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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110313407 | QUANTUM-DOT LASER DIODE Aspects of the present disclosure relate to the field of laser technology, specifically semiconductor lasers, and to novel biomedical applications of such lasers, including novel methods of photodynamic therapy. Exemplary embodiments of the present disclosure include a ... | 12/22/2011 |
| 20110300504 | METHOD AND LASER PROCESSING DEVICE FOR PROCESSING TISSUE Method and laser processing device to process tissue. In a general aspect, the method to process tissue may include applying a photosensitizer into an area surrounding a region of the tissue to be processed, and irradiating the region of the tissue to be processed with ... | 12/08/2011 |
| 20110288465 | CANCER SURGERY AND TARGETED KILLING Cancer treatment is improved by performing fluorescence-guided surgery and cell killing mediated by fluorescent proteins individually or together.... | 11/24/2011 |
| 20110251600 | ULTRASONIC APPLICATOR An ultrasonic applicator includes an ultrasonic converter accommodated within a converter housing, a first housing, and a second housing. A rear end portion of the first housing is located in the second housing and an inner end portion of the converter housing is locate... | 10/13/2011 |
| 20110218241 | ANTIVIRAL EPICATECHINS, EPICATECHIN OLIGOMERS, OR THIOLATED EPICATECHINS FROM THEOBROMA CACAO FOR TREATMENT OF GENITAL WARTS Epicatechins, Epicatechin Oligomers, or Thiolated Epicatechins are applied (A) directly to a genital wart in the form of a cream, ointment, paste or solution, (B) directly to the genital wart wherein such cream, ointment, paste or solution contains as an additional acti... | 09/08/2011 |
| 20110213348 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR VALVE REPAIR A method and a device for minimally invasive treatment of diseased deep and superficial venous valves are disclosed. Treatment seeks to repair/rejuvenate dysfunctional valve by reducing the circumference of dilated valve rings and by restoring their original shape and f... | 09/01/2011 |
| 20110184391 | MULTI FLUID TISSUE RESECTION METHODS AND DEVICES Prostate treatment using fluid stream to resect prostate tissue, thereby relieving symptoms of conditions such as BPH, prostatitis, and prostatic carcinoma. A device having a fluid delivery element is positioned within a lumen of the urethra within the prostate. A fluid... | 07/28/2011 |
| 20110152744 | MODULATOR OF VASCULAR PERMEABILITY USING PULSED LASER AND METHOD FOR MODULATING VASCULAR PERMEABILITY USING THE SAME Disclosed herein is a modulator of vascular permeability using pulsed laser and a method for modulating vascular permeability using the same. More specifically, because the pulsed laser effectively induces vascular permeabilization, effectively delivers intravascular ma... | 06/23/2011 |
| 20110137214 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING GLAND DYSFUNCTION A method and apparatus for treating gland dysfunction caused by gland obstruction in order to restore the natural flow of secretion from the gland comprises the application of a combination of energy, suction, vibration, heat, aspiration, chemical agents and pharmacolog... | 06/09/2011 |
| 20110098689 | Apparatus for Tissue Sealing An ultrasound forceps for sealing tissue is provided. The forceps includes one or more shaft members having an end effector assembly disposed at a distal end thereof. The end effector assembly includes opposing jaw members movable from a first position in spaced relatio... | 04/28/2011 |
| 20110059415 | Method and device for laser machining biological tissue A method of laser machining biological tissue including the provision of a pulsed processing laser beam and the processing of tissue by radiation using the pulsed processing laser beam, wherein the processing laser beam has a wavelength of the laser pulses ranging betwe... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20100234832 | METHOD FOR VASCULAR TREATMENT A method is disclosed for improved minimally invasive vascular treatment. The procedure consists in performing a femoral nerve block, in order to achieve a sensorial block but not a motor block in the lower extremity. A femoral nerve block carries low risk of complicati... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100228227 | DUAL ACCESS SINUS SURGERY METHODS AND SYSTEMS A method for sinus surgery includes piercing first and second access openings into the anatomy of a human subject to access an inaccessible sinus site for cooperatively manipulating respective first and second surgical instruments inserted through the openings. One inst... | 09/09/2010 |
