawback such as toxicity, causing inflammatory reactions or insufficient bonding strength. The invention is directed to methods of form tissue adhesion by administering...
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6583117 |
Method of tissue repair
A method for joining tissue comprising aligning and abutting edges of the tissue to be joined applying a biodegradable, biological solder or an analogue thereof, across the edges and exposing the...
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6579311 |
Method for interstitial transvascular intervention
Devices, systems and methods for transvascular interstitial interventions, including transvascular, catheter based vascular bypass, transmyocardial revascularization, bypass grafting of blood...
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6562025 |
Apparatus for uniting the lips of a wound, a holding piece, and a cosmetic treatment method
The apparatus for uniting the lips of a wound comprises a laser having an emission wavelength chosen such that it can perform tissue bonding and unite the lips of a wound, and a holding piece...
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6547794 |
Method for fusing bone during endoscopy procedures
A method of fusing or welding bone in vivo and in a fluid medium, comprising: harvesting a piece of autologous implant bone; treating the implant bone and/or a receiving bone to expose organic...
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6527763 |
Flow apparatus for the disruption of occlusions
The invention encompasses methods and apparatus for pumping fluid from one location to another through the repetitive expansion and collapse of bubbles generated as a result of the absorption of...
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6323037 |
Composition for tissue welding and method of use
A composition for tissue welding is provided. The composition comprises an active compound, a solvent, and an energy converter and is insoluble in physiological fluids. A method for welding a...
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6322536 |
Minimally invasive gene therapy delivery and method
The invention is directed to a device and method for delivering a therapeutic substance (64) to a bodily tissue in a minimally invasive manner. The device includes an elongate flexible tubular...
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6221068 |
Method for welding tissue
Radiation is delivered to a wound in a series of sufficiently short pulses, with adequate cooling between individual pulses, to produce cumulative thermal denaturation and welding of the skin edges...
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6210400 |
Flexible flow apparatus and method for the disruption of occlusions
Apparatus for pumping fluid from one location to another via generation of bubbles in fluid, and expansion and callapse thereof, are described. These apparatus deliver repetitive pulses of...
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5989244 |
Method of use of a sheet of elastin or elastin-based material
The present invention relates to an elastin-based biomaterial and to a method of using same to effect tissue repair or replacement. The invention further relates to a method of securing the...
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5929044 |
Protein solder composition and method of use
The present invention provides a composition comprising a protein solder, a bioactive compound, and a vehicle for delivering the bioactive compound into a target cell having a genome. The present...
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5925078 |
Methods and apparatus for joining collagen-containing materials
A method of permanently joining a first collagen-containing material to a second collagen-containing material, each material having free ends of collagen fibrils at a surface, by bringing the free...
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5827265 |
Intraluminal tissue welding for anastomosis
A method and device are provided for performing intraluminal tissue welding for anastomosis of a hollow organ. A retractable catheter assembly is delivered through the hollow organ and consists of...
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5824015 |
Method for welding biological tissue
A method for joining or reconstructing biological tissue comprises providing a solid filler material in the form of a preformed sheet, where the sheet comprises collagen, gelatin or a mixture...
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5749895 |
Method for bonding or fusion of biological tissue and material
Biological materials are joined, repaired or fused by heating the material in proximity to a mechanical support. Preferably, the mechanical support comprises a patch or bridge structure. In the...
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5725522 |
Laser suturing of biological materials
Methods and systems for endoscopic suturing of biological tissue are disclosed. Endoscopic instruments are described which serve to position a suture material at an anastomotic site and deliver...
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5713891 |
Modified solder for delivery of bioactive substances and methods of use thereof
Methods for tissue welding using solders incorporating biologically active agents, such as growth factors or hemostatic agents, have been developed. Improved solder compositions have also been...
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5669934 |
Methods for joining tissue by applying radiofrequency energy to performed collagen films and sheets
A method for joining or restructuring tissue consists essentially of providing a preformed film or sheet of a solid filler material which fuses to tissue upon the application of energy. The...
