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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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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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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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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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7419487 |
Apparatus for detecting and treating tumors using localized impedance measurement
An apparatus for treating tumors comprises an elongated delivery device that includes a lumen and is maneuverable in tissue. An impedance sensor array is deployable from the elongated device and...
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RE40472 |
Method and device for combined heat treatment of body tissue
The invention relates to a method and a device for heat treatment of prostatic tissue. The device comprises a treatment catheter with an expandable fluid reservoir and first heating means which is...
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7344533 |
Impedance controlled tissue ablation apparatus and method
A method and apparatus for carrying our thermal ablation of target tissue is disclosed. The apparatus includes an RF ablation device having a multi-electrode electrode assembly designed to be...
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7318822 |
Hybrid cannula/electrode medical device and method
A cannula having a hollow metal tube for injection of liquids such as an anesthetic, or RF energy, into a patient. A thermocouple or other temperature sensor is located at the bare tip of the...
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7297143 |
Temperature indicating electrosurgical apparatus and methods
Systems, apparatus, and methods for monitoring temperature at a region near a surgical site during a procedure. A temperature-indicating element of an electrosurgical device comprises an indicator...
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7251531 |
Heating method for tissue contraction
Systems, software, devices, and methods are disclosed for therapeutically heating a collagenous structural support tissue within a pelvic support system of a patient body. The present invention may...
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7200445 |
Energy delivery devices and methods
This relates to methods and devices for achieving contact between the wall of a cavity or passageway and a medical device when used in tortuous anatomy.
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7167758 |
Medical instruments and techniques for treatment of gastro-esophageal reflux disease
Apparatus and methods for treating tissue at or near a sphincter provide for transluminal introduction of an energy delivery device. The device includes a tissue compression member to compress...
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7167757 |
Energy induced bulking and buttressing of tissue for incontinence
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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7163537 |
Enhanced ablation and mapping catheter and method for treating atrial fibrillation
A catheter for measuring electrical activity and ablating tissue is provided. The catheter comprises an elongated generally-tubular catheter body. A non-retractable electrode assembly is mounted at...
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7160296 |
Tissue ablation apparatus and method
A tissue-ablation method and apparatus are disclosed. The apparatus includes a plurality of RF ablation electrodes, and a plurality of sensor elements, each movable from retracted to deployed...
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7151964 |
Device and method for multi-phase radio-frequency ablation
Multi-phase RF ablation employing a two-dimensional or three-dimensional electrode array produces a multitude of currents paths on the surface of the ablation zone. This results in a uniform lesion...
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7113832 |
Interstitial microwave antenna with miniaturized choke hyperthermia in medicine and surgery
The present invention relates to minimally invasive surgery techniques. It provides a method for manufacturing an antenna for percutaneous acute hyperthermia microwave applications of the monopole...
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7113821 |
Tissue electroperforation for enhanced drug delivery
The present invention relates to a method and a device for transporting a molecule through a mammalian barrier membrane of at least one layer of cells comprising the steps of: ablating the membrane...
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7104989 |
RF ablation catheter including a virtual electrode assembly
A virtual ablation electrode assembly includes a non-conductive outer cap fitted over an inner electrode to form a fluid chamber between a cap inner surface and an exterior surface of the...
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7089064 |
Therapeutic prostatic thermotherapy
The present invention provides a method of treating a prostate in a patient in need thereof and a heating catheter, or an electromagnetic radiation applicator, system suitable for effecting the...
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7066935 |
Ion eluting tuna device
Delivery elements, including needle electrodes and sheaths of tissue ablation devices, containing a conductivity-enhancing agent are discussed. The delivery elements contain a body member and...
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7044945 |
Prevention of regression in thermal ciliary muscle tendinoplasty
Methods and apparatus are provided that prevent or inhibit functional regression caused by the stromal remodeling resulting from epithelial or fibroblastic apoptosis or necrosis in patients who...
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7043306 |
Thermal therapy device and therapy system using the same
A heat therapy device and therapy system is provided comprising a plurality of acupressure knobs having superconductive and far-infrared emitting material attached to it. This therapy device is...
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7039469 |
Device for shaping infarcted heart tissue and method of using the device
A device and method for treating an infarct scar on a heart comprising an electric cable with proximal and distal ends; a handle with proximal and distal ends with the proximal end connected to the...
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7022105 |
Treatment of tissue in sphincters, sinuses and orifices
The invention provides a method and system for ablation of body structures or tissue in a sphincter, sinus or orifice such as the rectum, colon, esophagus, vagina, penis, larynx or pharynx. In one...
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7006874 |
Treatment apparatus with electromagnetic energy delivery device and non-volatile memory
An apparatus for cooling a skin surface includes a support structure coupled to an electromagnetic energy delivery device. The electromagnetic energy delivery device is configured to be coupled to...
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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...
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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...
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6958075 |
Device and method for treatment of tissue adjacent a bodily conduit by thermocompression
A method and apparatus of treating tissue adjacent to a bodily conduit using thermotherapy, while preventing obstructions of the bodily conduit due to edema employs the circulation of warmed fluid...
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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...
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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...
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6952615 |
Radiofrequency thermal balloon catheter
A radiofrequency thermal balloon catheter uniformly heats tissues in contact with the balloon to achieve thermotherapy such as ablation or hyperthermia safely and properly for a diseased part. The...
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6939344 |
Method for controlling skin temperature during thermal treatment
A system and method for treating skin. The system comprises a source of radiation for irradiating the skin and a pair of electrodes for applying a voltage to the skin. An electrical meter measures...
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6905496 |
RF electrosurgery cryogenic system
An electrosurgical system that is capable of performing an electrosurgical procedure while cooling the surgical site before, during or after the surgical procedure. To a handpiece or to an...
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6889090 |
System and method for skin treatment using electrical current
A system and method for selective thermal treatment of skin irregularities. The system comprises one or more RF electrodes that are adapted to apply RF energy to the skin. An RF pulse generator...
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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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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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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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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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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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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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6743197 |
Treatment of discrete tissues in respiratory, urinary, circulatory, reproductive and digestive systems
A method and system for treating body structures or tissue allows treatment by any of ablation, coating, expansion, plumping, shaping, and shrinking. Treatment sitesinclude any of a sphincter,...
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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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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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6723092 |
Atrial fibrillation RF treatment device and method
An RF treatment device according to the present invention includes one or two radio frequency electrode holders each having multiple electrodes arranged to create a transmural lesion through...
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6719770 |
Ultrasonic device for providing reversible tissue damage to heart muscle
An ultrasonic medical or surgical device creates holes in heart tissue utilizing an ultrasonic needle or probe. The ultrasonic needle is inserted into heart tissue and activated to cause cavitation...
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