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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120130358 | LASER SURGERY DEVICE AND METHOD Laser surgery devices and methods of performing laser surgery using laser surgery devices are described. The laser surgery device may rotate a laser fiber along a longitudinal axis of the laser fiber in a repeating pattern through a user-specified rotational pattern. Th... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120041428 | LASER SELECTIVE CUTTING BY IMPULSIVE HEAT DEPOSITION IN THE IR WAVELENGTH RANGE FOR DIRECT-DRIVE ABLATION A method of laser processing of materials and specifically laser induced ablation processes for laser removal of material by impulsive heat deposition (IHD) by direct and specific excitation of short lived vibrations or phonons of the material in such a way as to not ge... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120035600 | BIOLOGICAL TISSUE TRANSFORMATION USING ULTRAFAST LIGHT Systems and methods for transforming biological materials utilizing ultrafast laser light. According to some embodiments, a method for transforming a biological material may include calculating an ablation profile for the biological material by comparing initial charact... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120022408 | Surgical Procedures Using Visual Images Overlaid with Visual Representations of Selected Three-Dimensional Data Embodiments of the invention are directed to improved surgical procedures such as ophthalmic procedures that utilize overlaid visual representations of three-dimensional data or other data with direct or indirect visual images of a surgical region (e.g. the eye) to prov... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20110319877 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LASER TREATMENT WITH SPECTROSCOPIC FEEDBACK A platform Smart Scalpel system using rapid real-time feedback for effecting laser treatment. The platform system includes an imaging system for rapid real-time detection of tissue characteristics, a processing system for processing the detected characteristics, and a t... | 12/29/2011 |
| 20110301583 | NON-INVASIVE LASER VASECTOMY The present invention presents novel methods for performing noninvasive vasectomies in animals, including humans, and vasectomy clamps for use in such procedures. The invention further presents an apparatus for use in noninvasive male sterilization procedures. More spec... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110213349 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING OVERHEATING DURING LASER SURGERY A method and apparatus for improving the safety of a surgical procedure involving delivery of laser energy to a tissue, involves enhancing or increasing the detectability of radiation emitted by the tissue or any portion of a surgical instrument or device by providing a... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110196354 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VASCULAR TREATMENT A method and device are disclosed for improved minimally invasive vascular treatments. The procedure comprises introducing a mono-channel or multichannel catheter into a vein to be treated, under local anesthesia, where the multichannels can be essentially concentric. T... | 08/11/2011 |
| 20110189628 | Dental Laser System and Treatment Method An improved dental laser system has been developed to cut enamel quickly and precisely, without detrimental residual energy, to provide a replacement for conventional high speed rotary burrs and commercially available dental laser systems.... | 08/04/2011 |
| 20110137302 | Optical Pattern Generator Using a Single Rotating Component An optical pattern uses a single rotating component. The rotating component includes a number of deflection sectors. Each sector deflects an incident optical beam by a substantially constant angular amount although this amount may vary from one sector to the next. The r... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110118714 | SAFE ABLATION The present invention relates to a device comprising a supply unit (2) for supplying ablation energy to a material (4), and a stimuli-responsive substance (3′) for controlling a level of the ablation energy deposited into the material (4). ... | 05/19/2011 |
| 20110098692 | SURGICAL LASER DEVICE UTILIZING A VISIBLE LASER DIODE Systems, apparatuses, and methods for a compact surgical device include a laser unit and one or more laser outlet assemblies. The laser unit has a power regulator, one or more diode laser assemblies, each having a single diode laser source, and a laser trigger mechanism... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110082447 | LENSED DUAL-CHIP FIBER-COUPLER FOR PROVIDING AN AIMING BEAM IN AN INFRARED RADIATION DELIVERY APPARATUS Laser treatment apparatus includes one diode-laser providing infrared radiation for the treatment and another diode-laser for providing visible radiation. A lens launches the infrared and visible radiations from the diode-lasers into the entrance face of the optical fib... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110082448 | Pharmaceutical Compositions A method for the topical treatment of nail diseases, e.g. onychomycosis, after preparation of the infected nail with a laser beam.... | 04/07/2011 |
