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6882885 |
Heating method for tissue contraction
Systems and methods are disclosed for therapeutically heating a target zone of a collagenous support tissue within a patient body. In exemplary embodiments, the present invention provides...
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6878155 |
Method of treating intervertebral disc tissue employing attachment mechanism
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for accessing the interior of an intervertebral disc to perform a function within the disc. One such apparatus comprises a catheter having a lumen; and a guide...
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6872206 |
Methods for treating the cardia of the stomach
Methods treat a tissue region. In one arrangement, the methods deploy an electrode on a support structure in a tissue region at or near the cardia of the stomach. In one embodiment, the support...
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6872205 |
Circumferential ablation device assembly
This invention is a circumferential ablation device assembly which is adapted to forming a circumferential conduction block in a pulmonary vein. The assembly includes a circumferential ablation...
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6866624 |
Apparatus and method for treatment of malignant tumors
The present invention relates to a device for simultaneously treating a tumor or cancerous growth with both hyperthermia and X-ray radiation using brachytherapy. The device includes a needle-like...
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6868290 |
Thermotherapy catheter and method of prostate thermotherapy with improved guide and heat confinement
A thermotherapy catheter for heat treating the prostate gland includes an O-ring positioned within a chamber between an outer tube and an interior heat generation device guide tube. The O-ring...
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6855144 |
Tissue ablation device and method of use
A tissue ablation device creates long linear lesions along a body space wall of an animal, and primarily between adjacent pulmonary vein ostia in a left atrial wall. An ablation element includes...
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6855145 |
Self-wetting, dry-field bipolar electrodes for endoscopic surgery
An electrosurgical probe and method for using the same is provided. The electrosurgical probe includes a distal end and a proximal end, with the distal end having a configuration defining an outer...
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6852110 |
Needle deployment for temperature sensing from an electrode
Methods and devices for improving contact between tissue and a probe. In exemplary embodiments, methods of the present invention include a deploying a needle into a target tissue and retracting the...
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6847848 |
Inflatable balloon catheter structural designs and methods for treating diseased tissue of a patient
Each of various modifications of an integrated-structure inflatable balloon catheter design includes a longitudinal structure having a sharply-pointed insertion needle at a distal end of the...
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6832997 |
Electromagnetic energy delivery intervertebral disc treatment devices
An intervertebral disc device is provided comprising a distal probe sized to be extended from a distal end of an introducer that is percutaneously delivered into an interior of an intervertebral...
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6827716 |
Method of identifying and treating a pathologic region of an intervertebral disc
This invention relates to a method of treating an intervertebral disc comprising locally identifying a pathologic tissue site and therapeutically treating the identified site.
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6823218 |
Monopole tip for ablation catheter and methods for using same
An ablation catheter apparatus with a monopole antenna that is arranged to provide a relatively uniform electric field and a method for using such an ablation catheter apparatus are disclosed....
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6823216 |
Set for heat treatment of biological tissues and method using same
A set for heat treatment of a target zone of a biological tissue, having an energy-generator to supply energy locally in the target zone, a mapper for measuring and recording temperature in the...
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6813520 |
Method for ablating and/or coagulating tissue using moisture transport
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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6807446 |
Monopole phased array thermotherapy applicator for deep tumor therapy
A monopole phased array thermotherapy applicator radiating radiofrequency energy for inducing a temperature rise in a target within a body includes a plurality of monopole elements each for...
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6788977 |
System and method for heating the prostate gland to treat and prevent the growth and spread of prostate tumor
Improvements in safety and efficacy for externally focused adaptive phased array microwave thermotherapy (hyperthermia) for treatment of cancer and benign conditions of an organ or an appendage are...
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6780181 |
Even temperature linear lesion ablation catheter
A linear lesion ablation catheter includes a conductive ablating portion having a predetermined resistivity profile for ablating tissue in a generally even temperature profile. In one embodiment,...
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6780182 |
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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6775575 |
System and method for reducing post-surgical complications
Systems and methods for reducing or minimizing post-surgical complications are described. By applying energy to tissues under specifically controlled conditions, the formation of adhesions in...
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6768925 |
Method for improved safety in externally focused microwave thermotherapy for treating breast cancer
A method and apparatus that increases safety when employing externally focused adaptive phased array microwave thermotherapy (hyperthermia) for breast cancer treatment include microwave absorbing...
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6758856 |
Cancer thermotherapy apparatus
A cancer thermotherapy apparatus of the present invention has an ortho-hexahedral cavity resonator and a loop antenna on a upper inner wall surface of the cavity resonator. The loop antenna is...
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6758846 |
Electrosurgical instrument and an electrosurgery system including such an instrument
In an electrosurgical system which is operable within the frequency range of from 100kHz to 50MHz and which has a handheld instrument with an elongate instrument shaft, the distal end of the shaft...
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6757565 |
Electrosurgical instrument having a predetermined heat profile
An electrosurgical instrument is provided, having a holding formation, an elongated probe, an electrode, and a conductor. The elongated probe is connected to and extends from the holding formation....
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6751507 |
Endopelvic fascia treatment for incontinence
Methods, devices, and systems for treating the support structures of the body, particularly for incontinence, take advantage of two mechanisms to enhance the support provided by the fascia,...
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6749624 |
Fluid delivery apparatus
A fluid delivery apparatus for introducing a fluid cooling media to a skin surface includes a template with a skin interface surface. An energy delivery device is coupled to the template. A fluid...
