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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8133236 | Ultrasound catheter having protective feature against breakage An ultrasound catheter has an elongate flexible catheter body having a lumen extending longitudinally therethrough, and an ultrasound transmission member extending longitudinally through the lumen of the catheter body. The ultrasound transmission member has a proxim... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8092470 | Calculus crushing apparatus and medical procedure using endoscope An apparatus includes a crushing part which rotates and crushes the calculus, wherein a radius of rotation of the crushing part with respect to a rotation axis thereof increases or decreases in accordance with a rotation speed of the crushing part. ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8012158 | Device for fragmenting substances A device for fragmenting substances comprises a probe having an elongate probe shaft on the distal end of which a probe head is arranged, said probe head comprising an electro-hydraulic converter with which electrical energy, delivered via the probe shaft from the p... | 09/06/2011 |
| 7972343 | Retrieval device made of precursor alloy cable A medical retrieval device for retrieving foreign objects from a patient and the method of constructing the device are disclosed. The device incorporates a wire cable composed of a precursor alloy to a superelastic material to improve durability of the device. Becau... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7914540 | Material retrieval device and method of using A medical device configured to be inserted into a patient's body to retrieve material from the patient's body includes a basket assembly. The basket assembly is configured to transition between various states including an expanded state and a collapsed state. The ba... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7883516 | Methods for removing kidney stones from the ureter Occluding structures may be created within a body lumen by advancing a length of material distally through the body lumen. By drawing a distal location on the advanced length of material in a proximal direction, the material may be compacted into a structure which a... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7771435 | Fragmentation and extraction basket A surgical instrument for fragmenting and extracting stones includes an outer sheath having a proximal end and a distal end and an inner core longitudinally extending through the core and longitudinally movable relative to the core. The outer sheath has a basket siz... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7682366 | Calculus manipulation apparatus An ultrasonic lithotripter comprising a first transmission probe which has a hollow portion in the form of a through hole and transmits ultrasonic vibration and a superfine second transmission probe which can be passed through the hollow portion of the first transmi... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7678119 | Medical retrieval device with frangible basket An embodiment of a medical retrieval device includes a sheath having a proximal end and a distal end, a handle at the proximal end of the sheath, and a basket. The basket has a collapsed position when the basket is within the sheath and collapsed and an expanded pos... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7470274 | Single-blow shockwave generation device The invention relates to a single-blow mechanical shockwave generation device used in urological surgery for disintegration of urinary duct stones, comprising a striking device which strikes a shock wave generation device at high speed. The shock waves are transmitt... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7377925 | Fragmentation and extraction basket A surgical instrument for fragmenting and extracting stones includes an outer sheath having a proximal end and a distal end and an inner core longitudinally extending through the core and longitudinally movable relative to the core. The outer sheath has a basket siz... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7374551 | Minimally invasive fat cavitation method A method of fat cavitation including infiltrating adipose tissue with a liquid, creating a puncture in a patient's skin, providing a wire, the wire being generally uniform in diameter and having a first end and a second end and introducing the second end of the wire... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7357802 | Electrosurgical system with uniformly enhanced electric field and minimal collateral damage The present invention is directed towards an electrosurgical cutting system. The system comprises an electrically conductive blade, having first and second blade surfaces. First and second insulators are affixed to the first and second blade surfaces, respectively. ... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7326226 | Percutaneous catheter and guidewire for filtering during ablation of myocardial or vascular tissue An ablation catheter system for capturing and removing necrotic tissue and thrombi generated during an ablative procedure is disclosed. The catheter typically includes an elongate member, a filtration assembly disposed within the distal region, and an ablation instr... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7322935 | Endoscopic retractor An endoscopic retractor includes a tube having a proximal end and a distal end with a push rod extending therethrough. The proximal ends of the push rod is provided with a threaded portion. A rotatable handle is coupled to the proximal end of the tube and threadably... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7316655 | Systems and methods for directing and snaring guidewires Devices and methods for achieving directed placement of guidewires or other flexible rails over which other catheters or other devices may be introduced to a targeted location. A guidewire directing device includes a lumen extending between a proximal end and a dist... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7294139 | Controlled - motion endoscopic grasping instrument An improved controlled-motion instrument is provided for grasping, holding or otherwise manipulating an object in operations such as endoscopic procedures. The instrument opens and closes jaws or other manipulation members by way of a longitudinally movable cam memb... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7282055 | Medical retrieval instrument A medical retrieval instrument of the present invention includes a plurality of filaments for holding an object and a hollow section through which a first end of each of said plurality of filaments passes. The hollow section comprises a plurality of fixing sections ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7229455 | Ultrasonic calculus treatment apparatus An ultrasonic calculus treatment apparatus includes a longitudinal-vibration piezoelectric oscillator for vibrating in the axial direction of an ultrasonic transmitting member and a torsional-vibration piezoelectric oscillator for vibrating about the axial direction... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7229464 | Filter delivery and retrieval device Methods and devices for providing temporary placement of a filter in a blood vessel are disclosed. A filter delivery system in accordance with one exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes a catheter having an elongate shaft and a tubular member dispose... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7214229 | Radially expanding stents The present disclosure is directed to embodiments of devices for capturing obstructions within passageways. The devices disclosed herein may include a flexible tubular body forming multiple flexible members arranged in a helical pattern. These flexible members may b... | 05/08/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7169154 | Releasable basket and method of making thereof A medical retrieval device includes a basket formed of two or more loops. The basket may be used to retrieve material (e.g., a urinary stone) from a body. The basket opens and closes for end-encapsulation of a stone and is strengthened by support members that interc... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7167742 | Utilization of an infrared probe to discriminate between materials A method of evaluating the surface of a material that has a distinguishable infrared spectrum comprising (a) positioning an infrared fiber optic probe to be in contact with a surface of the sample or material at a region of interest for detecting attenuated total re... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156201 | Ultrasonic rod waveguide-radiator The present invention comprises an ultrasonic resonant rod waveguide-radiator with at least three cylindrical sections, one of which is an entrance section having a planar entrance surface and another of which is an exit section having a planar exit surface, and at ... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153315 | Catheter balloon with ultrasonic microscalpel blades The present invention provides a catheter balloon, and balloon catheter incorporating the catheter balloon, useful in medical dilation procedures. The catheter balloon includes at least one microscalpel operatively disposed on an outer surface thereof. The microscal... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137966 | Immobilizing objects in the body Stabilizing an object in the body of a patient involves the injection of a lower critical solution temperature (LCST) material or other flowable material into the body of the patient so that the material contacts the object. The LCST material or other flowable mater... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7108693 | Electromagnetic energy distributions for electromagnetically induced mechanical cutting Output optical energy pulses including relatively high energy magnitudes at the beginning of each pulse are disclosed. As a result of the relatively high energy magnitudes which lead each pulse, the leading edge of each pulse includes a relatively large slope. This ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7094249 | Distal protection device and method A device adapted for deployment in a body vessel for collecting floating debris and emboli in a filter. The device includes a collapsible proximally tapered frame for operably supporting the filter between a collapsed insertion profile and an expanded deployment pro... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7094225 | Medical device and methods of use of glaucoma treatment The invention relates generally medical devices and methods for the treatment of glaucoma in an animal eye and, more particularly, to medical devices and methods for treating tissue of the trabecular meshwork and/or Schlemm's canal of the eye to restore or rejuvenat... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7087061 | Method for intracorporeal lithotripsy fragmentation and apparatus for its implementation Electro-impulse intracorporeal lithotripsy comprises bringing electrodes of a probe in immediate electrical contact with the calculus and supplying to the electrodes of very short high voltage impulses capable to ignite electrical spark discharge and establish a dis... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7077849 | Atraumatic medical retrieval device Baskets with atraumatic distal tips allow the capture of material from difficult-to-reach areas of the body, while reducing the risk of tissue damage. ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7048684 | Probe vibrating assembly for endoscopic procedures A probe vibrating assembly for endoscopic procedures includes a base unit having a rotatable spindle. A drive member is eccentrically mounted to the spindle. The drive unit is secured to a slide plate to move the slide plate back and forth while the spindle is rotat... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7041108 | Grasper mechanism with biased fixed flexure elements An expansible and retractable mechanism of the type disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,924,175 and/or a medical grasper of the type disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,906,622 in which (1) the fixed flexure elements are self-biased to move into the expanded condition thereof. A ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7037321 | Medical device with slotted memory metal tube A series of medical instruments can be made with the use of shape memory tube with a transformation temperature that is above or below the ambient temperature. In the first case, the material behaves with the shape memory effect and in the second case the behavior i... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7028529 | Apparatus and methods for testing acoustic probes and systems Methods and apparatus are provided for testing an acoustic device that has multiple transducing elements adapted for conversion between acoustic and electrical signals. An electrical transmission signal is generated. The electrical transmission signal is transmitted... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7025735 | Ultrasonic apparatus for the treatment of septic wounds An ultrasonic apparatus comprising a hand piece (1) within a handle region (2), a connection tube (3) for connecting to a supply tube, wherein rock salt solution and medical healing agents such as heparin, antibioticts and the like are fed throu... | 04/11/2006 |
| 6972017 | Polypectomy snare having ability to actuate through tortuous path This invention relates broadly to surgical instruments. More particularly, this invention relates to a surgical snare instrument for excising polyps. Preferably, the instrument includes a coupling member that may increase ability to actuate the snare. According to a... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969354 | Adaptable intraoperative or endocavity ultrasound probe An intraoperative or endocavity ultrasound probe for insertion into a patient is provided. An adaptable or adjustable section is provided between the handle and the transducer for rotating the transducer relative to the handle prior to insertion within the patient. ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6962583 | Cataract extraction apparatus and method with rapid pulse phaco power Apparatus and method for the removal of lens tissue includes a first handpiece having a laser emitting probe sized for insertion into a lens capsule and radiating a lens therein. The laser emitting probe includes a lumen for introducing irrigation fluid into the len... | 11/08/2005 |
