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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6491689 | Percutaneous myocardial revascularization device and method Devices and methods for creating a series of percutaneous myocardial revascularization (PMR) channels in the heart. One method includes forming a pattern of channels in the myocardium leading from healthy tissue to hibernating tissue. Suitable channel pat... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6475210 | Light treatment of vulnerable atherosclerosis plaque A vulnerable plaque treatment catheter arrangement for the analysis and treatment of the lipid pool of a vulnerable plaque in a coronary artery is disclosed. The arrangement comprises a flexible, elongated, hollow sheath having a proximal end and a distal... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6471692 | System and method for manipulating movement of an energy emitting device within a body cavity A system and a method for manipulating movement within a body cavity. The device includes an optical fiber coupled to an energy source and a sleeve for containing the fiber. The fiber has distal end for positioning adjacent to a surface being treated with... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6468267 | Thermal therapy apparatus A thermal therapy apparatus has a detecting device for detecting the irradiation direction of energy in thermal therapy by which energy irradiates a living body, and can thereby easily set an emission portion in a desired direction and control the thermal... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6464693 | Myocardial revascularization A myocardial revascularization system that includes a laser energy source (e.g., a semiconductor laser), an outer guide member providing access to a patient's heart, and an optical fiber. The optical fiber is coupled to receive laser energy pulses from th... | 10/15/2002 |
| 6454762 | Instrument for applying light, especially laser light, to the human or animal body An instrument is provided for applying light, particularly laser light, to the human or animal body. A tubular shaft is provided into which a flexible light waveguide may be inserted, where a light-emitting end of the waveguide comes to rest at a distal e... | 09/24/2002 |
| 6440125 | Excimer laser catheter A method and apparatus of providing endovascular therapy. The steps include arranging optical fibers within a catheter, the catheter having a tip whose length is at least 1 cm and whose diameter of less than 1 millimeter, connecting an excimer laser to th... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6418337 | MRI guided hyperthermia surgery An MRI guided surgical apparatus includes a heat source formed by a laser and an optical fiber carrying the heat energy into a part to be coagulated by hyperthermia with an end reflector to direct the energy in a beam to one side of the fiber end. The fib... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6411852 | Modification of airways by application of energy A method for decreasing responsiveness or decreasing resistance to airflow of airways involves the transfer of energy to or from the airway walls to prevent or reduce airway constriction and other symptoms of lung diseases. The treatment reduces the abili... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6409723 | Treating body tissue by applying energy and substances A method and apparatus for treatment for body structures, especially internal body structures involving disorders involving unwanted features or other disorders, that does not require relatively invasive surgery, and is not subject to other drawbacks note... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6409719 | Light stint implant device for treatment of long term viral infection A light stint implant device adapted to be surgically implanted in a major blood vessel for assisting in the treatment of long term viral infection, alone or in combination with anti-viral drugs, is disclosed. The implant device is programmed for set peri... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6406486 | Apparatus and method for vasodilation A method and apparatus for dilating blood vessels in vasospasm through the use of high frequency wave, e.g., hydraulic or acoustic waves. The invention is suitable to treat any vasospasm, including any vasospasm intractable to medication, including cerebr... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6398777 | Endovascular laser device and treatment of varicose veins A method is disclosed for treating blood vessels using endovascular techniques to deliver laser energy. Percutaneous access into the vein lumen will be obtained using an angiocatheter through which a fiber optic line will be introduced. The vein will be e... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6391026 | Methods and systems for treating breast tissue Methods, systems, and kits for treating breast tissue rely on transferring energy to or from cells lining an individual breast duct. Energy can be introduced into the breast duct, e.g., by filling the duct with an electrically conductive medium and applyi... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6387088 | Photoionization enabled electrochemical material removal techniques for use in biomedical fields A method for controlled removal of surface tissue layer portions with a non-contact energy delivery modality that applies electrical energy to the targeted tissue surface to cause electrochemical ablation. The system provides (i) a UV energy source for ir... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6377846 | Device for delivering localized x-ray radiation and method of manufacture Generally, the present invention provides a device for insertion into a body of a subject being treated to deliver localized x-ray radiation, and a method for fabricating such a device. The device includes a cathode structure that has a thin, diamond film... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6358244 | Endarterectomy surgical instrument and procedure An endarterectomy surgical instrument and procedure for removing plaque from a selected length of an artery and surgical instruments for cutting plaque build-ups. The endarterectomy surgical instrument has means for developing an image of the surgical sit... | 03/19/2002 |
| 6344050 | Use of pegylated photosensitizer conjugated with an antibody for treating abnormal tissue A photosensitizer suitable for use in administering photodynamic therapy (PDT), conjugated with antibodies that are targeted to antigens on abnormal tissue and polyethylene glycol (PEG) or other polymer that extends the residence time of the conjugate wit... | 02/05/2002 |