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6749607 |
Apparatus to treat esophageal sphincters
A sphincter treatment apparatus has an introducer means including a distal portion means. An expandable device means includes a plurality of arm means. Each arm means of the plurality has a distal...
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6743225 |
Electrophysiologic measure of endpoints for ablation lesions created in fibrillating substrates
Methods, systems, and computer program products measure electrical activity of the cardiac tissue proximate the lesion site during an ablation treatment, and then compare the measurements to...
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6743226 |
Adjustable trans-urethral radio-frequency ablation
A device for enlarging a urethral passage includes an elongate member having a distal portion configured for intraurethral placement in the urethral passage, and an electrode at the distal portion....
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6740108 |
Thermal treatment catheter having preferential asymmetrical heating pattern
A thermal therapy catheter for preferentially treating tissue adjacent to a body lumen includes a catheter shaft that is insertable into the body lumen. An energy-emitting element is carried by the...
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6740107 |
Device for treatment of atrioventricular valve regurgitation
A catheter device suitable for shrinking chordae tendineae of the human heart is provided having an energy conduit and a positioning device that facilitates the delivery of thermal energy,...
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6740082 |
Surgical instruments for treating gastro-esophageal reflux
Instruments for thermally-mediated treatment of a patient's lower esophageal sphincter (LES) to induce an injury healing response to thereby populate the extracellular compartment of walls of the...
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6740084 |
Method and device to enhance RF electrode performance
A bipolar electrode instrument is provided for use in the performance of RF ablation electrosurgery. The bipolar electrode instrument includes an elongated catheter for insertion into an affected...
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6736835 |
Early intervention spinal treatment methods and devices for use therein
There is provided a device for therapeutically treating back or leg pain, comprising: a) a probe having a proximal portion and a distal portion, b) first and second treatment sources, each source...
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6725095 |
Thermotherapy method for treatment and prevention of cancer in male and female patients and cosmetic ablation of tissue
A method for treating cancerous or benign conditions of a body or organ employs selective irradiation of the body tissue with energy. The method includes the steps of monitoring temperatures of the...
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6712074 |
Systems and methods for forming composite lesions to treat dysfunction in sphincters and adjoining tissue regions
Systems and methods manipulate a support structure to form a composite lesion in a tissue region at or near a sphincter. The support structure carries an array of electrodes attachable to a source...
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6702808 |
Device and method for treating skin
A system and method for applying, essentially simultaneously, RF energy and optical energy to skin. The system comprises one or more RF electrodes for providing RF energy to the skin; and one or...
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6699241 |
Wide-aperture catheter-based microwave cardiac ablation antenna
A catheter-based microwave antenna cardiac ablation applicator has been developed which unlike previously-developed ablation catheters, forms a wide aperture that produces a large heating pattern....
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6690976 |
Thermotherapy method for treatment and prevention of breast cancer and cancer in other organs
A method for treating cancerous or benign conditions of an organ includes the steps of inserting an E-field probe sensor to a depth in the organ tissue, monitoring temperatures of the skin surface...
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6689131 |
Electrosurgical device having a tissue reduction sensor
An electrosurgical device for use in surgical procedures is disclosed. The electrosurgical device comprises a main body having a proximal end and a distal end. A heat delivery modality is situated...
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6689380 |
Remote and local controlled delivery of pharmaceutical compounds using electromagnetic energy
The present invention provides a method/system for remote and local controlled delivery of pharmaceutical compounds or biomolecule collection using electromagnetic energy. Controlled...
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6690975 |
Methods for treating hepatitis C
While an interferon therapy is a conventional method for treating hepatitis C, no particular option exists currently in the treatment except for this interferon therapy. An object of the present...
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6689129 |
RF electrode array for low-rate collagen shrinkage in capsular shift procedures and methods of use
Methods and apparatus are provided for an achieving low-rate collagen shrinkage using an electrode array comprising an elongated insulator strip having at least one pair of spaced-apart bi-polar RF...
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6684108 |
Therapeutic and diagnostic apparatus and method
An apparatus and method for diagnosing, treating, monitoring and modifying the treatment of cancer and other illnesses in humans and animals is described. A radioscope is used to test a biological...
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6682526 |
Expandable catheter having two sets of electrodes, and method of use
A catheter includes a first plurality of expandable leads and a second plurality of expandable leads separate and longitudinally spaced-apart from the first plurality to deliver energy to a hollow...
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6679269 |
Systems and methods for conducting electrophysiological testing using high-voltage energy pulses to stun tissue
Systems and methods for diagnosing and treating tissue transmit an electrical energy pulse that temporarily stuns a zone of tissue, temporarily rendering it electrically unresponsive. The systems...
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6673063 |
Epidural thermal posterior annuloplasty
An apparatus for thermally treating intervertebral discs includes an energy application head having an energy application region and a tissue protecting region. A control member operationally...
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6675050 |
Computer program for microwave antenna
A method, simulation, and apparatus are provided that are highly suitable for treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). A catheter is disclosed that includes a small diameter disk loaded...
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6668197 |
Treatment using implantable devices
A method of treatment using implantable devices is disclosed. he method comprises (a) implanting into the body of the human or non-human animal (i) a rectenna capable of receiving electromagnetic...
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6666862 |
Radio frequency ablation system and method linking energy delivery with fluid flow
Information indicative of the flow rate of fluid through a biological organ is provided to a processor. Using this information the processor assesses whether the fluid-flow rate is high or low and...
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