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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8177781 | Apparatus and methods for treating female urinary incontinence Apparatus and methods are provided for treating female urinary incontinence by applying a form of energy to tissue in the vicinity of the urethra and/or bladder outlet to change tissue compliance without substantially narrowing the urethral and/or bladder outlet lum... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8128618 | Targeted muscle ablation for reducing signs of aging A method and system for delivering energy to affect the signs of aging is described. Energy is delivered to a target volume of a muscle such that the energy creates a lesion in the target volume. A characteristic of the lesion is controlled to affect movement of the... | 03/06/2012 |
| 8123742 | Catheter and method for ablation of atrial tissue Featured is a catheter device for ablating tissue that includes an elongated body member having a distal portion and a deflection mechanism operably coupled to the distal portion so as to cause the distal portion to deflect with respect to a longitudinal axis of the... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8114069 | Methods and devices for ablation An ablating device has a cover which holds an interface material such as a gel. The cover contains the interface material during initial placement of the device. The ablating device may also have a removable tip or a membrane filled with fluid. In still another aspe... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8109925 | Treatment of breast disease with vibrating device An elongate probe, with a suction channel extending longitudinally along the probe, is inserted into a patient so that a distal tip of the probe is in contact with a fibroid mass inside the patient. Thereafter the probe is ultrasonically vibrated so that the distal ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8100894 | Heat pipe for cautery surgical instrument A heat pipe for a cautery surgical instrument such as a surgical forceps including a pair of elongate arms joined at an end so as to provide for resilient compressible movement of the arms between a normally open position and a squeezed closed position. The heat pip... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8066699 | Ultrasound ablation catheter and method for its use Catheters and methods for epicardial ablation are provided. A suitable catheter comprises an elongated catheter body and an ultrasound transducer mounted at or near the distal end of the catheter body. The transducer has a front surface and an opposing back surface,... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8057465 | Methods and devices for ablation An ablating device has a cover which holds an interface material such as a gel. The cover contains the interface material during initial placement of the device. The ablating device may also have a removable tip or a membrane filled with fluid. In still another aspe... | 11/15/2011 |
| 7998138 | Occlusion apparatus Methods, apparatus, and systems for occluding a left atrial appendage are provided. One embodiment includes an elongate body having a tissue apposition member extendably positioned within a lumen of the elongate body to appose tissue of the LAA. An energy emitting d... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7993331 | Method and device for removing hair A method of treating unwanted hair is disclosed. The method comprises: transmitting acoustic waves through the hair so as to generate heat at a follicle, a dermal papilla, a hair bulge and/or a germinal matrix of the hair. The heat itself is sufficient to damage or ... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7981112 | Home use device and methods for treating skin conditions Skin tissue is subjected to thermal energy that creates heating of the area being treated causing pores and follicle ducts to open so that excess oil, sebum, fatty deposits, or other unwanted deposits can be removed. A vacuum device is used to direct suction to the ... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7981111 | Method and apparatus for the treatment of benign pigmented lesions Disclosed is an apparatus and method which employs an energy source, one or more switches, electronic control circuitry, and a surface that can be placed in contact with a region of a person's skin containing a benign pigmented lesion. Within the apparatus, electric... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7976539 | System and method for denaturing and fixing collagenous tissue A method for modifying a geometry of a collagenous tissue mass includes heating the collagenous tissue mass to a temperature sufficient to cause denaturation, and introducing a biocompatible fixative, such as genepin, into the collagenous tissue mass. ... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7883506 | Devices and methods for the treatment of endometriosis A tissue treatment device comprises an insertion sized and shaped for insertion into the body via a trocar and a diagnostic element coupled to the insertion section, the diagnostic element illuminating tissue with the light of a wavelength selected to facilitate ide... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7871406 | Methods for planning and performing thermal ablation A thermal ablation system is operable to perform thermal ablation using an x-ray system to measure temperature changes throughout a volume of interest in a patient. Image data sets captured by the x-ray system during a thermal ablation procedure provide temperature ... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7854733 | Phased-array for tissue treatment Apparatus is provided for ablating tissue of a patient by applying ultrasound energy to the tissue. The apparatus is typically delivered to the targeted tissue via a catheter and includes an ultrasound array, which is adapted to be driven as a phased array to concen... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7846155 | Handle assembly having hand activation for use with an ultrasonic surgical instrument An ultrasonic clamp coagulator assembly that is configured to permit selective cutting, coagulation and clamping of tissue during surgical procedures. An elongated portion of the instrument can be configured for endoscopic applications and has an outside diameter of... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7837676 | Cardiac ablation devices A cardiac ablation device treats atrial fibrillation by directing and focusing ultrasonic waves into a ring-like ablation region (A). The device desirably is steerable and can be moved between a normal disposition, in which the ablation region lies parallel to the w... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7824397 | Occlusion apparatus Methods, apparatus, and systems for occluding a left atrial appendage are provided. One embodiment includes an elongate body having a tissue apposition member extendably positioned within a lumen of the elongate body to appose tissue of the LAA. An energy emitting d... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7740628 | Surgical appliance In order to improve a surgical appliance comprising a housing having at least one sealed cavity, and a drive unit arranged in the housing, such that the cavity can be sealed in a simple way, and the formation of germs can be reduced or these can be removed in a simp... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7691100 | Hyperthermia treatment and probe therefor 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. A reinforcing slee... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7678104 | Ultrasound ablation catheter and method for its use Catheters and methods for epicardial ablation are provided. A suitable catheter comprises an elongated catheter body and an ultrasound transducer mounted at or near the distal end of the catheter body. The transducer has a front surface and an opposing back surface,... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7674257 | Apparatus and method for ablating tissue A control system alters one or more characteristics of an ablating element to ablate tissue. In one aspect, the control system delivers energy nearer to the surface of the tissue by changing the frequency or power. In another aspect, the ablating element delivers fo... | 03/09/2010 |
| 7670335 | Ablation device with spiral array ultrasound transducer The present invention relates to a device assembly and tissue ablation transducer having a plurality of helical elements that can be operated out of phase to orient the acoustical energy beam forward or backward in the longitudinal direction. The transducers include... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7645275 | Variable stiffness heating catheter The variable stiffness heating catheter includes a heating catheter shaft including at least one electrically conductive member, a reinforcing tube with apertures formed around the surface of the reinforcing tube, and at least one coaxial outer layer of a polymer, m... | 01/12/2010 |
| 7628785 | Endoscopic medical treatment involving acoustic ablation In one embodiment, an endoscope has a proximal end portion opposite a distal end portion. A view port is included at the distal end portion to view an internal body region through a passageway of a patient's body. Also located at the distal end portion are one or mo... | 12/08/2009 |
| 7625370 | Tissue fusion/welder apparatus and method A tissue welding apparatus is adapted to fuse a first piece of tissue to a second piece of tissue which are disposed in a surface proximate relationship. An elongate shaft carries a first jaw, and a second opposing jaw moveable relative to the first jaw. At least on... | 12/01/2009 |
| 7588565 | Method and device for anastomoses Provided herein is a device for use in an anastomosis of tissue(s) comprising a biocompatible material and a means of applying radiofrequency energy or electrical energy to generate heat within said biocompatible material. The device also may be used to bond or fuse... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7485118 | Microstructured arrangement for the bubble-free filling with a liquid of at least one system for draining off liquids, apparatus having such an arrangement and filing method The present invention relates to a microstructure arrangement for the bubble-free filling with a liquid of at least one system for draining off liquids. The arrangement has an inlet for the arrangement to be connected to a system for the supply of liquids and at lea... | 02/03/2009 |
| 7473250 | Ultrasound medical system and method An ultrasound medical system includes an interstitial end effector. The interstitial end effector is interstitially insertable into patient tissue, includes at least one medical-treatment ultrasound transducer, and includes at least one end-effector-tissue-track abl... | 01/06/2009 |
| 7458969 | Therapeutic device for tissue from living body The therapeutic device for treating a living tissue, has jaws and serving as a pair of openable/closable holding portions each having a distal end portion configured to hold the living tissue, and a heating plate provided on at least one of the jaws and, and used to... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7458970 | Heating treatment apparatus The heating treatment device according to the present invention is constituted by a coagulation and incision forceps having a plurality of built-in heating elements, and a device main unit. A forceps identifying section inside the device main unit recognizes the ide... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7449019 | Intervertebral decompression A method of delivering energy to an intervertebral disc includes positioning an energy delivery device adjacent an inner wall of the disc, and shrinking the nucleus pulposus. An energy delivery element of the device is positioned adjacent a bulge in the intervertebr... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7445617 | Temperature indicating devices and methods of use A method of treating tissue of a body during a surgical procedure is provided comprising providing tissue comprising normal tissue and abnormal tissue; inserting at least one temperature indicating device into the tissue with the temperature indicating device compri... | 11/04/2008 |
| RE40559 | Radiating device for hyperthermia A flexible three-paths catheter provided with a balloon carries a sealingly sheathed radiofrequency radiating antenna, together with the shielded power supply cable and with some thermocouples, within a plastic lining surrounded by a flow of liquid; a second path ca... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7392077 | Method for treating a patient at risk of loss of cardiac function by cardiac ischemia Various methods and devices for treating a patient who has lost, or is at risk of losing cardiac function by cardiac ischemia are disclosed. Treatment includes first imaging a patient's heart, or a portion thereof, to identify underperfused regions of cardiac muscle... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7387638 | System and method using the rectal mucosal membrane for inducing hypothermia and warming A system and method for cooling and warming the central nervous system of a patient comprises a delivery tube with one of the ends couplable to a supply of fluid. A head structure is coupled to the other end of the delivery tube and cooling or warming fluid is direc... | 06/17/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7357798 | Systems and methods for electrosurgical prevention of disc herniations The present invention provides systems and methods for selectively applying electrical energy to a target location within a patient's body, particularly including tissue in the spine. The present invention applies high frequency (RF) electrical energy to one or more... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7357799 | Thermal coagulation using hyperconductive fluids This invention relates to the use of hyperconductive fluids to coagulate tissue within the intervertebral disc. ... | 04/15/2008 |