| 6328735 | Thermal ablation system A method and system for therapeutically treating a selected volume of tissue with a heated liquid. A therapeutic device, such as a catheter, is coupled to a source of liquid is heated to therapeutic temperatures by a heating mechanism. The device imparts ... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6287297 | Energy delivery system and method for performing myocardial revascular An energy delivery system for performing myocardial revascularization on a heart of a patient including an energy pulse source that produces energy pulses sufficient to create channels in a wall of a heart, and an energy pulse delivery system connected to... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6283958 | Laser applicator set A laser application set, which is an interventional application set for minimum invasive, laser-induced thermotherapy of soft-tissue tumors is disclosed. The laser application set is designed in such a manner that an introductor tube (6) with a stylet (12... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6273904 | Polymer battery for internal light device Several different embodiments of a flexible polymer battery are disclosed in connection with providing a medical therapy. For example, the electrical current from the polymer battery may be used to energize light sources for administering light therapy. I... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6221068 | Method for welding tissue Radiation is delivered to a wound in a series of sufficiently short pulses, with adequate cooling between individual pulses, to produce cumulative thermal denaturation and welding of the skin edges at the immediate area of the wound site, while avoiding u... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6159236 | Expandable treatment device for photodynamic therapy and method of using same The invention relates to a medical device including a tube and expandable member and one or more light sources disposed in an elongated member disposed in the tube. The light sources emit energy for photodynamic therapy through a window to the treatment a... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6156032 | Method for causing a stricture of a body passageway This invention provides for an apparatus and method to cause a stricture in a body passageway. For example, urinary incontinence and vesicoureteral reflux can be treated by inserting an energy-delivering probe into the body passageway of the urinary tract... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6152919 | Laser Resectoscope A resectoscope for laser coagulation and cutting of prostatic or bladder tissue. The resectoscope also uses a mechanical cutting element having sharp blades rotating at high speed to further cut the coagulated lased tissue. The combination of coagulating/... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6113587 | Handpiece for a medical laser system A handpiece for a medical laser system comprising a barrel for having a passage for transmitting a laser beam and a contacting wall on one end of said barrel including an aperture in communication with the passage, a solid face extending radially outward ... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6096030 | Light delivery catheter and PDT treatment method A light delivery catheter (2), for use in PDT treatments, includes a hollow sheath (4) with a balloon (24) at its distal end. Target tissue (33) at a target site on a hollow body organ, such as a blood vessel, is inoculated with an appropriate photosensit... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6090103 | Interstitial laser resectoscope The present invention provides a resectoscope and a method for lasing, coagulating, resecting, removing and retrieving prostate tissue. The resectoscope of the invention includes an interstitial laser fiber as a laser directing system and a unique configu... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6074383 | Laser lancet tip A laser lancet tip and method for controlling laser incisions for the purpose of taking blood samples from patients in a variety of body locations and age groups. A removable tip on a laser is used to mask a laser pulse and modify the length and width of ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6011889 | Piercing point optical fiber device for laser surgery procedures A device for use in laser surgical procedures for moving axially an optical fiber element that is connected at its proximal end to a source of laser energy. The distal end of the fiber elements with a cooperating piercing tip member has a tapered configur... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5997570 | Method for introducing a curable stent using catheter with light conductor A method is disclosed for introducing a stent inside the body of a patient. The stent is made of a material that cures due to the action of light. A catheter having an inflatable balloon adjacent its distal end is provided. Also provided is a light conduc... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5989245 | Method and apparatus for therapeutic laser treatment A powered portable laser bandage having one or many vertical cavity surface-emitting laser arrays embedded therein may be worn by a patient and applied to an area of the patient's body near the heart. The device supplies the patient with a preprogrammed l... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5976124 | Phototherapy device and method A phototherapy device has a phototherapy handpiece, an optical fiber attached to the phototherapy handpiece, and a laser phototherapy light source. The phototherapy handpiece, has a handpiece body that defines an interior region and has an outer surface w... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5925036 | Apparatus for repairing bone structure using laser The invention relates to a medical instrument and more particularly to a system for repairing damaged bone structure. A hand-held instrument is formed with a plurality of channels allowing connection of the instrument to a source of laser beam, to a telev... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5876426 | System and method of providing a blood-free interface for intravascular light delivery A system and method of providing a blood-free interface for intravascular light delivery is disclosed. The method includes the steps of inserting a balloon catheter into the vasculature of a patient wherein the balloon catheter includes an infusion layer ... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5871521 | Laser probe for medical treatment A medical laser probe to be used as a laser irradiation unit in laser treatment that is performed by irradiating a living body with laser light. The laser probe irradiates laser light uniformly, utilizing laser light effectively by concentration thereof, ... | 02/16/1999 |
| 5865833 | Apparatus for laser treatment The present invention relates to an apparatus for laser treatment for treating the tissue of a human body such as herniated lumbar intervertebral disc by irradiating it with laser light for vaporizing it. The apparatus comprises a hollow needle member whi... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5827186 | Method and PDT probe for minimizing CT and MRI image artifacts An implantable probe having a non-metallic insulating base, non-metallic conductive traces supported by the base, and a plurality of non-metallic light sources supported by the base and coupled to the conductive traces. The conductive traces and the light... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5827267 | Cooled multi-fiber medical connector Cooled optical connector for alignment and coupling of bundled fibers of an optic cable. Coolant in a liquid or gaseous form is passed through a chamber in which a bundled fiber optic cable and nut portion of a standard optical connector is contained. Coo... | 10/27/1998 |
