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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7285124 | Single-tailed suturing method A suture loop is formed in a hollow braided suture by feeding one end of a length of suture through a part in the braid of the suture and into the inner lumen formed by the hollow braid. The braided configuration of the suture allows it to be expanded in diameter by... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7270661 | Electrosurgical apparatus and methods for treatment and removal of tissue Apparatus and methods for ablating, severing, cutting, shrinking, coagulating, or otherwise modifying a target tissue to be treated. In a method for treating a target tissue, an active electrode of an electrosurgical probe is positioned in at least close proximity t... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7270659 | Methods for electrosurgical treatment of spinal tissue Systems, apparatus, and methods for treating spinal tissue and other body structures in open and endoscopic spine surgery to relieve symptoms, such as neck or back pain. In particular, the present invention provides methods for the controlled heating of various tiss... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7247164 | Methods for attaching connective tissues to bone using a multi-component bone anchor An innovative bone anchor and methods for securing connective tissue, such as tendons, to bone are disclosed which permit a suture attachment which lies entirely beneath the cortical bone surface, and wherein the suturing material between the connective tissue and t... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7241293 | Electrode screen enhanced electrosurgical apparatus and methods for ablating tissue Electrosurgical methods and apparatus for the controlled ablation of tissue from a target site of a patient. The instrument includes a shaft having proximal and distal end portion and an active screen electrode on the distal end portion; a return electrode arranged ... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7192428 | Systems for epidermal tissue ablation A system and method for surface tissue ablation on the patient's outer skin, such as the epidermis or the underlying dermis. An electrosurgical probe (130) comprises a shaft (132) having an array of active electrodes (136) on its distal tip and ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7186234 | Electrosurgical apparatus and methods for treatment and removal of tissue Apparatus and methods for ablating, severing, cutting, shrinking, coagulating, or otherwise modifying a target tissue to be treated. In a method for treating a target tissue, an active electrode of an electrosurgical probe is positioned in at least close proximity t... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7179255 | Methods for targeted electrosurgery on contained herniated discs Apparatus and methods for treating an intervertebral disc by ablation of disc tissue. A method of the invention includes positioning at least one active electrode within the intervertebral disc, and applying at least a first high frequency voltage between the active... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7169143 | Methods for electrosurgical tissue treatment in electrically conductive fluid An electrosurgical probe comprises a shaft having at least one electrode terminal at its distal end and a connector at its proximal end. The electrode terminal may be spaced from a return electrode such that when the electrode terminal is brought adjacent a tissue s... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7131969 | Systems and methods for electrosurgical treatment of obstructive sleep disorders The present invention provides systems and methods for selectively applying electrical energy to a target location within the head and neck of a patient's body, particularly including tissue in the ear, nose and throat. The present invention applies high frequency (... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7104986 | Intervertebral disc replacement method The present invention provides systems and methods for selectively applying electrical energy to a target location within a patient's body, particularly including tissue in the spine. The present invention applies high frequency (RF) electrical energy to one or more... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7094215 | Systems and methods for electrosurgical tissue contraction Systems and methods are provided for performing electrosurgical interventions, such as selectively contracting soft collagen tissue and other body structures, while limiting thermal damage or molecular dissociation of such tissue and limiting the thermal damage to t... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090672 | Method for treating obstructive sleep disorder includes removing tissue from the base of tongue A method for treating obstructive sleep disorders includes accessing the interior of the tongue through an incision made in the skin in the vicinity of the jaw of a patient; advancing an instrument through the incision into the interior of the tongue; and removing a... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7083638 | Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring device An innovative bone anchor and methods for securing soft tissue, such as tendons, to bone, which permit a suture attachment that lies entirely beneath the cortical bone surface. Advantageously, the suturing material between the soft tissue and the bone anchor is secu... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7048743 | Methods for delivering tissue implant material with a high pressure applicator This relates to an improved delivery system for accurately loading and controlling the delivery of flowable material to a patient. Particularly, the system may be used in the injection of hard tissue implant materials such as PMMA under pressures up to about 4000 ps... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7018392 | Hemostatic system for body cavities Bleeding is controlled on an inner surface of a body cavity by inserting into the cavity an expandable balloon which is covered by a hemostatic shroud, expanding the balloon, and compressing the shroud against the site of bleeding. The balloon may be disposed around... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6974453 | Dual mode electrosurgical clamping probe and related methods The present invention provides systems, apparatus and methods for selectively applying electrical energy to body tissue in order to ablate, contract, coagulate, or otherwise modify a target tissue or organ of a patients. An electrosurgical apparatus of the invention... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6960204 | Electrosurgical method using laterally arranged active electrode An electrosurgical probe comprises a shaft having an electrode array (12) at its distal end and a connector at its proximal end. The array (12) includes a plurality of isolated electrode terminals, and an electrosurgical power supply (28) is pro... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6949096 | Electrosurgical ablation and aspiration apparatus having flow directing feature and methods related thereto Electrosurgical methods, systems, and apparatus for the controlled ablation of tissue from a target site of a patient. An electrosurgical apparatus of the invention includes an active electrode assembly having an active electrode screen surrounded by a plurality of ... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6929640 | Methods for electrosurgical tissue contraction within the spine The present invention provides systems and methods for selectively applying electrical energy to a target location within a patient's body, particularly including tissue in the spine. The present invention applies high frequency (RF) electrical energy to one or more... