Did You Know...
...that one person who claimed to be the inventor of the television is Russian emigre Vladimir Zworykin? In 1929 David Sarnoff, founder of RCA, asked Zworykin what it would take to develop TV for commercial use. He said: a year and a half and $100,000. In reality, it took 20 years and $50 million! Before his death in 1982 at the age of 92, Zworykin said of his invention: "The technique is wonderful. It is beyond my expectations. But the programs! I would never let my children even come close to this thing."
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8187260 | Variable cryosurgical probe planning system A cryosurgical system for assisting an operator in placing and operating cryosurgical probes in the prostate of a human patient. The cryosurgical system includes a computer system being programmed with software capable of performing the following steps: a) capturing... | 05/29/2012 |
| 8177778 | System and method for stabilizing corneal tissue after treatment Systems and methods stabilize corneal tissue after treatment of the corneal tissue. For example, thermokeratoplasty may be applied to the corneal tissue to address disorders associated with abnormal shaping of the cornea. To stabilize the desired structural changes ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8062289 | Ablative ultrasonic-cryogenic apparatus An ablative apparatus that can be used to treat atrial fibrillation and other cardiac arrhythmias by ablating cardiac tissue is disclosed. When the distal end of the apparatus reaches the tissue to be ablated, an ablation probe driven by a transducer is vibrated. Sc... | 11/22/2011 |
| 7993330 | Method for rejuvenating and tightening human skin utilizing a cryogenic applicator A method for tightening and rejuvenating skin utilizing a cryogenic applicator, which includes the steps of holding a handle of a barrel of the cryogenic applicator in a hand, fluidly communicating the barrel with a source of a biocompatible non-toxic cryogenic flui... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7972327 | Low temperature lesion formation apparatus, systems and methods Low temperature lesion formation apparatus, systems and methods. The apparatus includes a base member and an inflatable element carried by the base member. ... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7938822 | Heating and cooling of cryosurgical instrument using a single cryogen A cryosurgical system featuring both cooling and heating utilizing a single type of cryogen but from two different sources. The liquid cryogen cools the tip of a cryosurgical instrument in the cryosurgical system, such as a cryoprobe or cryocatheter. The gaseous cry... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7871405 | Detachable grid Medical devices can be positioned within a patient by use of apparatus and methods according to the invention. The apparatus and methods permit insertion of the medical devices into various locations of the patient's body without requiring removal and reinsertion of... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7850681 | Cryoplasty device and method A cryoplasty catheter and method for preventing or slowing reclosure of a lesion following angioplasty. The cryoplasty catheter includes a shaft having proximal and distal ends and a dilatation balloon disposed at the distal end. An intake lumen and exhaust lumen ar... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7842031 | Bioimpedance measurement system and method Methods and systems for detecting fluid egress, assessing lesion quality, determining tissue composition or structure, determining ice coverage of catheter tip and providing tissue contact assessment, by providing a catheter having a shaft with a proximal end portio... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7842032 | Apparatus and methods for the selective removal of tissue An Ultrasonic apparatus and method is provided for the selective and targeted removal of unwanted tissues. The apparatus and methods may utilize combinations of ultrasonic and cryogenic energy for the selective removal tissue. The apparatus generates and delivers to... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7803154 | Cryogenic probe for treating enlarged volume of tissue A cryoprobe for surgical and other treatments. The cryoprobe comprises an expandable section that performs displacement of a distal cryotip forwards when there is elevation of the operation pressure in the interior of the cryoprobe. Needle-wise metal elements are in... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7799018 | Cryogenic applicator for rejuvenating human skin and related method A cryogenic applicator for rejuvenating skin and a treatment for use of the applicator. A barrel is hand-held. A head is rotatably mounted to the barrel. A cryogenic interface fluidly connects the barrel to a source of a biocompatible non-toxic cryogenic fluid to su... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7780656 | Patterned thermal treatment using patterned cryogen spray and irradiation by light A spray of cryogen is patterned to create a pattern of cooled regions on a target tissue for cosmetic dermatological treatment. In one embodiment, the cryogen is patterned using a heated mask. An optical source is configured to irradiate the target tissue in a regio... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7780657 | Cooling system A cryogenic medical system includes a medical device and a console connectable to the medical device at a connection point. The console controls the temperature of the medical device. The console includes a first cooling system directing coolant to the medical devic... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7699838 | System and methods for image-guided thermal treatment of tissue A system and methods for modeling the death of tissue cells that are thermally treated using thermal treatment devices is disclosed. A cell-death model accurately predicts, in real-time, which voxels of cells are dead or are about to die as the thermal treatment is ... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7604631 | Efficient controlled cryogenic fluid delivery into a balloon catheter and other treatment devices Devices, systems, and methods efficiently dilate and/or cool blood vessels and other body tissues. Controlled cooling with balloon catheters and other probes may be effected by a change in phase of a cryogenic fluid, often after measuring a minimum pulse width for a... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7582083 | Probe based low temperature lesion formation apparatus, systems and methods Probe based low temperature lesion formation apparatus, systems and methods include, in one embodiment, a surgical probe having a relatively short shaft (e.g. between 3-12 cm) defining a distal portion and a proximal portion, an inflatable cryogenic element, definin... | 09/01/2009 |