| 20100209472 | DRUG RELEASING COATINGS FOR MEDICAL DEVICES The invention relates to a medical device for delivering a therapeutic agent to a tissue. The medical device has a layer overlying the exterior surface of the medical device. The layer contains a therapeutic agent, an antioxidant, and an additive. In certain embodiments... | 08/19/2010 |
| 20100185186 | METHODS OF TREATING A CARDIAC ARRHYTHMIA BY THORACOSCOPIC PRODUCTION OF A COX MAZE III LESION SET Methods of treating a subject for a cardiac arrhythmia are provided. Aspects of the methods include thoracoscopically producing a cardiac Cox maze III set of lesions in cardiac tissue of the subject in a manner sufficient to treat the subject for the cardiac arrhythmia.... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100179492 | METHODS FOR INCREASING TRICHOGENICITY OF DERMAL CELLS Methods for increasing trichogenic activity of populations of dermal cells by inducing local trauma to skin tissue that serves as a source of the dermal cells are provided. Methods for obtaining dermal cells with increased trichogenic activity and for using the disclose... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100130965 | Redundant Tissue Closure Methods and Apparatuses A tissue closure device including a tissue eversion apparatus, and a first and a second, redundant closure element that are placed on the external surface of a tissue puncture wound to enhance the efficacy of closure. The first closure element and the second closure ele... | 05/27/2010 |
| 20100100086 | SATELLITE-PLATFORMED ELECTROMAGNETIC ENERGY TREATMENT DEVICE A satellite platform facilitates the dividing of a laser system into functional modules, and operates to provide one or more of the functional modules directly into (e.g., closer toward) a user's operational space. In a typical implementation, the satellite platform pai... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100076416 | MEDICAL PROBES FOR THE TREATMENT OF BLOOD VESSELS Devices and methods for thermally-mediated treatment of blood vessels to elicit an immune response to cause rapid endothelial growth over at least portions of an implant or stent to prevent adverse events such as restenosis. Devices and methods for thermally-mediated tr... | 03/25/2010 |
| 20100069893 | Technique to enhance voice with Laser beam By tightening string of a musical instrument musician can change the tone and pitch of sound. The more tightening is the sting the stronger is the sound. The more tightening are our vocal cords the high tone and pitch of our voice will be. With the state of art of medic... | 03/18/2010 |
| 20100063487 | LIGHT THERAPY APPARATUS Apparatus (10) according for treating a patient (12) by applying visible light to the body of the patient for stimulating the skin of the patient and producing a therapeutic effect. The apparatus (10) comprises a body (13) enclosing a treatme... | 03/11/2010 |
| 20100016783 | NON-INVASIVE SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IN-SITU PHOTOBIOMODULATION Products, compositions, systems, and methods for modifying a target structure which mediates or is associated with a biological activity, including treatment of conditions, disorders, or diseases mediated by or associated with a target structure, such as a virus, cell, ... | 01/21/2010 |
| 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 |
| 20100004640 | Cancer Treatment Using Lasers A method and apparatus for destroying cancerous cells or tumors includes placing fiber needles into the human body adjacent cancerous cells or tumors that have been biologically stained and exposing the cells or tumors to low-energy laser energy light emitted through th... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090326520 | METHOD FOR TREATING CANCER USING POROUS SILICON NANOBOMB BASED ON NEAR-INFRARED LIGHT IRRADIATION Provided is a method for treating cancer using a porous silicon nanobomb. The porous silicon nanobomb can be exploded by NIR light irradiation at a low intensity to selectively destroy cancer cells. Also, porous silicon itself shows good biocompatibility and biodegradab... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090270845 | Scalp treatment device The invention provides a hand held hair treatment device for the stimulation of hair growth on the scalp, which device comprises:
| 10/29/2009 |
| 20090177094 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TISSUE EXAMINATION, DIAGNOSTIC, TREATMENT, AND/OR MONITORING Procedures, techniques, and systems for in vivo monitoring, diagnosis, and treatment of tissue during the same or concomitant medical procedure. In disclosed embodiments, during a same or concomitant procedure or examination, tissue can be scanned on a localized level u... | 07/09/2009 |
