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5545137 Device for asymmetrical thermal therapy with helical dipole microwave antenna  
An intraurethral, Foley-type catheter shaft contains a microwave antenna capable of generating a cylindrically symmetrical thermal pattern, within which temperatures are capable of exceeding 45°...
5520682 Cryosurgical instrument with vent means and method using same  
A closed end surgical cryoprobe instrument may have a probe shaft diameter of 3 millimeters or less and can achieve and maintain freezing zone temperatures close to that of the liquid cryogenic...
5509929 Urethral probe and apparatus for the therapeutic treatment of the prostate by thermotherapy  
A urethral probe having a front part and a rear part, and a microwave antenna connected to an external device for generating microwaves. The microwave antenna has its primary active heating part...
5501681 Intrauterine cryoablation cauterizing apparatus and method  
A method and apparatus for effecting necrosis of a tissue lining of a mammalian body cavity, particularly a uterine endometrium, by introducing an applicator comprising a distendable bladder...
5460628 Heated balloon medical apparatus with fluid agitating means  
A method and apparatus for effecting necrosis of a tissue lining of a mammalian body cavity, particularly a uterine endometrium, by introducing an applicator comprising a distendable bladder...
5456702 Method for localized temperature regulation of an open surgical field during an operative procedure  
A heating unit and control system for warming tissue exposed during an open surgical procedure to an ambient temperature below body temperature, such that the exposed tissue remains substantially...
5449380 Apparatus and method for organ ablation  
An apparatus and method for cauterizing the endometrial tissue of the uterus includes an inflatable balloon mounted to the end of a cannula and spring members which shape the balloon to approximate...
5423807 Cryogenic mapping and ablation catheter  
The invention provides a catheter for ice mapping and ablation and a method of ablation using the catheter. The catheter includes at least two conduits for circulating a refrigerating fluid...
5423811 Method for RF ablation using cooled electrode  
A catheter for radio frequency ablation with a cooled electrode for use in tissue having a surface comprising an elongate member having proximal and distal extremities. A metal conducting electrode...
5403309 Cryosurgical ablation  
A cryosurgical probe, insertable into a bodily cavity for performing cryosurgical ablation on the interior of the cavity, comprises a channel for introducing a heat-conducting liquid into the...
5370676 Device for application of hyperthermia in a particular body using microwaves  
The invention relates to a device for application of hyperthermia in a particular body using microwaves. The device comprises a wire antenna (1) supplied with microwave energy or, upon switching,...
5334193 Fluid cooled ablation catheter  
A thin, elongate and flexible ablation catheter, suitable for delivery to an internal organ, comprises a fluid delivery lumen centrally located within the catheter, and first and second electrodes...
5330518 Method for treating interstitial tissue associated with microwave thermal therapy  
A method of selectively treating interstitial tissue following microwave thermal therapy includes an intraurethral Foley-type catheter shaft. The catheter shaft contains a microwave antenna which...
5304214 Transurethral ablation catheter  
A catheter, system, and method for selectively ablating prostatic tissue about the prostatic urethra. The catheter includes an elongated member having distal, proximal, and intermediate portions,...
5281213 Catheter for ice mapping and ablation  
The invention provides a catheter for ice mapping and ablation and a method of ablation using the catheter. The catheter includes at least two lumens for circulating a refrigerating fluid adjacent...
5257977 Technique for localized thermal treatment of mammals  
A technique for localized thermal therapeutic treatment of mammals comprising the steps of inserting a catheter through a urethra, the catheter including a first elongate portion including first...
5254116 Cryosurgical instrument with vent holes and method using same  
A closed end surgical cryoprobe instrument with probe shaft diameter of 3 millimeters or less is made to achieve and maintain freezing zone temperatures close to that of the liquid cryogenic...
5246438 Method of radiofrequency ablation  
A cardiac ablation apparatus including a solenoidal antenna, monitoring electrodes, and a coupling network at a distal end of a catheter transmission line, and another coupling network at the...
5242390 Endometrium coagulating surgical method for thermal destruction of the endometrium  
Apparatus and surgical procedures are provided for completely coagulating endometrial tissue of the uterus by means of heated liquid in the distended uterus under direct view of a thermally...
5224492 Thermotherapy apparatus  
In a CT image of a living body, contours of internal organs thereof are discriminated. Parameters are beforehand stored in a memory for a plurality of internal organs of the living body....
5222938 Method for thermal ablation of hollow body organs  
Hollow body organs, such as the gallbladder, may be ablated by introducing a substantially unheated thermally conductive medium to the interior of the organ. The thermally conductive medium is then...
5199951 Method of drug application in a transporting medium to an arterial wall injured during angioplasty  
A method for treating a lesion (27) in an arterial wall (28) having plaque (52) thereon and a luminal surface (29). The arterial wall (28) has typically been mechanically injured during an...
5195965 Method and apparatus for localized treatment of human viral infections and cancers  
A method and apparatus for heating the interior surfaces of a hollow organ or orifice of the human body for the treatment of viral infections, microbial infections, and cancers, the apparatus...
5188602 Method and device for delivering heat to hollow body organs  
A catheter for thermally treating a hollow body organ includes a first flexible elongate member having a heater element at or near its distal end. A second flexible elongate member may be slidably...