| 20110059417 | FLUID AND PULSED ENERGY OUTPUT SYSTEM A fluid conditioning system is adapted to condition the fluid used in medical and dental cutting, irrigating, evacuating, cleaning, and drilling operations. The fluid may be conditioned by adding flavors, antiseptics and/or tooth whitening agents such as peroxide, medic... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110009852 | Laser Safety Goggles for Animals A laser protection device that can stay tightly on an animal by going over its head and eyes using a flexible material such as nylon. The device has polymer or glass windows that are designed to block or attenuate the treatment light in order to protect the eyes of the ... | 01/13/2011 |
| 20100312054 | PROSTATIC TISSUE REMOVAL AND/OR PROSTATIC CAPSULOTOMY FOR TREATMENT OF CONDITIONS Apparatus and methods are provided including identifying a subject as suffering from a disorder of an organ of the subject. In response to the identifying, a shaft is inserted into the organ, not via a natural lumen of the subject. Using a laser beam emitted from a dist... | 12/09/2010 |
| 20100305555 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR INFRARED TISSUE ABLATION A method and apparatus for ablating material. The material is preferably a heterogenous or composite material, such as animal tissue. A table top laser system can be employed in the invention. Alternatively, a larger laser, such as a free electron laser can be employed.... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100286674 | SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR IMAGING AND SURGERY Provided herein are devices, systems and methods for imaging of biological tissue. Also provided are devices, systems and methods for surgical manipulation of biological tissue. Further provided are devices, systems and methods for combined imaging and surgical manipula... | 11/11/2010 |
| 20100262129 | System and Method for Selecting Follicular Units for Harvesting A system and method is provided for improving the visibility of hair on the skin surface, in a region that is bloodied or bruised, and potentially expanding the candidate pool of the hair grafts to be selected for harvesting. The system uses a light source comprising at... | 10/14/2010 |
| 20100198200 | Smart Illumination for Surgical Devices In various embodiments, a device (such as a surgical footswitch, handpiece, etc.) and a surgical console may be used by an operator during a surgical procedure and/or in an office. The device may communicate with the surgical console to receive information associated wi... | 08/05/2010 |
| 20100179522 | System for endosurgical removal of tumors by laser ablation with treatment verification - particularly tumors of the prostate The disclosed invention is a unique, patient-friendly, laser-based tumor ablation system for the removal of malignant tumors of the prostate and, with modified delivery systems, may have application for other areas of the human body. The di... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100137851 | LASER SURGICAL APPARATUS A laser surgical apparatus is provided. The laser surgical apparatus includes a laser generator, a laser delivery module for delivering a laser beam to biological tissues, a fluid source, a fluid delivery module for delivering a fluid to the biological tissues, and a co... | 06/03/2010 |
| 20100106144 | PUNCTURE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME A puncture device 21 comprises capacitors 24 and 33 to which voltage is applied, a laser puncture unit 25 to which the output of these capacitors 24 and 33 is supplied, a trigger circuit 30 that applies a trigger voltage ... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100030202 | Methods and Devices for the Treatment of BPH and for Ablation of Tissue A device for the treatment of BPH, including a laser diode module for generating laser radiation with a peak wave length in the range of 920 to 960 nm and an average output power of more than 200 W. The device can operate in a continuous wave mode and can include an opt... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100016841 | LIGHT-EMITTING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PHOTOTHERAPY TO THE BRAIN An apparatus is provided for irradiating at least a portion of a patient's brain with electromagnetic radiation to treat stroke, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease, or depression. The apparatus includes a source of the electromagnetic radiation. The apparatus furt... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100010482 | Enhanced Photodynamic Therapy Treatment and Instrument A device and method for tumor destruction by photodynamic therapy (PDT) is highly effective in that both the tumor cells themselves and the vasculature feeding the tumor are attacked in a single treatment. Local and systemic methods are used for injecting the photosensi... