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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120130361 | ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION DEVICES AND SYSTEMS Systems and methods for endometrial ablation. The systems include a handle and elongated introducer sleeve extending to an expandable working end having a fluid-tight interior chamber. A thin dielectric wall surrounds at least a portion of the interior chamber and has a... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130363 | INVERTED BALLOON RF ABLATION CATHETER AND METHOD Disclosed herein, among other things, are methods and apparatus related to radio frequency (RF) ablation catheters. The present subject matter provides a method for forming an ablation catheter having a balloon at a distal end of the catheter. The method includes applyi... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130362 | CATHETER-FOCUSED MAGNETIC FIELD INDUCED RENAL NERVE ABLATION A flexible catheter includes a magnetically permeable element provided at its distal end. The magnetically permeable element is configured for placement within the renal artery. External coils, positionable on anterior and posterior portions of a patient in proximity to... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120130364 | ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTROSURGICAL INSTRUMENT An electrosurgical instrument including a probe tube for transporting fluid, at least one electrode for devitalizing tissue, and at least one conducting foil electrical lead arranged along the longitudinal axis of the probe tube for providing a high frequency (RF) volta... | 05/24/2012 |
| 20120109118 | CRYOGENIC-RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION SYSTEM A medical treatment system, including a catheter body defining a fluid flow path therethrough; an expandable element disposed on the catheter body, the expandable element defining a cooling chamber therein in fluid communication with the fluid flow path; a plurality of ... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120109120 | Ablation Device An ablation device and a method of ablating a tissue are provided. The ablation device includes a mechanically expandable member having a proximal portion, a distal portion and an energy delivery portion. The mechanically expandable member also has an expanded and a col... | 05/03/2012 |
| 20120083780 | SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES FOR TREATING GASTRO-ESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE Instruments for thermally-mediated treatment of a patient's lower esophageal sphincter (LES) to induce an injury healing response to thereby populate the extracellular compartment of walls of the LES with collagen matrices to altere the biomechanics of the LES to provid... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083779 | ELECTROSURGICAL SYSTEM A method of controlling an electrosurgical system is described, the system including an electrosurgical generator and an electrosurgical instrument connected to the generator by means of a cable. A radio frequency signal is supplied to the electrosurgical instrument at ... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120083781 | SUPPLY DEVICE FOR PROVIDING AN HF OUTPUT VOLTAGE, HF SURGICAL INSTRUMENT COMPRISING A CORRESPONDING SUPPLY DEVICE, AND METHOD FOR THE OPERATION OF AN HF GENERATOR UNIT Supply units for providing a high-frequency RF voltage and an RF current to electrosurgical instruments so that they can be used for cutting and/or coagulating tissue, while providing regulation of the RF current and the RF voltage and providing a corresponding feedback... | 04/05/2012 |
| 20120071794 | Robotic System for Delivering Energy for Treatment of Skin of a Subject A robotic system for delivering energy for medical or cosmetic treatment of a region of skin of a subject includes a multi-axis robotic arm mounted on a base and terminating at a holder. An applicator for delivering energy to the skin is mounted in the holder. The holde... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071870 | Low Profile Electrode Assembly A tissue electrode assembly includes a membrane configured to form an expandable, conformable body that is deployable in a patient. The assembly further includes a flexible circuit positioned on a surface of the membrane and comprising at least one base substrate layer,... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071866 | POWER CONTROL ARRANGEMENTS FOR SURGICAL INSTRUMENTS AND BATTERIES Various embodiments are directed to battery unit for use with surgical instruments. The battery units may comprise a plurality of cells and include a translatable discharge drain. When attached to the surgical instrument, the discharge drain may electrically connect an ... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120071871 | ELECTROSURGICAL TISSUE SEALING AUGMENTED WITH A SEAL-ENHANCING COMPOSITION Embodiments of the disclosed technology provide systems, devices, and methods of creating an electrosurgical tissue seal that is augmented with a seal-enhancing composition. One embodiment of a device includes a set of opposing electrosurgical jaws configured to be able... