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7439474 |
Low voltage and high performance climate control pad for skin surface
A climate control pad includes a pad body having a climate treating surface and an air circulating circuit formed thereon for preserving a volume of air within the air circulating circuit in a...
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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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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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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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7238196 |
Skin-contacting heatable dressing
A skin-contacting heatable dressing including a pressure-sensitive adhesive layer having a first skin-contacting side and a second side; heat generating conductive carbon fibers contained within...
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7195631 |
Forceps with spring loaded end effector assembly
An endoscopic forceps for treating tissue includes a handle assembly having a elongated shaft extending therefrom which is movable relative to the handle assembly by an actuator. The forceps also...
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7175618 |
High frequency power source
A high frequency electrosurgical power generator configured to produce electrical power at a frequency of about 1 to about 14 MHz and preferably having an essentially sinusoidal waveform with a...
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7137979 |
Methods and devices for the treatment of skin lesions
Methods and devices for the treatment of skin lesions resulting from bacterial, fungal or viral infections or from exposure to irritants are disclosed. The invention relates methods and devices for...
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7123968 |
Heat treatment of inflamed tissue
The present invention relates to methods for treating inflammation in body tissues. More specifically, certain disclosed methods relate to selectively inducing apoptosis in inflammatory immune...
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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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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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7033352 |
Flexible ablation instrument
A flexible microwave antenna assembly for a surgical ablation instrument capable of conforming to a tissue surface for ablation thereof. The ablation instrument includes a transmission line having...
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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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6952614 |
Bed type hot compress and acupressure apparatus and a method of controlling it
The present invention provides a bed type hot compress and acupressure apparatus using a means for controlling a location of a hyperthermo-radiative device wherein a moving location of the...
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6918144 |
Self-heating portable massage table
A self-heating, portable massage or therapy table is disclosed. The portable massage table comprises a cushioned pad that is comfortable for a user to sit or lie on. Preferably inside the cushioned...
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6899725 |
Bed for diagnosis having functions of blocking water vein and electromagnetic wave and generating ultra-long wave
Disclosed is a bed for diagnosis which can block a water vein and an electromagnetic wave and generate an ultra-long wave. The bed prevents the influence of a water vein or an electromagnetic wave...
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6893434 |
Ultrasonic soft tissue cutting and coagulation systems including a retractable grasper
The present invention features an ultrasonic surgical system including an ultrasonically vibrating blade, and retractable grasper. The grasper includes a grasping jaw or clamp that is movable, in a...
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6876884 |
Forced air warming unit
A forced air warming unit has a casing that encloses a scroll housing with a curved inside surface. A blower is disposed in the scroll housing inside the curved surface. Inlet and outlet openings...
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6786906 |
Electrosurgical cutting tool
The invention relates to an electrosurgical tool which includes in a housing an active and return electrode which can be controlled in use so that it is the active electrode which performs the...
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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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6730114 |
Low power pulsed flash hot air technique
The Flash Technique is a new concept in thermodynamics. This technique of accumulating heat energy in a small air plenum being instantaneously flashed over the problem region of the body in a...
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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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6714821 |
Heating pad assembly
A heating pad assembly includes a cover member designed for abutting the back of a user. The cover member defines an interior space. A heating assembly is positioned within the cover member. The...
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6706038 |
System and method for assessing transmurality of ablation lesions
A device for monitoring temperature generated by an ablation apparatus on organic tissue is provided. The device comprises a temperature sensing pad; and an output device to receive and display a...
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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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6666863 |
Device and method for percutaneous myocardial revascularization
Devices and methods for performing percutaneous myocardial revascularization (PMR) are disclosed. A PMR system in accordance with the present invention includes a first electrode disposed proximate...
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6629971 |
Process for stimulating hair growth
A method for producing preferential damage to hair exiting mammalian skin. A agent having an average diameter for enabling the agent to penetrate the hair duct is selected. The agent is designed to...
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6606520 |
Roller type hyperthermo-radiative apparatus for a mat for hot compress and acupressure
The present invention, which relates to a roller type hyperthermo-radiative apparatus, is designed to minimize friction resistance upon horizontal movement thereof. The roller type...
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6599312 |
Isolated selective organ cooling apparatus
A selective organ cooling device with a separate warming device for preventing secondary cooling which can result from cooling the selected organ. The cooling device applies cooling to the blood...
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6591141 |
Mat for hot compress and acupressure mounted with new type hyperthermo-radiative apparatus
The present invention, which relates to a mat for hot compress and acupressure equipped with a roller type hyperthermo-radiative apparatus, is designed to minimize friction resistance upon...
