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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6488626 | Ultrasonic sensing by induced tissue motion Radiation pulses from a high energy therapeutic ultrasound system are used to stimulate tissue motion by radiation pressure. The tissue motion is monitored using a diagnostic ultrasound system.... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6490469 | Method and apparatus for dynamic focusing of ultrasound energy Method and system disclosed herein include noninvasively detecting, separating and destroying multiple masses (tumors, cysts, etc.) through a plurality of iterations from tissue (e.g., breast tissue). The method and system may open new frontiers with the ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6488639 | Frequency adjustment in high intensity focused ultrasound treatment apparatus The invention concerns an apparatus for treating a biological sample by emitting focused high intensity ultrasounds towards a focal point, characterised in that it comprises means emitting wideband focused ultrasounds. The apparatus enables to adjust the ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6478754 | Ultrasonic method and device for wound treatment The method and device of the present invention for ultrasound wound treatment includes a transducer to produce ultrasonic waves. The ultrasonic transducer has tip with the distal end (radiation surface). A liquid is directed to the radiation surface throu... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6475148 | Medical diagnostic ultrasound-aided drug delivery system and method A method and system is provided for delivering drugs carried by microspheres. A medical diagnostic ultrasound system destroys microspheres in a specific localized area or at a specific time. A region of interest that is a subset of an imaged area is ident... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6471662 | Acoustic therapy apparatus An acoustic therapy device is provided including a housing, an electro-acoustic transducer, a coupling element and coupling cushions. The electro-acoustic transducer is arranged in the housing which includes a shell. The coupling element has a coupling su... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6461314 | Intrabody hifu applicator An apparatus and method for applying sonic energy within the body of the living subject. A probe for applying sonic energy within the body of a subject includes a probe body having a proximal and a distal end adapted for insertion into the body of a subje... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6454757 | Ultrasonic method for ablating and removing obstructive matter from anatomical passageways and blood vessels A method for treating obstructions of tubular anatomical passageways of the urinary tract, including the urethra and fallopian tubes, provides inserting an ultrasonic catheter device into an anatomical passageway, passing ultrasound to the distal end of t... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6454730 | Thermal film ultrasonic dose indicator A method and apparatus are provided for applying an ultrasound treatment to a portion of a human body. The method includes the steps of determining a temperature rise which the body portion will experience when a dosage limit of the ultrasound treatment h... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6450979 | Ultrasonic wave irradiation apparatus This invention discloses an equipment for lipolysis of fat of a living body by ultrasound sonication. An effective ultrasound is characterized in low frequency 15-140 kHz region, by an intensity when in a range of 15-50 kHz, which is greater than 10 mw/cm... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6451013 | Methods of tonsil reduction using high intensity focused ultrasound to form an ablated tissue area containing a plurality of lesions A method of tonsil reduction by thermal ablation using high intensity focused ultrasound energy includes the steps of introducing an ultrasound emitting member in a patient's oral cavity, positioning the ultrasound emitting member adjacent an external sur... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6443914 | Apparatus and method for preventing and treating cellulite An apparatus and method for the treatment of cellulite. The connective tissue subjacent to the dermis provides a barrier resisting protrusion of adipose tissue located beneath the dermis. Such connective tissue is generated or strengthened by applying rad... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6436060 | Submersible system for ultrasonic treatment The system is used for therapeutically treating injuries using ultrasound. The system includes an ergonomically constructed ultrasonic transducer treatment head module and a main operating unit. The transducer treatment head module is positioned adjacent ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6436061 | Ultrasound treatment of varicose veins A method and apparatus for the non-invasive treatment of varicose veins. The vibrational energy in acoustic waves emanating from one or more source of ultrasonic energy is focused beneath the skin to cause localized heating and tissue disruption and/or de... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6432069 | Coupling medium for high-power ultrasound A coupling medium for high-power ultrasound including a liquid aqueous solution of a hydrophilic polymer, notably polyvinylpyrrolidone, is provided together with ultrasound therapy apparatus including a therapy transducer adapted to transmit high-power ul... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6432070 | Method and apparatus for ultrasonic treatment of reflex sympathetic dystrophy The invention relates to apparatus and method for therapeutically treating reflex sympathetic dystrophy using ultra sound. The apparatus includes at least one ergonomically constructed ultrasonic transducer configured to cooperate with a placement module ... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6432067 | Method and apparatus for medical procedures using high-intensity focused ultrasound Methods and apparatus for enabling substantially bloodless surgery and for stemming hemorrhaging. High intensity focused ultrasound ("HIFU") is used to form cauterized tissue regions prior to surgical incision, for example, forming a cauterized tissue she... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6432068 | High output therapeutic ultrasound transducer A therapeutic ultrasound energy delivery system includes a probe having a vibrational transducer. A restraint is disposed about the transducer in order to exert a compressive pre-stress on the transducer. The restraint inhibits tensile failure of the vibr... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6428491 | Delivery of ultrasound to percutaneous and intrabody devices A method and apparatus for reducing morbidity associated with a medical device inserted into the body of a patient. Ultrasonic energy is applied to the device with sufficient intensity to inhibit accretion of biological matter associated with the device w... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6428478 | Method for accelerating the delivery of a vasodilating agent to the penis The present invention is directed toward a method for accelerating the delivery of a vasodilating agent to the penis. The method of the present invention comprises ingesting a vasodilating agent into the body at a point of ingestion external to the penis,... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6428477 | Delivery of theraputic ultrasound by two dimensional ultrasound array A fully steerable two-dimensional ultrasound array delivers a therapy by steering and selective focusing of beams. In some systems, the ultrasound array also includes an imaging functionality to simultaneously perform diagnostic imaging and delivery of a ... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6416486 | Ultrasonic surgical device having an embedding surface and a coagulating surface An ultrasonic surgical device for the application of ultrasonic energy is disclosed. The surgical device has a housing and an acoustic assembly having a solid core waveguide. The waveguide extends from the housing and has a novel end effector at the dista... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6413254 | Method of tongue reduction by thermal ablation using high intensity focused ultrasound A method of tongue reduction by thermal ablation using high intensity focused ultrasound includes the steps of introducing an ultrasound emitting member in a patient's oral cavity, positioning the ultrasound emitting member adjacent an external surface of... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6413216 | Method and assembly for performing ultrasound surgery using cavitation A method and assembly are provided which use cavitation induced by an ultrasound beam for creating a controlled surgical lesion in a selected treatment volume of a patient, such as an internal body cavity or organ. First, a plurality of microbubbles are p... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6413230 | Medical instrument for treating biological tissue The invention relates to a medical instrument for treating biological tissue, comprising a device for generating extra-corporeal pressure waves and a transmission element (2) for injecting pressure waves into the bodies of living organisms. According to t... | 07/02/2002 |
| 6409720 | Methods of tongue reduction using high intensity focused ultrasound to form an ablated tissue area containing a plurality of lesions A method of tongue reduction by thermal ablation using high intensity focused ultrasound includes the steps of introducing an ultrasound emitting member in a patient's oral cavity, positioning the ultrasound emitting member adjacent an external surface of... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6406443 | Self-contained ultrasound applicator A self-contained ultrasound applicator for therapeutically treating injuries. The self-contained ultrasound applicator comprises a cantilever mounting structure, a cantilever connected to the mounting structure, a main operating unit operably mounted adja... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6394955 | Device attachable to a therapeutic head for adjustably holding an ultrasound transducer, and therapeutic head in combination with such a device A device for adjustably holding an ultrasonic transducer having an acoustic axis can be attached at a therapeutic head which emits acoustic waves converging in a focus. The device has at least one element which can be swivelled around a first swivel axis ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6394969 | Tinnitis masking and suppressor using pulsed ultrasound A system and method for tinnitus masking. Ultrasound noise is provided to a head of a patient as a vibration by way of a transducer, to thereby stimulate the auditory cortex. Once stimulated, the auditory cortex will suppress tinnitus. The ultrasound nois... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6390995 | Method for using acoustic shock waves in the treatment of medical conditions This invention relates to methods for medical treatment of a variety of pathological conditions associated with bone environments and musculoskeletal environments, including the treatment of ischemic conditions such as bursitis. The method involves applyi... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6383151 | Circumferential ablation device assembly This invention is a circumferential ablation device assembly which is adapted to forming a circumferential conduction block in a pulmonary vein. The assembly includes a circumferential ablation element which is adapted to ablate a circumferential region o... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6379320 | Ultrasound applicator for heating an ultrasound absorbent medium An ultrasound applicator for heating, via an internal path, an ultrasound absorbent medium, includes an application head having a longitudinal axis and including at least one ultrasonic transducer having a planar emission face and an opposite face, a leak... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6374132 | MRI-guided therapeutic unit and methods Magnetic resonance information acquired by a movable magnetic resonance instrument is used to monitor hyperthermia treatments such as tissue ablation. The instrument may include both the magnetic resonance equipment and an energy applicator such as a high... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6368299 | Ultrasonic probe and method for improved fragmentation In general the ultrasonic probe for improved fragmentation is comprised of a longitudinal shank having a proximal end, a distal end, and a shaft. The shaft joins the proximal end and the distal end. The proximal end of the longitudinal shank has a connect... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6368292 | Method for using acoustic shock waves in the treatment of medical conditions This invention relates to methods for medical treatment of pathological conditions. More particularly, the invention relates to methods for using acoustic shock waves to treat a variety of pathological conditions such as plantar warts, deep bone bruises, ... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6361509 | Therapy apparatus with a source of acoustic waves A therapy apparatus has a source with an acoustic axis for generating acoustic waves converging in a focus lying on the acoustic axis. The source has a light generator that emits a focused light beam of visible light with a substantially parallel beam pat... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6361510 | Use of ultrasounds for the treatment of decompression sickness Decompression sickness in human patients is treated by administering to the patient in the region affected by decompression sickness ultrasound energy having a frequency in the range of 1 to 15 MHz in an amount and time sufficient to alleviate the symptom... | 03/26/2002 |
| 6355006 | Method and apparatus for cartilage growth stimulation A kit of elements including an ultrasonic generator, transducers with connecting cables, and a means for locating the transducers over areas of the body containing cartilage, is provided with the surgical instruments for post-surgical application to ultra... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6352532 | Active load control of ultrasonic surgical instruments Ultrasonic instruments, and particularly solid core ultrasonic instruments, are advantageous because they may be used to cut and/or coagulate organic tissue using energy in the form of mechanical vibrations transmitted to a surgical end-effector at ultras... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6350245 | Transdermal ultrasonic device and method In general a hand-held ultrasonic surgical apparatus with a focusing lens for fragmenting or emulsifying a predetermined volume of a medium located generally near a focal length from a concave surface of the focusing lens without significant heating of th... | 02/26/2002 |
