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7615049 |
Devices, systems and methods for treating tissue regions of the body
Improved devices, systems and methods for treating a tissue region provide straightforward, yet reliable ways for installing diverse functional components within the confined space of a...
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7611508 |
Floating sleeve microwave antenna for tumor ablation
An antenna for microwave tumor ablation provides coaxial antenna conductors surrounded by an insulated sleeve of length and size promoting destructive interference of axial microwave energy passing...
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7594913 |
Radio-frequency based catheter system and method for ablating biological tissues
A radio-frequency based catheter system and method for ablating biological tissues within the body vessel of a patient comprises a radio-frequency (“RF”) generator for selectively generating a...
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7594313 |
Method of manufacturing a microwave antenna assembly
A method of manufacturing a microwave antenna assembly includes the step of providing a proximal portion having an inner conductor and an outer conductor. Each of the inner and outer conductors...
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7587245 |
Electronic neural resonator
A procedure electrically stimulates a nerve or group of nerves. Unlike conventional systems this procedure is tuned to target a large or small group of neurons using noninvasive electromagnetic...
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7585297 |
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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7585296 |
Method to treat gastric reflux via the detection and ablation of gastro-esophageal nerves and receptors
A method detects at a tissue site an electrical activity causing a transient relaxation of at least a portion of one of a sphincter, a lower esophageal sphincter, a stomach, a cardia or a fundus....
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7565207 |
Apparatus for creating hyperthermia in tissue
A system and corresponding method for creating hyperthermia in a selected position in target tissue using the application of electromagnetic radiation (EMR) in the HF, VHF and UHF microwave region...
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7549424 |
Method and apparatus for tissue treatment with laser and electromagnetic radiation
A method and apparatus wherein an application of energy is limited to a specific diseased portion of body tissue (target tissue) for the purpose of localizing the treatment to the target tissue and...
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7540853 |
Method and apparatus for diverting blood flow during ablation procedures
A diversion catheter for use during ablation procedures includes a distal occlusion device such as a diversion balloon. The diversion balloon blocks blood flowing through a cardiac vein. The...
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7537605 |
Medical device for treating skin itch and rash
An apparatus and method that is effective for the treatment of skin itch and skin rash is disclosed. The apparatus is contained within a body which can be easily manipulated with one hand, and...
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7536225 |
Endo-pelvic fascia penetrating heating systems and methods for incontinence treatment
Retrograde methods of accessing and treating collagenous pelvic tissue from a fixed point behind the endo-pelvic fascia, particularly from a space of retzius, are disclosed. Performing treatment...
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7524318 |
Ablation probe with flared electrodes
An ablation device includes a cannula having a proximal end, a distal end, and a lumen extending between the proximal and the distal ends, and a first array of electrodes at least partially...
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7517347 |
Electrosurgical instrument for an endoscope or a catheter
The invention relates to an electrosurgical instrument ( 5 ) for an endoscope or a catheter, which can be operated by means of a high-frequency current, contact electrosurgical treatment and...
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7512445 |
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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7507239 |
Surgical instruments and techniques for treating gastro-esophageal reflux disease
An apparatus to treat tissue in a selected wall region of an esophagus is provided. In one embodiment the apparatus includes an elongate member having a circumference and is sized to be deployed in...
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7507238 |
Method for vacuum-assisted tissue ablation
Methods of accessing and ablating abnormal epithelium tissue in an alimentary canal are provided. The methods can include steps of (i) inserting a vacuum source comprising one or more suction ports...
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7483755 |
Devices, methods, and systems for shrinking tissues
Devices, systems, and method for treating urinary incontinence generally rely on energy delivered to a patient's own pelvic support tissue to selectively contract or shrink at least a portion of...
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7480533 |
Ablation treatment of bone metastases
Ablative treatment of metastatic bone tumors and relief of pain associated with metastatic bone tumors is achieved by heat ablation of the bone tumor or tissue near the bone tumor by an ablation...
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7473251 |
Methods for creating tissue effect utilizing electromagnetic energy and a reverse thermal gradient
A method of creating a tissue effect at a tissue site delivers electromagnetic energy through a skin surface from an electromagnetic energy delivery device coupled to an electromagnetic energy...
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7470271 |
Static devices and methods to shrink tissues for incontinence
The invention provides improved devices, methods, and systems for repeatably and reliably contracting fascia and other support tissues, particularly for the treatment of urinary incontinence....
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7468062 |
Atrial ablation catheter adapted for treatment of septal wall arrhythmogenic foci and method of use
An atrial ablation catheter with an electrode array particularly adapted to locate and ablate foci of arrhythmia which are required for sustained atrial fibrillation is provided. The array is...
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7467015 |
Segmented catheter for tissue ablation
A near-field antenna structure is described that is an effective delivery tool for radiofrequency (RF) and microwave power to achieve coagulative necrosis in metastatic tumors while reducing or...
