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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7967764 | Device for mini-invasive ultrasound treatment of an object by a heat-isolated transducer The present invention relates to a device for mini-invasive ultrasound treatment of an object. At least one therapeutic ultrasound transducer (2) is arranged for treatment of the object (5) by generating an ultrasonic field (3), the temperature ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7951095 | Ultrasound medical system An ultrasound medical system includes an ultrasound end effector and at least one non-ultrasound tissue-property-measuring sensor. The ultrasound end effector includes a medical ultrasound transducer assembly having at least one medical-treatment ultrasound transduc... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7824348 | System and method for variable depth ultrasound treatment A non-invasive variable depth ultrasound treatment method and system comprises a variable depth transducer system configured for providing ultrasound treatment to a patient. An exemplary variable depth transducer system can comprise a transducer configured to provid... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7819826 | Implantable thermal treatment method and apparatus A long-term implantable ultrasound therapy system and method is provided that provides directional, focused ultrasound to localized regions of tissue within body joints, such as spinal joints. An ultrasound emitter or transducer is delivered to a location within the... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7766848 | Medical ultrasound transducer having non-ideal focal region A mechanically formed transducer capable of producing a non-ideal focal region is described. The transducer has a plurality of piezoelectric elements suspended in an epoxy and heat molded into a desired shape. One or more shaped irregularities in the transducer prov... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7615015 | Focused ultrasound ablation devices having selectively actuatable emitting elements and methods of using the same A focused ultrasound ablation device and method includes an ultrasound emitting member having a plurality of individual ultrasound emitting elements arranged in an array. The ultrasound emitting elements are actuatable to emit ultrasound energy and focus the emitted... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7615016 | Method and system for treating stretch marks Methods and systems for treating stretch marks through deep tissue tightening with ultrasound are provided. An exemplary method and system comprise a therapeutic ultrasound system configured for providing ultrasound treatment to a shallow tissue region, such as a re... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7559905 | HIFU probe for treating tissue with in-line degassing of fluid A HIFU system is disclosed including a fluid circulation system including a degasser. ... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7470241 | 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 ultrasound... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7413552 | Method for subaqueous ultrasonic catastrophic irradiation of living tissue A fish killing and fish tissue sanitizing apparatus includes a tank, a water feed pipe extending to the tank, and an electromechanical transducer in pressure-wave transmitting relationship to the tank for generating ultrasonic pressure waves in water contained in th... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7410464 | Wave generating device A wave generating device including a wave transducer adapted to generate an energy wave, and a beam shaping device defined by revolution of a curve about an axis of revolution, the curve being arranged with respect to the transducer in a plane of the curve so as to ... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7393323 | Method and device for subaqueous ultrasonic irradiation of living tissue Applicable to humans, animals and fish, a method for injecting thoroughly diffused ambient air or disinfectant into water prior to its delivery into a therapy tank plus an underwater PZT probe transmission of separate stable and transient cavitation signals from whi... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7387613 | Device for non-invasive ultrasound treatment of disc disease A device for non-invasive ultrasound treatment of disc disease. This device includes a therapeutic ultrasound transducer which is provided for treatment of the disc, preferably nucleus pulposus, of a patient by generating an ultrasonic field, the temperature focus (... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7377900 | Endo-cavity focused ultrasound transducer An apparatus for delivering acoustic energy to a target site adjacent a body passage includes first and second elongate members, each carrying one or more transducer elements on their distal ends. The first and/or second elongate members include connectors for secur... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7377905 | Method and device for subaqueous ultrasonic irradiation of living tissue Applicable to humans, animals and fish, a method for injecting thoroughly diffused ambient air or disinfectant into water prior to its delivery into a therapy tank plus an underwater PZT probe transmission of separate stable and transient cavitation signals from whi... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367944 | Method and system for monitoring ablation of tissues A method of monitoring heat damage to a tissue during a heat ablation procedure is disclosed. The method comprising: providing images of the tissue, extracting at least one parameter being indicative of a biological response to heat, and using the parameter(s) for d... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7361172 | Ultrasonic device and method for tissue coagulation An ultrasonic surgical device for the coagulation of animal tissue having an ultrasonic applicator and a movable jaw with a jaw surface adjacent the distal portion of the ultrasonic applicator for movement toward the applicator to a closed position at a predefined c... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347855 | Non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring A methodology and system for lysing adipose tissue including directing ultrasonic energy at a multiplicity of target volumes within the region, which target volumes contain adipose tissue, thereby to selectively lyse the adipose tissue in the target volumes and gene... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7344509 | Shear mode therapeutic ultrasound A method of delivering ultrasound signals using shear waves includes applying a portion of at least a first ultrasound beam to a subject at at least a first incident angle relative to the surface of the subject to induce shear waves in the subject, energy in the she... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7339521 | Analytical instruments using a pseudorandom array of sources, such as a micro-machined mass spectrometer or monochromator Novel methods and structures are disclosed herein which employ pseudorandom sequences to spatially arrange multiple sources in a pseudorandom source array. The pseudorandom source array can replace the single source in analytical instruments relying on spatial separ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7335169 | Systems and methods for delivering ultrasound energy at an output power level that remains essentially constant despite variations in transducer impedance Systems and methods deliver ultrasound energy to an ultrasound transducer having an impedance subject to variations. The systems and methods electrically couple an ultrasound generator to the ultrasound transducer to deliver ultrasound energy. The systems and method... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331956 | Methods and apparatus for treating back pain Apparatus and methods for treating back pain of a patient by denervation of an intervertebral disc or a region of the posterior longitudinal ligament by the controlled application of heat to a target tissue. In one embodiment, the invention may include a procedure c... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7326201 | Thermal treatment methods and apparatus with focused energy application A collapsible ultrasonic reflector incorporates a gas-filled reflector balloon, a liquid-filled structural balloon an ultrasonic transducer disposed within the structural balloon. Acoustic energy emitted by the transducer is reflected by a highly reflective interfac... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7311701 | Methods and apparatus for non-invasively treating atrial fibrillation using high intensity focused ultrasound Methods and apparatus are provided for non-invasively treating patent foramen ovale using an ultrasound imaging system and a high intensity focused ultrasound system to selectively target high intensity ultrasound energy on either or both of a patient's septum primu... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311678 | Pressure-pulse therapy apparatus Disclosed is a device for producing an intracorporeal pressure pulse comprising a pressure pulse source configured to generate a collimated pressure pulse and an acoustic lens including at least one ring-shaped focusing section configured to focus a pressure pulse g... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7311679 | Disposable transducer seal A transducer seal designed to seal an open aperture of a transducer housing for a therapeutic ultrasound procedure. The seal has a membrane, a retainer and a mating device for locking in place with the transducer housing. The membrane is essentially transparent to u... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7303555 | Imaging and therapeutic procedure for carpal tunnel syndrome A system, method and/or apparatus is provided for visualization or imaging of the transverse carpal ligament and surrounding structures/features of a hand of a patient, and treatment of the transverse carpal ligament, particularly, but not necessarily, for performin... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7285116 | Non-contact tissue ablation device and methods thereof A catheter for ablating body tissue of the interior regions of the heart includes a handle assembly, a shaft, and a distal tip section coupled to the distal end of the shaft. The distal tip section has a non-compliant and non-porous cap that has a tubular wall that ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7273458 | Method of applying acoustic energy effective to alter transport or cell viability A method for reversibly, or irreversibly, altering the permeability of cells, tissues or other biological barriers, to molecules to be transported into or through these materials, through the application of acoustic energy, is enhanced by applying the ultrasound in ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270659 | Methods for electrosurgical treatment of spinal tissue Systems, apparatus, and methods for treating spinal tissue and other body structures in open and endoscopic spine surgery to relieve symptoms, such as neck or back pain. In particular, the present invention provides methods for the controlled heating of various tiss... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267654 | Focused shock-wave devices with direct wave cavitation suppressor A reflector (14) reflects energy emitting from an energy source (16) and focuses and directs it to a target. An aperture stop or suppressor disk (18) is positioned between the energy source (16) and target. The outer periphery of the aper... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7258674 | Ultrasonic treatment and imaging of adipose tissue A system for the destruction of adipose tissue utilizing high intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) within a patient's body. The system comprises a controller for data storage and the operation and control of a plurality of elements. One elements is a means for mappin... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7244254 | Air-core microwave ablation antennas A method and device delivers microwave power to an antenna through a coaxial cable utilizing air or other gases as its dielectric core. The cable includes supports made of low-loss materials to keep the inner conductor centered in the cable, and defining spaces ther... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239992 | Apparatus for simulating the deformation of materials, notably of soft body tissues The invention relates to the simulation of the deformation of materials, notably of soft body tissues. An apparatus comprises a memory (MEM, NT) storing data as to the position of an object, recorded at the vertices of a grid pattern, and data for force to be exerte... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7229411 | Imaging, therapy, and temperature monitoring ultrasonic system An ultrasonic system useful for providing imaging, therapy and temperature monitoring generally comprises an acoustic transducer assembly configured to enable the ultrasound system to perform the imaging, therapy and temperature monitoring functions. The acoustic tr... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7223239 | Medical device that removably attaches to a bodily organ A medical device for use on a bodily organ includes a concave support element that is removably attachable to the surface of the bodily organ, thereby defining an enclosed space adjacent to the bodily organ. The enclosed space is fluidly connected to a fluid managem... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7220233 | Ultrasound catheter devices and methods Ultrasound catheter devices and methods provide enhanced disruption of blood vessel obstructions. Generally, ultrasound catheters include an elongate flexible catheter body with one or more lumens, an ultrasound transmission member extending longitudinally through t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7220239 | Catheter with multiple ultrasound radiating members A catheter for delivering ultrasonic energy and therapeutic compounds to a treatment site within a patient's vasculature comprises a tubular body. The tubular body has a proximal region and a distal region opposite the proximal region. The catheter further comprises... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7203551 | Implantable lead-based sensor powered by piezoelectric transformer In general, the invention is directed to an IMD having a piezoelectric transformer to power a lead-based sensor. The IMD powers the piezoelectric transformer with a low amplitude signal. The piezoelectric transformer serves to convert the voltage level of the low am... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7189209 | Method for using acoustic shock waves in the treatment of a diabetic foot ulcer or a pressure sore A method of treating pathological conditions associated with bone and musculoskeletal environments and soft tissues involves applying acoustic shock waves to cause localized trauma, including micro-disruptions, non-osseous tissue stimulation, increased vascularizati... | 03/13/2007 |