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120053576 | LOW-PROFILE, EXPANDING SINGLE NEEDLE ABLATION PROBE Tissue ablation probes, systems, and methods are provided for treating tissue (e.g., a tumor). The probe comprises an inner probe shaft, and an outer probe shaft disposed around the inner probe shaft. The outer probe shaft has a distal portion fixably mounted to the inn... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120053485 | Catheter Having Needle And Expandable Support Member And Methods Of Use A catheter includes a catheter shaft, an expandable member coupled to an outer surface of the catheter shaft, and a needle having a distal end portion disposed on an outer side of the catheter shaft adjacent the expandable member. The expandable member is selectively ra... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120053577 | ENERGY DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND USES THEREOF The present invention relates to comprehensive systems, devices and methods for delivering energy to tissue for a wide variety of applications, including medical procedures (e.g., tissue ablation, resection, cautery, vascular thrombosis, treatment of cardiac arrhythmias... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120053578 | RF SURGICAL GENERATOR AND METHOD FOR DRIVING AN RF SURGICAL GENERATOR Until now, ohmic consumers have been used to abruptly complete the output signal in RF surgical generators. Considering an RF surgical generator comprising a power supply with at least one storage capacitor and a controllable switching device with at least one energy st... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120046657 | Stent Graft Fenestration A method for creating a channel through a foreign material located in a body of a patient, the foreign material defining a material first surface and a substantially opposed material second surface, the channel extending through the foreign material between the material... | 02/23/2012 |
| 20120041431 | ELECTRICAL SKIN REJUVENATION A method is provided for reducing a wrinkle on a skin surface (42). The method includes identifying a person having a skin surface (42) with a wrinkle and in response to identifying the person, positioning at respective sites on the skin surface (42... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041434 | TISSUE ABLATION METHODS Tissue is treated using a radiofrequency power supply connected to an applicator having a chamber filled with an electrically non-conductive gas surrounded by a thin dielectric wall. A radiofrequency voltage is applied at a level sufficient to ionize the gas into a plas... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041433 | Microwave Antenna Assembly and Method of Using the Same A microwave antenna assembly comprising an elongate shaft having proximal and distal ends and a lumen defined therebetween, a conductive member at least partially disposed within the inner lumen of elongate shaft, conductive member being selectively deployable relative ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041432 | Method and Apparatus for Treating Subcutaneous Histological Features A system and method for treating subcutaneous histological features without affecting adjacent tissues adversely employs microwave energy of selected power, frequency and duration to penetrate subcutaneous tissue and heat target areas with optimum doses to permanently a... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120041307 | CATHETER SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BORING THROUGH BLOCKED VASCULAR PASSAGES A rotating cutting head catheter for passage through chronic total occlusions or other refractory atherosclerotic plaque from diseased arteries is disclosed. The catheter's rotating cutting head is designed to reside safely within an outer protective sheath when not in ... | 02/16/2012 |
| 20120035603 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MINIMIZING THERMAL TRAUMA TO AN ORGAN DURING TISSUE ABLATION OF A DIFFERENT ORGAN A method of minimizing thermal trauma during tissue ablation includes the steps of placing an ablation catheter at an ablation site on a first organ in a patient's body, providing energy to the ablation catheter to heat first organ tissue at the ablation site, providing... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120035511 | SYSTEM AND METHODS OF TREATMENT USING ELECTROMAGNETIC ILLUMINATION A method of inducing local cell death in patient tissue is provided. The method includes generating first and second radiation, conveying the radiation to a focusing element, and focusing the radiation on a target with the focusing element. A system for inducing local c... | 02/09/2012 |