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7454242 |
Tissue sensing adaptive radar imaging for breast tumor detection
A tissue-sensing adaptive radar method of detecting tumours in breast tissue uses microwave backscattering to detect tumours which have different electrical properties than healthy breast tissue....
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7452358 |
RF electrode assembly for handpiece
An RF device has a support structure. An RF electrode, coupled to the support structure, includes conductive and dielectric portions. A cooling member, coupled to the support structure, is...
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7442192 |
Method and apparatus for surgical dissection
An apparatus for dissecting tissue in a substantially uniform plane of dissection includes a housing configured to be advanced under a tissue layer, and control one of a depth of dissection or...
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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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7438714 |
Vacuum-based catheter stabilizer
A medical probe for use with tissue includes an elongate member having a proximal end and a distal end, an operative element carried at the distal end of the elongate member, and a stabilizer...
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7435250 |
Method and apparatus for tissue ablation
A device for ablating tissue is provided. The device comprises a conductive element with a channel for irrigating fluid formed therein, which is in contact with a non-conductive microporous...
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7422586 |
Tissue surface treatment apparatus and method
A tissue surface reatment apparatus includes a housing having a proximal end, a distal end including a tissue contacting surface, an interior defined by the housing and a handpiece coupled to the...
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7422585 |
System for electrosurgical myocardial revascularization
A method for transmyocardial revascularization of the heart of a patient includes positioning an active electrode surface in close proximity to a target site on the wall of a patient's heart, and...
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7422583 |
Cryo-surgical apparatus and method of use
Cryosurgical apparatus includes an elongate cryoprobe having a cooling portion and an electrically conductive first portion in the region of the cooling portion. A removable sheath having an...
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7416552 |
Multipolar, multi-lumen, virtual-electrode catheter with at least one surface electrode and method for ablation
Multipolar, multi-lumen, virtual-electrode catheters having at least one surface electrode, and methods for treatment (e.g., treatment of cardiac arrhythmias) with such catheters are disclosed. The...
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7416551 |
Catheter for delivering a tissue ablation probe
A delivery catheter having a shaft with a distal end and a proximal end for delivering an ablation probe to a body site. The delivery catheter comprises mounting members located at the distal end...
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7400930 |
Method for treating intervertebral discs
A method of manipulating a disc tissue of an intervertebral disc is described, the disc has a nucleus pulposus, an annulus fibrosus, and an inner wall of the annulus fibrosus. The method includes...
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7400929 |
Device and method for treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease
A lower esophageal sphincter tightening device for treating gastroesophageal reflux disease which includes an insertion device, an energy source, and an energy transmitting device. The insertion...
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7387630 |
Catheter with ablation needle and mapping assembly
The invention is directed to a catheter that creates enhanced lesions using a needle electrode and can simultaneously map electrical activity at a plurality of points using an enhanced mapping...
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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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7374562 |
Method and system for conductive keratoplasty
Improved corrective procedures for conductive keratoplasty are disclosed. Over correction can be relieved by the addition of one or two spots along one of the rings on the cornea.
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7371234 |
Low profile radiofrequency electrode array
An electrosurgical device for tissue ablation includes a delivery cannula having a lumen and an open distal end in communication with the lumen, wherein an electrode array comprising a plurality of...
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7354437 |
Electrode device for high frequency thermotherapy
The object of the present invention is to provide an electrode device for high frequency thermotherapy, including a main casing, an electrode needle, a first engaging part, and a guide unit coupled...
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7341586 |
Thermal coagulation of tissue during tissue resection
A coagulation system is provided for use in biological tissue. The coagulation system includes a handle, a radiofrequency (RF) generator, and an electrode array. The electrode array includes two or...
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7335197 |
Transurethral needle ablation system with flexible catheter tip
A one-piece, single-use disposable device for transurethral needle ablation (TUNA) of prostate tissue to alleviate BPH is disclosed. The device may include a flexible catheter tip including a rigid...
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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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7331960 |
Linear ablation assembly
An intravascular device for the formation of linear lesions which has particular utility in the treatment of atrial fibrillation and flutter. The intravascular device has an outer delivery member...
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7317949 |
Energy induced bulking and buttressing of tissues 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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7312461 |
Laparoscopic tumor therapy using high energy electron irradiation
A laparoscopic tumor therapy method and an articulated electron beam transport system are provided for use with a high power, long focus electron source for tumor therapy. The high power, long...
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7311704 |
Spring-tip, flexible electrode catheter for tissue ablation
A spring-tip, flexible electrode, and a method for using that electrode for tissue ablation, are disclosed. The spring-tip, flexible electrode comprises an enshrouded flexible electrode (e.g., an...
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7311702 |
Ablation technology for catheter based delivery systems
A catheter based delivery system may be used for both therapeutic and diagnostic applications. The catheter based delivery system includes a catheter having a distal end. The distal end of the...
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7309325 |
Helical needle apparatus for creating a virtual electrode used for the ablation of tissue
A surgical apparatus for delivering a conductive fluid to a target site for subsequent formation of a virtual electrode to ablate bodily tissue at the target site by applying a current to the...
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