| RE40868 | Refrigeration source for a cryoblation catheter A catheter-based system for performing a cryoablation procedure uses a precooler to lower the temperature of a fluid refrigerant to a sub-cool temperature (−40° C.) at a working pressure (400 psi). The sub-cooled fluid is then introduced into a supply line of the... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7540870 | Ablative ultrasonic-cryogenic apparatus An ablative apparatus that can be used to treat atrial fibrillation and other cardiac arrhythmias by ablating cardiac tissue is disclosed. When the distal end of the apparatus reaches the tissue to be ablated, an ablation probe driven by a transducer is vibrated. Sc... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7507233 | Cryotherapy system A cryotherapy system is provided with multiple cryoprobes, each of which has a shaft with a closed distal end adapted for insertion into a body and conduits for flowing a cryogenic fluid through the shaft to reduce a temperature of the distal end. A source is provid... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7485117 | Detachable cryosurgical probe A cryosurgical probe system includes a fluid supply line connectable at an inlet section to a source of cryogenic fluid; a fluid connector assembly securely connected to an outlet section of the fluid supply line for receiving fluid from the outlet section of the fl... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7425211 | Cryogenic probe for treating enlarged volume of tissue The invention proposes a cryoprobe for surgical and other treatments. The cryoprobe comprises a bellow-wise section that performs displacement of a distal cryotip forwards with elevation of operation pressure in the interior of the cryoprobe. Needle-wise metal eleme... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7416548 | Cryogenic system A cryosurgical system and method for supplying cryogen to a probe. The system including a container filled with cryogen and having bellows of a pump submerged within said cryogen. Conduits fluidly interconnect the bellows and a probe that is outside the container to... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7407501 | Apparatus and method for compressing a gas, and cryosurgery system and method utilizing same An apparatus for compressing a gas and its uses are disclosed. The apparatus comprises a fixed-volume container having a hollow and a moveable element subdividing said hollow into a first variable-volume portion and a second variable-volume portion, the second varia... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404816 | Leak detection system A surgical device includes a device body defining a sealed fluid path having a first end and a second end, a refrigerant supply in communication with the first end of the sealed fluid path, and a vacuum source in communication with the second end of the sealed fluid... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7402140 | Rotational core biopsy device with liquid cryogen adhesion probe A device for biopsy of body tissue. The device is driven by liquid CO2, and is provided with a control system to control various components to effectuate rotating core biopsies. ... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402161 | Cryosurgery facilitation system Systems and methods for planning a cryoablation procedure and for facilitating a cryoablation procedure utilize integrated images displaying, in a common virtual space, a three-dimensional model of a surgical intervention site based on digitized preparatory images o... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7402160 | Method for delimiting cryoablation by controlled cooling Systems and methods for planning a cryoablation procedure and for facilitating a cryoablation procedure utilize integrated images displaying, in a common virtual space, a three-dimensional model of a surgical intervention site based on digitized preparatory images o... | 07/22/2008 |
| 7399298 | Planning and facilitation systems and methods for cryosurgery Systems and methods for planning a cryoablation procedure and for facilitating a cryoablation procedure utilize integrated images displaying, in a common virtual space, a three-dimensional model of a surgical intervention site based on digitized preparatory images o... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7381207 | Quick disconnect assembly having a finger lock assembly The quick disconnect assembly includes a reusable assembly including a distal end having a male lip thereon; and, a disposable assembly having quick disconnect capabilities when utilized with the reusable assembly. The disposable assembly includes a stem section; a ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7367341 | Methods and devices for selective disruption of fatty tissue by controlled cooling The present invention relates to methods for use in the selective disruption of lipid-rich cells by controlled cooling. The present invention further relates to a device for use in carrying out the methods for selective disruption of lipid-rich cells by controlled c... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364576 | Method and assembly for treating pain of liquid nitrogen therapy Several embodiments of a method for treating pain associated with liquid nitrogen therapy and an assembly are disclosed. The method comprises comprising the steps of administering liquid nitrogen to an epidermal lesion; and applying a topical anesthetic to the epide... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7361187 | Threaded cryostat for cryosurgical probe system The threaded cryostat for a cryosurgical probe system includes an outer tube and a hollow elongated threaded element positioned within the outer tube. The threaded element has integral, external threads that extend from on an outer surface thereof. During operation ... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363075 | Transdermal delivery system for dried particulate or lyophilized medications The present invention provides a system for transdermal delivery of dried or lyophilized pharmaceutical compositions and methods using thereof. The system comprises an apparatus for facilitating transdermal delivery of an agent that generates hydrophilic micro-chann... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363071 | Computer guided ablation of tissue using integrated ablative/temperature sensing devices The system for providing computer guided ablation of tissue of a patient includes an imaging device, an ablative surgical computer system, and a set of surgical devices. The imaging device receives imaging data from a treatment region of a patient, processes the ima... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7357797 | System and method for varying return pressure to control tip temperature of a cryoablation catheter A cryoablation device having a temperature control system includes an elongated catheter tube that has a central lumen and is formed with a closed distal tip. The distal end of a refrigerant supply line is positioned in the central lumen and distanced from the cathe... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359601 | Device and method for delivery of long wavelength laser energy to a tissue site A laser energy delivery device is provided that is suitable for irradiating a body tissue with relatively long wavelength laser energy in the presence of an aqueous liquid without significant absorption of the laser energy by the liquid. The device includes an elong... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7354434 | Method of controlling the temperature of gasses passing through a Joule-Thomson orifice The present invention relates to apparatus, systems, and methods utilizing cryogenic cooling in an angioplasty balloon catheter for treatment of arterial stenosis and prevention of restenosis. More particularly, the present invention relates to an angioplasty balloo... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7347856 | Minimally invasive surgical clamp having treatment elements A medical device is provided having a means for actuating a pair of opposing jaw members. The jaw members are movable relative to one another from a first position, wherein the jaw members are disposed in a spaced apart relation relative to one another, to a second ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7341583 | Positioning system for an applicator and positioning method for an applicator A positioning system for an applicator includes a glove for being used for a diagnosis of the affected part, a mark body provided on the glove, an applicator for being inserted into a living body, and an energy emitter provided on the applicator for supplying energy... | 03/11/2008 |
