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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6623437 | Tissue biopsy apparatus A surgical apparatus for removing a portion of tissue comprising an elongated body having a distal edge and a cutting member fixedly mounted to the elongated body and extending distally of the distal edge of the elongated body member. The cutting member h... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6620161 | Electrosurgical instrument with an operational sequencing element A surgical instrument useful in harvesting blood vessels such as veins and arteries. The instrument has a pair of jaws and a central cutting element displaceable distally and proximally to dissect tissue contained between the jaws. A sequencing element pr... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6620160 | Method and device for electro microsurgery in a physiological liquid environment A method and device for electrical emulation of pulsed laser is disclosed. The device utilizes high voltage electrical discharges of sub-microsecond duration in a liquid medium to produce cavitation bubbles of sub-millimeter size for use in high speed pre... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6620157 | High frequency power source A high frequency electrosurgical power generator configured to produce electrical power at a frequency of about 1 to about 14 MHz and preferably having an essentially sinusoidal waveform with a voltage level up to 1,000 Vrms, and a current level up to 5 A... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6616661 | Surgical device for clamping, ligating, and severing tissue A surgical device for severing tissue, the surgical device comprising; a first shaft having a first internal lumen and a first slot disposed at a distal end; a clamp slidingly disposed in the first slot between open and closed positions to capture tissue ... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6616660 | Multi-port side-fire coagulator An electrosurgical apparatus for coagulating tissue used in combination with an endoscope which includes an elongated flexible tube having a plurality of side-ports located therethrough. The tube extends through a working channel of the endoscope and an i... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6616658 | Electrosurgical pencil An electrosurgical pencil comprises a main body portion forming a handle. A wire retaining passage is defined by the main body portion and has a wire-receiving opening and an electrode-receiving opening. A metal electrode tip is mounted at the electrode-r... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6610057 | Electrosurgical blade electrode An improved electrosurgical electrode for removing cancerous tissue and lesions. The electrosurgical electrode comprises a flat round blade having a flat end configured to be held in a scalpel handpiece of the type described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,754,754. Th... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6607528 | Shapeable electrosurgical scalpel The invention is directed to an electrosurgical device having a shapeable elongate cutting electrode having a free distal end with an exposed length of at least about 0.25 inch and secured by its proximal end to the distal end of a handle. The electrosurg... | 08/19/2003 |
| 6602251 | Device and methods for occlusion of the uterine artieries Devices and methods are disclosed for treating a uterine disorder which receive its blood supply from a uterine artery. In particular, uterine fibroids are effectively treated by occluding the uterine arteries using trans-vaginal, trans-uterine, transrect... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6602250 | Echogenic wire knife A medical device for heat treatment of patient tissue includes an electrically conductive wire guide. The wire guide has a distal end and a proximal portion. A connector is disposed on the proximal portion of the wire guide for providing electrical power ... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6602249 | Electrosurgical gas attachment A nozzle and electrode combination for use with an electrosurgical device is described. The nozzle includes a shroud defining a channel and a lumen which intersect to define an acute angle. An electrode is positioned within the channel and includes a dist... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6599496 | Endoscopy tissue stain An endoscopic stain is provided that includes a carbon pigment and a suspending/viscosity-increasing agent in a pharmaceutically acceptable delivery vehicle, wherein the carbon pigment has a total level of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) of not gre... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6589239 | Electrosurgical knife An electrosurgical knife is provided with an improved surface coating designed for substantially non-stick hemostatic cutting of soft patient tissue. The electrosurgical knife includes a conductive knife blade adapted for connection to a suitable high fre... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6589237 | Electrosurgical apparatus and methods for treating tissue Electrosurgical methods and apparatus for removing tissue from a target site of a patient. An electrosurgical suction apparatus includes an aspiration channel in communication with a distal aspiration port, and an electrode support having a plurality of a... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6585732 | Fluid-assisted electrosurgical device An electrocautery device is disclosed. In accordance with one aspect of the invention, the electrocautery electrode/tip is provided with a hollow, conductive tube terminating at its distal end in a ball point type tip. Fluid, preferably conductive fluid, ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6584347 | Disturbance-free electromyographic probe A myographic probe for detecting an electrical signal produced by a muscle and for reducing the influence of electrode disturbances. The probe includes electrodes and a disturbance reducing interface covering each electrode thereby segragating the electro... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6575970 | Shaped scalpel An electrosurgical tool includes a cutting loop, which can be an RF cutting loop, which is secured to a shaft which rotates about an axis which is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the tool.... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6572613 | RF tissue penetrating probe An electrosurgical electrode comprises a generally L-shaped metal member comprising an electrically-insulated, shank part for mounting in a standard electrosurgical handpiece, and a generally straight part divided into first, second, and third sections, t... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6569163 | Wireless electrosurgical adapter unit and methods thereof A wireless adapter unit that couples to an electrosurgery instrument comprising at least one surface electrical contact for contactably coupling the electrosurgical instrument to a remote power source through a coupling mechanism, wherein the coupling mec... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6569161 | Retractable radiofrequency needle point electrode and methods for using same A surgical radiofrequency needle point electrode for delivering both coagulating and cutting currents, comprising, at least one housing member; at least one needle point electrode having a surgically active region that is adapted to deliver both coagulati... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6565561 | Electrosurgical instrument An electrosurgical instrument is provided for the treatment of tissue in the presence of an electrically-conductive fluid medium. The instrument comprises an instrument shaft (10), and a tissue treatment electrode (12) at the distal end of the shaft for e... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6565560 | Electrosurgical instrument An electrosurgical instrument is provided for the treatment of tissue in the presence of an electrically-conductive fluid medium. The instrument comprises an instrument shaft (10), a tissue treatment electrode (12) at one end of the shaft, and removal mea... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6562036 | Electrosurgical electrode for rhinoplasty A novel electrode for use in an electrosurgical rhinoplasty procedure, comprising a uniquely configured electrode having an angled electrode working end terminating in an active, bare, transversely-extending, electrically-conductive, thin wire segment, pr... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6562035 | Insulated surgical scissors including cauterizing tip An insulated surgical scissors including a cauterizing tip that permits a surgeon the ability to mechanically cut tissue that is purchased between the cutting blades of the scissors and to apply a cauterization current to a precise portion of the seized t... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6562032 | Electrosurgical instrument with vibration A combination electrosurgical instrument and vibratory device provides simultaneous transmission of radiofrequency energy and vibratory ultrasonic energy via a simple efficient handpiece attachment enabling a surgeon to modulate all types of tissues with ... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6558384 | Surgical bipolar scissors In order to improve the cutting properties of surgical bipolar scissors with two scissor blades pivotable relative to each other, the first of which consists of an electrically conductive material and the second of an electrically insulating material on t... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6551313 | Electrosurgical instrument with separate cutting and coagulating members An electrosurgical instrument having a working end that utilizes a coagulation surface and a cutting surface that can be moved relative to each other and wherein only one of the two surfaces is electrically enabled depending on their relative positions. T... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6551314 | Methods and systems for vein harvesting Veins are removed using a pull catheter introduced over a guidewire which extends between first and second percutaneous access points. Optionally, a side branch management tool including an excision device and/or a viewing scope can be advanced over the s... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6544260 | Method for treating tissue in arthroscopic environment using precooling and apparatus for same A thermal energy delivery apparatus has a probe including a distal end and a proximal end. A first electrode is positioned at the distal end of the probe. The first electrode is configured to deliver sufficient thermal energy to a fibrillated cartilage su... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6544264 | Electrosurgery with cooled electrodes A cooled electrosurgical system includes an electrosurgical device having at least one electrode for applying electrical energy to tissue. In one embodiment, the electrode includes an internal cavity in which a cooling medium such as water is contained. T... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6544261 | Systems and methods for electrosurgical treatment of submucosal tissue The present invention provides systems and methods for selectively applying electrical energy to a target location within the head and neck of a patient's body, particularly including tissue in the ear, nose and throat. The present invention includes a ch... | 04/08/2003 |
| 6540745 | Coated medical devices Medical devices, such as scalpels (10), needles (30) and electrosurgical knife tips (50), are provided with a silane coating (20) directly against the parent metal (16, 33, 63) of the tissue-contacting (15) distal ends (14, 37, 60) thereof whereby to impa... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6540744 | Process and device for the treatment of atrial arrhythmia A process for the treatment of atrial arrhythmia by use of ablation procedures comprising circumferential ablation of vessels, particularly pulmonary veins, associated with the left atrium of the heart. Also medical devices for such process including a pa... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6540761 | Tissue cutting/tissue removing device with vacuum feature A tissue cutting device includes a catheter with a window at its distal tip for admitting tissue into a catheter compartment. A cylindrical cartridge in the compartment has a cutting edge that supports an electrically conductive cutting element, e.g. a ba... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6537273 | Device and method for removing large tissue masses The invention provides a device and method for reducing or segmenting a large tissue mass in a body cavity during a minimally invasive surgery. This is accomplished with using a device that uses both mechanical and electro-surgical mechanisms by creating ... | 03/25/2003 |
| 6533784 | Electrosurgical working end for transecting and sealing tissue An electrosurgical working end and method for transecting an anatomic structure along a targeted line and for creating a thermal welds along either of both transected tissue margins, for example for use in a partial lung resection procedure. The working e... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6533781 | Electrosurgical instrument An improved electrosurgical instrument and method is disclosed for reducing smoke generation at a surgical site. The electrosurgical instrument comprises a metal body having an outer insulating layer to reduce thermal/electrical discharge from non-functio... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6533779 | PMR catheter and associated methods A PMR catheter and associated methods are disclosed. A catheter in accordance with the present invention comprised, an elongate shaft having a proximal portion, a distal portion, and a lumen extending through at least the distal portion thereof, an electr... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6530924 | Electrosurgical tonsilar and adenoid electrode A electrosurgical electrode specifically adapted for use in a surgical procedure for removing lymphoid tissue, specifically a tonsillectomy or adenoidectomy procedure. The electrosurgical electrode incorporates a suction or irrigation conduit in the form ... | 03/11/2003 |
