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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6652473 | Ultrasonic and growth factor bone-therapy: apparatus and method Non-invasive therapeutic treatment of bone in vivo using ultrasound in conjunction with application of a biochemical compound or bone growth factor is performed by subjecting bone to an ultrasound signal supplied to an ultrasound transducer placed on the ... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6648839 | Ultrasonic medical treatment device for RF cauterization and related method An ultrasonic medical treatment device has a casing, an elongate probe, a transducer assembly, a sheath and at least one electrode member. The probe is mounted to and extends from the casing and has an axis and a free end serving as an operative tip. The ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6645162 | Systems and methods for ultrasound assisted lipolysis Cells are destroyed within a subcutaneous tissue region using a transducer disposed externally adjacent to a patient's skin. The transducer emits acoustic energy that is focused at a linear focal zone within the tissue region, the acoustic energy having s... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6635017 | Method and apparatus combining diagnostic ultrasound with therapeutic ultrasound to enhance thrombolysis A method and apparatus for combining therapeutic pulsed or continuous-wave ultrasound with diagnostic pulsed ultrasound are described. In both a therapeutic mode and in a diagnostic mode, the ultrasound is administered from a single probe to a patient suf... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6626855 | Controlled high efficiency lesion formation using high intensity ultrasound An ultrasound system used for both imaging and delivery high intensity ultrasound energy therapy to treatment sites and a method for treating tumors and other undesired tissue within a patient's body with an ultrasound device. The ultrasound device has an... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6626854 | Systems and methods for ultrasound assisted lipolysis Cells are destroyed within a subcutaneous tissue region using a transducer disposed externally adjacent to a patient's skin. The transducer emits acoustic energy that is focused at a linear focal zone within the tissue region, the acoustic energy having s... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6623430 | Method and apparatus for safety delivering medicants to a region of tissue using imaging, therapy and temperature monitoring ultrasonic system A method and apparatus for controlling the safe delivery of thermosensitive liposomes containing medicant to a targeted tissue region using ultrasound. Thermosensitive liposomes containing medicants are delivered to a region of interest, the region of int... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6613004 | Systems and methods for creating longer necrosed volumes using a phased array focused ultrasound system A system for performing a therapeutic procedure using focused ultrasound includes a transducer array including a plurality of transducer elements, drive circuitry coupled to the transducer elements, and a controller coupled to the drive circuitry. The con... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6613005 | Systems and methods for steering a focused ultrasound array A focused ultrasound system includes a transducer array including a plurality of sub-arrays, each sub-array defining an acoustic emission surface and including a plurality of transducer elements thereon. A mechanical controller is coupled to the sub-array... | 09/02/2003 |
| 6607498 | Method and apparatus for non-invasive body contouring by lysing adipose tissue A method and apparatus for producing lysis of adipose tissue underlying the skin of a subject, by: applying an ultrasonic transducer to the subject's skin to transmit therethrough ultrasonic waves focussed on the adipose tissue; and electrically actuating... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6599256 | Occlusion of tubular anatomical structures by energy application A tubular anatomical structure in a mammalian subject is occluded by directing ultrasonic energy from outside of the body. For example, a male subject may be sterilized by directing ultrasonic energy through the skin of the scrotum, onto the vas deferens.... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6599288 | Apparatus and method incorporating an ultrasound transducer onto a delivery member A medical device assembly and method provides an ultrasound transducer mounted onto a catheter shaft. The ultrasound transducer is mounted such that there is a radial separation between the transducer and the underlying catheter shaft. The transducer is m... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6589253 | Ultrasonic angioplasty transmission wire The ultrasonic angioplasty transmission wire for use in an ultrasonic angioplasty device comprises an inner layer of a first ultrasound transmitting material, and at least one outer coaxial shell or tube of a second ultrasound transmitting material differ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6589174 | Technique and apparatus for ultrasound therapy The present invention is directed to an imaging-compatible device for insertion into a region of tissue under image guidance, which employs ultrasound energy for the generation of thermal lesions. Coagulation can be confined to particular sectors in tissu... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6589191 | Manually actuable ultrasonic disintegrator for breaking up or removing human or animal tissue There is provided a manually actuable ultrasonic disintegrator for the removal of human or animal tissue, which includes a sonotrode for the transmission of sound waves at its distal end to the tissue, an ultrasonic transducer which can be coupled to the ... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6582381 | Mechanical positioner for MRI guided ultrasound therapy system An ultrasound therapy system utilizes a mechanical positioning assembly to locate and aim an ultrasonic transducer. The positioner provides for roll and pitch control as well as control in the lateral and longitudinal directions. The positioner uses piezo... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6582392 | Ultrasound assembly for use with a catheter The invention relates to a catheter system. The system comprises a catheter body having a chamber containing a low acoustic impedance medium. The catheter body includes an elongated body with an external surface and an ultrasound transducer having an exte... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6575922 | Ultrasound signal and temperature monitoring during sono-thrombolysis therapy A system method for sono-thrombolysis is provided employing real-time, continuous intensity and temperature monitoring. The method generally includes the steps of establishing an ultrasound delivery column to the patient being treated for a thrombotic or ... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6569170 | Method of cleaning skin An ultrasonic cleaner has a handle having a proximal end, a distal end, a hollow interior, and an exterior gripping surface. A brush mounting point is positioned at the proximal end of the handle and an ultrasonic vibrator is positioned within the hollow ... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6569109 | Ultrasonic operation apparatus for performing follow-up control of resonance frequency drive of ultrasonic oscillator by digital PLL system using DDS (direct digital synthesizer) An ultrasonic driving apparatus consists mainly of a digital oscillatory circuit, an amplifier, a detection circuit, a phase difference detection circuit, a register, a data transfer circuit, and a switching circuit. The digital oscillatory circuit is use... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6569099 | Ultrasonic method and device for wound treatment The method and device of the present invention for wound treatment includes a transducer to produce waves, preferably ultrasonic waves. The transducer has tip with the distal end (radiation surface). A liquid is directed to the radiation surface wherein a... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6565520 | Apparatus for ultrasonic therapeutic treatment The method and apparatus of the invention are directed to surgically non-invasively treating skeleto/muscular injuries or of diagnosing bone fractures, involving application of two components of ultrasonic energy, to an external surface of living tissue, ... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6565521 | System and method of vessel removal A method and system for removing body vessels from a patient is provided. An embodiment of the method includes a method for harvesting a vessel for subsequent use in a grafting procedure, such as, for example, saphenous vein graft harvesting for a coronar... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6543272 | Systems and methods for testing and calibrating a focused ultrasound transducer array Systems and methods for testing the performance of a focused ultrasound transducer array include transmitting ultrasonic energy from the transducer array towards an acoustic reflector, such as a planar air mirror, and receiving ultrasonic energy reflected... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6533726 | System and method for ultrasonic harmonic imaging for therapy guidance and monitoring An ultrasound system is provided which includes a therapy ultrasound transducer and a diagnostic ultrasound transducer and operates in accordance with a method to direct the application of the therapy ultrasound. The method includes operating the diagnost... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6533803 | Wound treatment method and device with combination of ultrasound and laser energy A method and device for wound treatment with a combination of laser and ultrasound waves comprises a probe to produce a laser beam and transducer to produce ultrasonic waves. The ultrasonic transducer has tip with a distal end comprising a radiation surfa... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6524261 | Ultrasound application device for accelerating sternum healing Ultrasound application devices and methods of use for sternum healing of a patient includes the steps of positioning an ultrasound application device near a sternum having approximated portions, and applying ultrasound to the approximated portions for pro... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6523191 | Acoustically active hot tub An acoustically active hot tub has audio transducers affixed to the underside of the shell forming the hot tub. The hot tub reproduces sound from a sound source such as a radio or compact disc player. Effective transducers will generally have a frequency ... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6514203 | Method for ultrasonic coronary thrombolysis A method and apparatus for achieving ultrasonic coronary thrombolysis. After intravenous injection of a thrombus-specific ultrasound contrast agent, an array of ultrasonic transducers arranged in a pad placed on the patient's chest transmits ultrasound si... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6514221 | Blood-brain barrier opening A method of opening a blood-organ barrier of a subject includes providing an exogenous agent configured to facilitate opening of the blood-organ barrier, administering the exogenous agent to a desired region of the subject, and applying energy to the desi... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6514220 | Non focussed method of exciting and controlling acoustic fields in animal body parts The effect of ultrasound irradiation of a human or other animal body portion is enhanced by operating the body portion as a trapped mode resonator. The intensity and location of resonances within the body portion is controlled by controlling such variable... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6511444 | Transmyocardial revascularization using ultrasound A method and apparatus for performing transmyocardial revascularization using ultrasound is disclosed. The apparatus includes a phased array ultrasonic device that includes a plurality of ultrasonic transducer elements which are controlled using a feedbac... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6511428 | Ultrasonic medical treating device An ultrasound therapy apparatus delivers focused ultrasound for therapeutical purposes which can be correctly targeted to a target region, and also, a positional shift from the target region under irradiation of ultrasound can be effectively avoided. An u... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6511430 | Use of high frequency ultrasound imaging to detect and monitor the process of apoptosis in living tissues, ex-vivo tissues and cell-culture A non-invasive method of monitoring apoptosis in cell culture, ex-vivo tissues and in-vivo tissues using high frequency ultrasound imaging is provided. The method includes the steps of: 1) imaging a selected site of the cell culture or tissues using high ... | 01/28/2003 |
| 6508775 | High output therapeutic ultrasound transducer A therapeutic ultrasound delivery system, comprising: a catheter body; a plurality of axially spaced-apart hollow cylindrical vibrational transducers disposed along a length of the catheter body; a first spring connector wrapped around the outer surfaces ... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6508774 | Hifu applications with feedback control High intensity focused ultrasound heating is provided by applying therapeutic ultrasonic waves using an array of transducers. Cavitation is detected by using some or all of the transducers in the array to detect ultrasonic waves emanating from or reflecte... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6508765 | Ultrasound-guided ablation catheter and methods of use The present invention provides ultrasound-guided ablation catheters and methods for their use. In one embodiment, a tissue ablation apparatus (2) includes a flexible elongate body (12) having proximal (14) and distal (12) ends. A plurality of spaced-apart... | 01/21/2003 |
| 6506171 | System and methods for controlling distribution of acoustic energy around a focal point using a focused ultrasound system A focused ultrasound system includes a plurality of transducer elements disposed about and having an angular position with a central axis. Drive signals drive respective transducer elements that include phase shift values based upon the angular position o... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6500141 | Apparatus and method for treating body tissue, in particular soft surface tissue with ultrasound An apparatus for treating body tissue, in particular superficial soft tissue, with ultrasound, comprises an ultrasonic generation unit and an applicator, by means of which the ultrasound can be irradiated from an applicator surface facing the body surface... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6498945 | Sonodynamic therapy using an ultrasound sensitizer compound A method of treatment of a human or animal body by sonodynamic therapy in which a sensitizer agent is administered to the body and the body is exposed to ultrasound to achieve a cytopathogenic effect at a site therein, wherein the said sensitizer agent is... | 12/24/2002 |