| 20090018531 | COAXIAL SUCTION SYSTEM FOR LASER LIPOLYSIS A surgical probe apparatus is disclosed including a handpiece which includes an optical system configured to deliver therapeutic light to provide treatment of an area of tissue; and at least one suction port configured to remove a byproduct of the treatment from the are... | 01/15/2009 |
| 20090012445 | Device and method for In-Situ tissue regeneration This invention describes a novel method and a novel device for In-Situ replacement of abnormal biomaterials with regenerated new biomaterials having preserved its original functionalities. For example, a scalp tissue with lost hair cells is replaced with a new regenerat... | 01/08/2009 |
| 20080314394 | Percutaneous myocardial revascularization Devices and methods for creating a series of percutaneous myocardial revascularization (PMR) channels in the heart. One method includes forming a pattern of channels in the myocardium leading from healthy tissue to hibernating tissue. Suitable channel patterns include l... | 12/25/2008 |
| 20080281305 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR RELIEVING ANGINA SYMPTOMS USING LIGHT An implantable medical device includes a light emitting circuit incorporated into an intravascular stent. The light emitting circuit emits a light to an ischemic region. The light has characteristics suitable for reliving the angina symptoms associated with ischemia.... | 11/13/2008 |
| 20080255548 | Hair Shortening Device The invention relates to a hair-shortening device. The device is based on the principle of laser-induced optical breakdown, wherein a laser pulse causes mechanical effects in tissue, which are used to cut the hair (20). The invention uses the insight that, when t... | 10/16/2008 |
| 20080215124 | Apparatus for Cosmetic Skin Rejuvenation Treatment The present invention relates to an apparatus for cosmetic skin rejuvenation treatment, comprising a continuous wave light source accommodating a high-intensity discharge lamp (104; 204; 304; 604) which has at least one predominant spectral peak between 600 and 7... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080203280 | Target-close electromagnetic energy emitting device An apparatus having an excitation source that includes at least one laser diode and also having a handpiece with a disposable, bendable tip cannula is disclosed.... | 08/28/2008 |
| 20080177357 | UV LIGHT IRRADIATION MACHINE FOR VETERINARY USE Ultraviolet light is applied to an animal's blood while that blood remains in the body. The UV light is applied sublingually or directly to the blood. One of more light guides is used in connection with a bridle to help directed the ends of the light guide under the ani... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080154247 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR HAIR REMOVAL AND FOLLICLE DEVITALIZATION Apparatus and methods for removing hair and/or devitalizing follicles using electromagnetic energy to actively target and treat a hair and/or a follicle are disclosed. The electromagnetic energy can be of a selective or non-selective wavelength. The apparatus comprises ... | 06/26/2008 |
| 20080138289 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETECTING INFRARED EMITTING COMPOSITES AND MEDICAL APPLICATIONS THEREFOR Medical applications for an infrared emitting composite are provided. The infrared emitting composite includes an infrared emitting agent dispersed in a matrix material, where the composite emits light of a wavelength range substantially non-absorbent to animal fluid or... | 06/12/2008 |
| 20080119829 | Optical hair removing device An optical hair removing device includes a light emitting unit for emitting a light and an irradiation unit for irradiating the light emitted from the light emitting unit to body hairs on a skin. Further, the optical hair removing device includes a control unit for cont... | 05/22/2008 |
| 20080081968 | Noninvasive living body measuring device and noninvasive living body measuring method The present invention is to present a noninvasive living body measuring device that is capable of simplifying the structure and performing the analysis with accuracy in a short time. The noninvasive living body measuring device comprises: a light source for illuminating... | 04/03/2008 |
| 20080082085 | TIME DIVISION MULTIPLEXED, BEAM COMBINING FOR LASER SIGNAL GENERATION A method includes time-division multiplexing a plurality of pulsed laser signals. An apparatus includes a plurality of lasers capable of emitting pulsed laser signals; a scanner optically aligned with the laser signals; and a controller. The controller is capable of pul... | 04/03/2008 |