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6576004 |
Wrap-ons aromatic thermal wraps
An aromatic thermal wrap comprises aromatic compounds such as camphor, menthol, essential oils and similar compounds, mixed with an absorbent material such as a silica powder and then combined with...
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6569161 |
Retractable radiofrequency needle point electrode and methods for using same
A surgical radiofrequency needle point electrode for delivering both coagulating and cutting currents, comprising, at least one housing member; at least one needle point electrode having a...
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6529778 |
Fluid-phase electrode lead
A fluid-phase electrode lead apparatus is disclosed, for the delivery of electrical signals to an excitable tissue. The electrode lead comprises a catheter, having distal and proximal ends, at...
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6527768 |
End-firing microwave ablation instrument with horn reflection device
A microwave ablation instrument including a transmission line having a first conductor and a second conductor suitable for the transmission of microwave energy. A horn antenna device is mounted to...
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6471696 |
Microwave ablation instrument with a directional radiation pattern
A medical instrument is disclosed. The medical instrument includes a transmission line suitable for the transmission of electromagnetic energy and an antenna coupled to the transmission line. The...
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6470217 |
Method for heating ductal and glandular carcinomas and other breast lesions to perform thermal downsizing and a thermal lumpectomy
A method for selectively heating cancerous conditions of the breast including invasive ductal carcinoma and invasive glandular lobular carcinoma, and pre-cancerous conditions of the breast...
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6468462 |
Method for making an electrode balloon
A method for making an electrode balloon is disclosed. The method includes the steps of filling a mold cavity with a polymer and heating the polymer to a temperature to cure the polymer. The...
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6447538 |
Control and detection of a condition between an inflatable thermal device and an air hose in a convective warming system
A condition is detected between an inlet port of an inflatable thermal device, such as an inflatable thermal blanket, and an end of an air hose through which a flow of pressurized, thermally...
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6447508 |
Stent inductive heating catheter
An electrode catheter assembly for ablation of obstructive material formed within and around a stent inserted within a lumen includes an elongate flexible tube having a distal end and a proximal...
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6409748 |
Heating pad with removable gel pack
The present invention provides a heating pad capable of rapid initial heat transfer to a heating pad member by means of a removable gel pack member which is releasably attached to the heating pad...
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6409719 |
Light stint implant device for treatment of long term viral infection
A light stint implant device adapted to be surgically implanted in a major blood vessel for assisting in the treatment of long term viral infection, alone or in combination with anti-viral drugs,...
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6387088 |
Photoionization enabled electrochemical material removal techniques for use in biomedical fields
A method for controlled removal of surface tissue layer portions with a non-contact energy delivery modality that applies electrical energy to the targeted tissue surface to cause electrochemical...
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RE37651 |
Apparatus for medical treatment
An apparatus for effecting hyperthermia in a narrow body cavity or duct including: a disposable first part ( 1 ) having an elongate distal section ( 5 ) intended to be inserted into the cavity or...
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6364875 |
Corneal heat and stretch method and apparatus
A method and apparatus to alter the shape of the cornea of an eye provides for heating a portion of the cornea to a temperature not exceeding the collagen shrinkage temperature, and applying a...
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6358273 |
Soft tissue heating apparatus with independent, cooperative heating sources
A medical probe for the heating of soft tissue, such as collagen tissue, wherein the medical probe has an elongated body with a proximal and distal end, a heating source, an RF electrode. Optional...
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6338731 |
Method and systems for reducing surgical complications
Surgical complications can be minimized by reducing, or eliminating, the release of substances such as TGF-β from a surgical site by immediately sealing the edges of a surgically-made puncture or...
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6321120 |
RF therapeutic cancer apparatus and method
An apparatus and method for treating cancer and other illnesses in humans and animals are described. The treatment involves the low-power, pulsed application of radio frequency tuned with precision...
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6302904 |
Device and method for medical treatment
A device for carrying out hyperthermia in a mammalin uterus cavity, including an elongate, rigid distal section (3) and a flexible and elastic bladder (9) encompassing said distal section which,...
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6273907 |
Bronchial stenter
A device and method for treating collapsed bronchial tubes found in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma are provided. The device includes an elongated member having a...
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6269271 |
Method and apparatus for skin brown spot removal
Radio frequency current pulses are applied to the skin in a controlled manner in order to heat selected volumes of skin, thereby inducing the removal of unwanted pigments from the skin. A probe...
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