5159925 Cauterizing apparatus and method for laparoscopic cholecystostomy, gallbladder ablation and treatment of benign prostate hypertrophy  
A method for a laparoscopic cholecystostomy and prostate or gallbladder ablation is disclosed wherein a bladder catheter is inserted into the prostate or gallbladder then heated for a period...
5150706 Cooling net for cardiac or transplant surgery  
This invention provides a device and method for cooling an internal organ during surgery. The device involves a porous, water-permeable net, preferably made of hydrophilic elastic fabric. The net...
5133710 Thermal seed for treatment of tumors  
A heater (seed) and system for subjecting body tissue to closely controlled hyperthermia or higher temperatures includes a core of ferromagnetic material having a high resistivity or resistivity of...
5117822 Silicone heart spoon  
A tool that lowers the temperature of the heart during surgery or other times when blood flow to the heart is cut off. The tool has the appearance of a spoon and includes an elongate handle part...
5103804 Expandable tip hemostatic probes and the like  
Device and method for treating tissue inside a patient's body, the device including an endoscopically introducible catheter shaft. The endoscope is constructed for insertion into the patient's...
5097829 Temperature controlled cooling system  
An improved temperature control fluid circulating system for automatically cooling a temperature control fluid in a thermal blanket with a thermoelectric cooling device having a cold side and a hot...
5084044 Apparatus for endometrial ablation and method of using same  
Apparatus for performing thermal ablation of the endometrium of a uterus is shown. The apparatus includes a catheter having at least one lumen. An insulating material is positioned around a...
5041089 Vascular dilation catheter construction  
An improved vascular dilation catheter comprises an involuted tubular structure including outer and inner tubular walls which extend the entire length of the catheter. The outer tubular wall is...
5014695 Kidney cooling jacket  
The invention concerns a cooling/warming jacket pad for the containment of physiological organs such as hearts and kidneys during medical procedures. The pad when unused is a substantially flat,...
4983122 Dental compress  
A device for use as a hot or cold dental compress comprising a flexible, thermally non-conductive mouthpiece insertable in the upper or lower oral cavity is disclosed. One or more thermal bags...
4955377 Device and method for heating tissue in a patient's body  
Device and method for heating tissue, the device having a catheter shaft for insertion into a patient's body, a chamber formed by a collapsible balloon mounted on the catheter shaft and filled with...
4949718 Intrauterine cauterizing apparatus  
A method and apparatus for effecting necrosis of a tissue lining of a mammalian body cavity, particularly a uterine endometrium, by introducing an applicator comprising a distendable bladder...
4844074 Method and apparatus for introducing a fluid into a human or animal organism as well as method and heating device for temperature control  
Process and device for introducing a physiological fluid at a prescribed temperature in human and animal organisms. The fluid is pumped through a regulated heating means (59) into a gravity-feed...
4793352 Limited heat transfer device and method  
Devices and methods for transferring heat to another object with close regulation of the maximum temperature obtainable. All embodiments utilize a vaporization unit wherein heat transfer material...
4638806 Rectal hemorrhoid therapeutic apparatus  
The invention comprehends a novel, adjustable, flexible inserter head having a double lumen fluid feed via a hand pump from a reservoir means. The invention includes spring means to protect the...
4522640 Means for chilling cardioplegic solutions  
An integral, multi-compartment, disposable packaging means, made from flexible sheet material, such packaging means providing for indirect heat exchange between compartments and selective discharge...
4469103 Method of treating conditions such as tumors in living bodies  
Conditions, such as tumors, in a living body are treated by applying localized infrared electromagnetic energy to the affected area of the body. The energy is selected to have a wavelength such...
4466438 Method and means for treating symptoms of Meniere's disease or the like  
Binaural thermal-response differentials which are symptomatic of vertigo, particularly Meniere's disease, are treated by establishing a thermal treatment operative via liquid contact with at least...
4464563 Intravenous fluid warmer  
An intravenous fluid warmer includes an electrically heated warmer module receiving a low volume (10 ml.) disposable cartridge through which the fluid being heated flows. The module is configured...
4416281 Surgical cushion for cooling an organ  
A cushion for cooling an organ of the body during surgery. The cushion is flexible and of open form to allow cooling fluid to flow into it and out of it. A flexible tube extends from the cushion...
4411265 Ear wax removing device  
An ear wax removing device comprised of a hollow curette connected to a source of circulating warm fluid and movably mounted in forwardly and gently biased relation for longitudinal movement upon a...
4345598 Cryogenic apparatus for surgery  
Cryogenic apparatus for surgery operating with liquid cryogenic medium in a closed circuit, provided with an applicator and porous heat exchanger particularly adapted for tumor surgery, operating...
4331151 Hemorrhoid bandage  
A hemorrhoid bandage or cold pack, for positioning within a human anal canal, is formed of a hollow, thin wall, roughly cylindrically shaped body having an inner end and an outer end. The body is...
4325386 Means for treating symptoms of Meniere's disease or the like  
Binaural pressure-response differentials which are symptomatic of vertigo, particularly Meniere's disease, are therapeutically treated by establishing a thermal environment externally local to one...
4299237 Closed flow caloric test device  
Apparatus for transferring thermal energy from a calorized fluid to an ear canal and tympanic membrane for carrying out caloric testing procedures includes use of an inflatable and distensible...
4280503 Bipolar electrode insertion apparatus  
A bipolar electrode insertion apparatus (20) in which a common needle (34) is employed for selectively placing both a heart stimulating fluid (62) and a bipolar electrode pair (40) into the heart....
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