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6920883 | Methods and apparatus for skin treatment Methods and apparatus for electrosurgically treating human skin. The skin may be treated by applying thermal energy to the dermis to shrink the skin following liposuction, or to induce collagen deposition at the site of a wrinkle for wrinkle reduction or removal. In... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6915806 | Method for harvesting graft vessel The present invention provides systems, apparatus and methods for selectively applying electrical energy to body tissue in order to incise, dissect, harvest or transect tissues or an organ of a patient. The electrosurgical systems and methods are useful, inter alia,... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6896674 | Electrosurgical apparatus having digestion electrode and methods related thereto Methods and apparatus for resecting and ablating tissue at a target site of a patient, the apparatus including a probe having an elongate shaft. The shaft includes a shaft distal end portion and a shaft proximal end portion, and a resection unit located at the shaft... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6896672 | Methods for electrosurgical incisions on external skin surfaces Systems and methods are provided for removing fatty tissue underlying a patient's epidermis (e.g., blepharoplasty, brow lifts, eyelid shortening procedures, and the like). These methods include positioning one or more active electrode(s) and one or more return elect... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6875219 | Bone access system Instruments and methodology for nonlinear access to bone tissue sites are described. Embodiments disclosed include a conduit for delivering material or a medical device to a site and a core member that is able to steer the conduit and allow the combination to be adv... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6855143 | Electrosurgical systems and methods for recanalization of occluded body lumens The present invention comprises electrosurgical apparatus and methods for maintaining patency in body passages subject to occlusion by invasive tissue growth. The apparatus includes an electrode support disposed at a shaft distal end having at least one active elect... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6855157 | Method and apparatus for attaching connective tissues to bone using a knotless suture anchoring device An innovative bone anchor and methods for securing soft tissue, such as tendons, to bone, which permit a suture attachment that lies entirely beneath the cortical bone surface. Advantageously, the suturing material between the soft tissue and the bone anchor is secu... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6837888 | Electrosurgical probe with movable return electrode and methods related thereto The present invention provides systems, apparatus, and methods for dissecting, resecting, severing, cutting, contracting, coagulating, or otherwise modifying a tissue or organ of a patient. An apparatus of the invention includes an electrosurgical probe configurable... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6837887 | Articulated electrosurgical probe and methods Systems, apparatus and methods for selectively applying electrical energy to body tissue in order to ablate, contract, coagulate, or otherwise modify a target tissue or organ of a patient. An electrosurgical apparatus of the invention includes a shaft having an arti... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6837884 | Electrosurgical apparatus having compound return electrode Electrosurgical apparatus and methods for ablating, coagulating, shrinking, stiffening, or other treatment of a target tissue of a patient. An apparatus of the invention includes an electrosurgical probe, and an introducer needle adapted for passing the distal end o... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6805130 | Methods for electrosurgical tendon vascularization Systems, apparatus, and methods are provided for promoting blood flow to a target tissue. In one aspect, the invention involves canalizing or boring channels, divots, trenches or holes through an avascular connective tissue, or through a tissue having sparse vascula... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6783515 | High pressure delivery system This relates to an improved delivery system for accurately loading and controlling the delivery of flowable material to a patient. Particularly, the system may be used in the injection of hard tissue implant materials such as PMMA under pressures up to about 4000 ps... | 08/31/2004 |
| 6773431 | Method for epidermal tissue ablation A system and method for surface tissue ablation on the patient's outer skin, such as the epidermis or the underlying dermis. An electrosurgical probe 130) comprises a shaft 132) having an array of active electrodes 136) on its distal tip and a c... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6772012 | Methods for electrosurgical treatment of spinal tissue Systems, apparatus, and methods for treating spinal tissue and other body structures in open and endoscopic spine surgery to relieve symptoms, such as neck or back pain. In particular, the present invention provides methods for the controlled heating of various tiss... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6770071 | Bladed electrosurgical probe The present invention provides systems, apparatus and methods for selectively applying electrical energy to body tissue in order to, ablate, contract, coagulate, or otherwise modify a tissue or organ of a patients. An electrosurgical apparatus includes an electrode ... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6763836 | Methods for electrosurgical tendon vascularization Systems, apparatus, and methods are provided for promoting blood flow to a target tissue. In one variation, the invention involves creating a pattern of voids in connective tissue, or through a tissue having sparse vascularity, such as a tendon or a meniscus, in ord... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6766202 | Systems and methods for intradermal collagen stimulation The present invention provides systems, apparatus and methods for selective applying energy to a patient's dermis tissue to generate the growth of new collagen in this tissue, while minimizing the effect on the outer epidermis layer, thereby minimizing or suppressin... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6749604 | Electrosurgical instrument with axially-spaced electrodes A bi-polar electrocautery needle comprising an inner electrode on outer electrode and recoverable insulating-locking member for insulting the electrode from one another and locking them into relative position to one another. And the method of making the bi-polar ele... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6746447 | Methods for ablating tissue Electrosurgical methods, systems, and apparatus for the controlled ablation of tissue from a target site of a patient. An electrosurgical instrument includes a working portion having a plurality of working zones differentiated according to their relative rates of as... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6736847 | Anchoring device The invention relates to an anchoring device for urging a ligament transplant against the wall of a bone hole during ligament replacement and for fixing the anchor in position in the said bone hole. The device has a first component and a second component designed fo... | 05/18/2004 |