| 20120029498 | Bipolar Radio Frequency Ablation Instrument An electrocautery instrument is disclosed comprising: a handle having a handle axis; a first electrode assembly, the first electrode assembly having a first handle electrode section retained in the handle, a first oblique electrode section extending from the handle, and... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120029500 | Sequential Activation RF Electrode Set for Renal Nerve Ablation A catheter includes a flexible shaft having a length sufficient to access a patient's renal artery. A treatment element at the distal end of the shaft is dimensioned for deployment within the renal artery. The treatment element comprises a radially expandable structure ... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120029499 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PLASMA SKIN RESURFACING An apparatus for treating a skin surface of a patient includes a probe having an opening to be in contact with the skin surface. The probe includes an electrode disposed within the probe and connected to a coaxial cable, the electrode configured to receive radio frequen... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120029503 | Slidable Choke Microwave Antenna A microwave antenna assembly is disclosed. The antenna assembly includes a feedline having an inner conductor, an outer conductor and an inner insulator disposed therebetween and a radiating portion including a dipole antenna coupled to the feedline and a trocar coupled... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120029501 | High-Strength Microwave Antenna Assemblies Various high-strength microwave antenna assemblies are described herein. The microwave antenna has a radiating portion connected by a feedline to a power generating source, e.g., a generator. The antenna is a dipole antenna with the distal end of the radiating portion b... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120029502 | Coolant Line Clip Assemblies For Use With Fluid Delivery Systems The present disclosure provides a fluid clip for use with a coolant system for electrosurgical procedures. The fluid clip includes a clip housing having proximal and distal ends and a channel defined therethrough. The channel is dimensioned to receive tubing for carryin... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120022521 | System And Method For Measuring Initial Tissue Impedance An electrosurgical system and method are disclosed. The system includes an electrosurgical generator adapted to supply electrosurgical energy to tissue. The generator is further adapted to supply an electrical signal having at least one substantially constant value to t... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022520 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENDOMETRIAL ABLATION Methods, systems and devices for endometrial ablation. In accordance with a method, a working end of an RF ablation device is positioned in a patient uterus to contact endometrial tissue, the working end comprising a dielectric wall capable of non-expanded and expanded ... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022512 | DEVICE, APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF ADIPOSE TISSUE TREATMENT A method and apparatus for adipose tissue treatment whereby two types of electromagnetic radiation are applied to the volume of tissue to be treated, One type of the electromagnetic radiations being RF and the second type of electromagnetic radiation being visible or in... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022504 | DEVICE, APPARATUS, AND METHOD OF ADIPOSE TISSUE TREATMENT A method and apparatus for adipose tissue treatment whereby two types of electromagnetic radiation are applied to the volume of tissue to be treated, One type of the electromagnetic radiations being RF and the second type of electromagnetic radiation being visible or in... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022518 | COMBINED MODALITY TREATEMENT SYSTEMS, METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR BODY CONTOURING APPLICATIONS Systems and methods that enable delivery of radiofrequency energy and cryotherapy applications to adipose tissue for reduction and contouring of body fat are described herein. Aspects of the disclosure are directed to methods for reducing surface irregularities in a sur... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120022519 | SURGICAL CUTTING AND SEALING INSTRUMENT WITH CONTROLLED ENERGY DELIVERY A surgical instrument for supplying energy to tissue can comprise a jaw member comprising an electrode, wherein the electrode is configured to supply energy from a power source to captured tissue. A control unit is configured to regulate the amount of energy delivered t... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120016356 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR THE TREATMENT OF DERMATOLOGICAL DISEASES OR CONDITIONS The invention provides methods and apparatus for the treatment of dermatological conditions, including, for example, viral infections, microbial infections, cancers, dermatological conditions and particularly infections of the skin caused by human papillomavirus (HPV).... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120016357 | METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FOCUSED BIPOLAR TISSUE ABLATION Large tissue regions are treated using pairs of electrode arrays. The electrode arrays may be concave and disposed in tissue so that their concave portions are opposed to each other. Axial conductors may be provided extending from the arrays and toward each other in ord... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20120016358 | SYSTEMS, ASSEMBLIES, AND METHODS FOR TREATING A BRONCHIAL TREE Systems, assemblies, and methods to treat pulmonary diseases are used to decrease nervous system input to distal regions of the bronchial tree within the lungs. Treatment systems damage nerve tissue to temporarily or permanently decrease nervous system input. The treatm... | 01/19/2012 |