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5662643 |
Laser welding system
A laser welding apparatus and system for surgically bonding tissue together provides a beam of coherent light at a wavelength corresponding to a specific tissue thickness at which full absorption...
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5653744 |
Device and method for vascular anastomosis
A temporary stent and method for vascular anastomosis are disclosed. The method comprises placing, in a vessel to be anastomosed, a stent comprising a biocompatible material; applying staples to...
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5611794 |
Clamp for approximating tissue sections
A surgical apparatus for energy welding or otherwise joining two segments of living tissue, usually tubular in structure, comprising, means for clamping the first tissue section, means for clamping...
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5569239 |
Photoreactive suturing of biological materials
Materials and methods for photoreactive suturing of biological tissue are disclosed. The suture material includes a structure adapted for positioning at an anastomotic site and has at least a...
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5540677 |
Endoscopic systems for photoreactive suturing of biological materials
Methods and systems for endoscopic suturing of biological tissue are disclosed. Endoscopic instruments are described which serve to position a suture material at an anastomotic site and deliver...
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5498259 |
Method for fusing bone
Method for fusing bone. The present invention is a method for joining hard tissue which includes chemically removing the mineral matrix from a thin layer of the surfaces to be joined, placing the...
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5409481 |
Laser tissue welding control system
A system for welding tissue by irradiation with laser energy, includes a laser for generating a beam of laser energy and directing the beam toward the tissue so as to irradiate the region to be...
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5409479 |
Method for closing tissue wounds using radiative energy beams
The method and apparatus of the invention use a beam of laser emitted optical energy to effect wound closure and reconstruction of biological tissue. In response to input as to tissue type and...
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5364389 |
Method and apparatus for sealing and/or grasping luminal tissue
A method and apparatus for sealing and/or grasping lesions or incisions of luminal tissue is provided. The apparatus has a generally tubular assembly with portions which expand away from each...
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5360425 |
Sclerostomy method and apparatus
A fistula is created in the sclera of a glaucoma patient by creating a passageway through the conjunctiva into the subconjunctival space of the patient. The passageway may be realized by an...
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5336221 |
Method and apparatus for applying thermal energy to tissue using a clamp
A method and apparatus for applying optical or other thermal energy to tissue using a clamp. The energy is supplied at a frequency which biologically welds or fuses tissue. A material that is...
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5334171 |
Flexible, noncollapsible catheter tube with hard and soft regions
A unitary, flexible, substantially noncollapsible catheter tube of biocompatible material is comprised of hard and soft regions. The hard regions can be ring shaped or helical. The hard regions...
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5300065 |
Method and apparatus for simultaneously holding and sealing tissue
An apparatus for sealing approximated edges of tissue with thermal energy includes a clamp having members which grasp and hold tissue. A transmissive material is supported by at least one of the...
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5254113 |
Anastomosis method
A method for use in performing an anastomosis includes the steps of juxtaposing free ends of two sections of a ressected tubular organ of a patient so as to form a continuous lumen through the...
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5156613 |
Collagen welding rod material for use in tissue welding
A method of joining or reconstructing biological tissue which comprises applying optical energy to the biological tissue while providing a collagen filler material thereto; denaturing the collagen...
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5071417 |
Laser fusion of biological materials
Apparatus and methods for laser fusion of biological structures are disclosed employing a laser for delivery of a beam of laser radiation to an anastomotic site, together with a reflectance sensor...
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4929246 |
Method for closing and sealing an artery after removing a catheter
A method for closing and sealing a puncture at a puncture site in an artery located beneath the skin after a catheter is removed from the puncture. The method includes the steps of applying...
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4892098 |
Tubular tissue welding device without moving parts
Exoscopes for joining tubular like objects has a housing made in two sections which clamp around the objects to be welded together. The end of the objects are held in place by an internal stent...
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