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090312752 | Medical Laser Vacuum Evacuator A smoke evacuating apparatus including a nose component having a centrally positioned receptacle for receiving and supporting the tip of a medical laser device and including a chamber through which smoke generated by the laser may be evacuated, a body component removabl... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090299350 | Method for the Medical Treatment of Patients Disclosed is a method for the medical treatment of patients by means of a laser beam from a semiconductor laser or diode laser. In said method, the laser beam is to be applied to the area to be treated in the form of pulses.... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090275927 | System and Method for Lasers in Surgical Applications Disclosed is a surgical laser system. The system includes a laser generator to generate laser radiation to cause water absorption levels that approximate water absorption levels achieved with a CO2 laser, and one or more fibers coupled to the laser generator ... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090264730 | MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING (MRI) GUIDED ABLATION Systems, methods, and other embodiments associated with tracking an ablative device and monitoring an ablation produced by the ablative device are described. One example method includes acquiring a magnetic resonance (MR) image of an ablative device inserted in a body a... | 10/22/2009 |
| 20090259220 | Treatment Devices and Methods Systems disclosed herein contain a source for providing one or more energy sources as well as substances singly or in combination, and a kit containing a delivery device. The delivery device is configured to be releasably coupled to the source for delivering the energy ... | 10/15/2009 |
| 20090234344 | Method for the transcutaneous treatment of varicose veins and spider veins using dual laser therapy A method for treating vascular disorders comprising the use of a pulse dye laser followed by the use of an Nd-YAG laser to affect a targeted vessel, said pulse dye laser and said Nd-YAG laser being utilized trans-dermally to said vessel and further comprising the method... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090227995 | Precision Tube Assembly Described are laser systems for treating skin. The system includes a first solid-state laser for producing a first output beam, a second solid state laser for producing a second output beam, and a delivery device for directing the second output beam to a target region o... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090227997 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PHOTOACOUSTIC IMAGING AND MONITORING OF LASER THERAPY A system and method for monitoring laser therapy of a target tissue include a therapeutic control unit having a first light source configured to deliver light to the target tissue for therapy, an ultrasonic transducer for receiving photoacoustic signals generated due to... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090227991 | PROCESS AND SYSTEM FOR MATERIAL REMOVAL A method and a corresponding system for removing material using laser radiation. The aim of the invention is to keep the laser beam cross-section free from contamination and to maintain constant ambient conditions at the site of removal during the removal process. Tempe... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090192502 | ABLATION DEVICE A surgical tool for use as an ablation device in a surgical operation including: an ablation module output configured to ablate a volume of material at a surgical site to form an ablated volume; a control module arranged to receive information indicative of the position... | 07/30/2009 |
| 20090171328 | Surgical Console Display Operable to Provide a Visual Indication of a Status of a Surgical Laser A surgical console display operable to provide a visual indication of status of a surgical laser or other surgical instrument or peripheral device coupled to the surgical console is provided in accordance with embodiments of the present invention. This facilitates the s... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090157064 | RFID System and Method Therefor A system and method for authenticating an optical fiber for use with a medical laser system includes a medical laser unit, an optical fiber, and a memory device. The laser unit is typically specific to a certain medical procedure and is under the operation of a control ... | 06/18/2009 |
| 20090156932 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR IN VIVO FLOW CYTOMETRY USING THE DETECTION OF PHOTOACOUSTIC WAVES A photoacoustic flow cytometry (PAFC) device for the in vivo detection of cells circulating in blood or lymphatic vessels is described. Ultrasound transducers attached to the skin of an organism detect the photoacoustic ultrasound waves emitted by target objects in resp... | 06/18/2009 |
