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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5417208 | Electrode-carrying catheter and method of making same An electrode-carrying catheter has elongate, flexible tubing defining a proximal end, a distal end, and an electrically insulative outer tubular layer intermediate the ends, the tubing including a flexible electrically conductive core of wire and a flexib... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5370675 | Medical probe device and method A medical probe device comprises a catheter having a stylet guide housing with one or more stylet ports in a side wall thereof and a stylet guide for directing a flexible stylet outward through the stylet port and through intervening tissue at a preselect... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5279290 | Thermal recovery heating unit A radiant heating unit for treating patients suffering from hypothermia is adapted to be used with a standard stretcher so that the patient may be moved into and removed from the device without moving the patient from one support surface to another. The u... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5277201 | Endometrial ablation apparatus and method An endometrial ablation method comprising passing sufficient RF current having a frequency of from 250 kHz to about 100 MHz through substantially the entire surface of the endometrium to heat the endometrium, in a single operation, to a temperature within... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5123407 | Hip alignment garment A garment including a torso portion includes a right and left leg, with the right and left leg including arcuate confronting surfaces. The right confronting surfaces mount wedge-shaped pads therewithin to maintain proper spacing of an individual's upper l... | 06/23/1992 |
| 5045056 | Method and device for thermal ablation of hollow body organs Hollow body organs, such as the gallbladder, may be ablated by introducing a substantially unheated thermally conductive medium to the interior of the organ. The thermally conductive medium is then heated to a temperature sufficient to necrose the endothe... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5025811 | Method for focal destruction of eye tissue by electroablation A non-invasive method for focal transcleral destruction of living human eye tissue. The method includes providing a conical-shaped probe, filled with a neutral saline solution and having inserted therein an electrode connected to the positive terminal of ... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5018521 | Method of and apparatus for increased transfer of heat into or out of the body Disclosed is a technique, and apparatus, for increasing flow of heat into or out of a person's body, wherein, simultaneously with the application of a heating or cooling medium to the body, the flow of blood to a surface region of the body is increased. T... | 05/28/1991 |
| 5005588 | Method for increasing tumor sensitivity to chemotherapy Drug-resistant tumor cells are rendered drug-sensitive by administering to the tumor cells a pump-affecting compound which suppresses the pumping action of P-glycoprotein on the tumor cells. In the case where the tumor cells have higher ଲ-glucuronid... | 04/09/1991 |
| 4955883 | Glaucoma needle with a thermal heat band A glaucoma needle is provided which combines goniopuncture with cautery for perpetuating a fistula in the sclera of the eye. The needle comprises a hollow casing forming a point, electrically activated thermal means which generate a thermal heat band on t... | 09/11/1990 |
| 4951688 | Hyperthermic power delivery system A system for providing hyperthermic treatment of tumerous tissue using a phased array antenna for focusing radio frequency (RF) energy on the tumorous tissue. A magnetic resonance system generating free induction decay (FID) signals from the tumorous tiss... | 08/28/1990 |
| 4942884 | Portable battery powered electromagnetic therapy application An improved portable battery powered therapy applicator which applies a high frequency electromagnetic field to a living tissue for promoting hematogenous effects. The applicator is in use to be attached to the skin of a patient and has a casing encapsula... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4878493 | Hand-held diathermy apparatus A hand-held or portable diathermy apparatus is disclosed comprising a housing, a battery power supply preferably within the housing, and at least one electrode carried by the housing. The apparatus includes a radio frequency power generator for generating... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4848362 | Apparatus and method for diathermy treatment and control A method for therapeutic deep heating of musculoskeletal tissues with an improved transducer that serves simultaneously to couple the power from the generator into the patient and to sense the therapeutic response for treatment control including a method ... | 07/18/1989 |
| 4777346 | Electrically heated therapeutic pillow A liquid or gel filled pillow utilized for therapeutic purposes is formed from a pair of flexible casing of plastic or the like, one within the other, and being separated by a compressible electrically conductive foam material having a high resistance in ... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4709701 | Apparatus for medical treatment by hyperthermia Hyperthermia apparatus including a power amplifier, remote electrode apparatus receiving a high power electrical supply from the power amplifier, power transmission apparatus arranged to electrically couple the power amplifier to the remote electrode appa... | 12/01/1987 |
| 4685462 | Method and apparatus for treatment of hypothermia by electromagnetic energy An apparatus and method for rewarming hypothermia victims utilizes mutually nductive first and second helical coils supported in spaced relation around a subject's torso, the combination of coils and subject having a resonant frequency in the 2 MHz to 20 M... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4633875 | System for irradiating living tissue, or simulations thereof A system for irradiating living bodies, or portions thereof, using electromagnetic radiation (EMR). A source or generator provides electromagnetic energy at a selected frequency, within an operational band width, via a coaxial cable to an applicator for r... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4622952 | Cancer treatment method A process for the treatment of cancer by the application of external electromagnetic energy capable of achieving biophysical alterations in the intracellular structure of cancer cells in living tissue, including stimulation of intracellular production of ... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4545368 | Induction heating method for use in causing necrosis of neoplasm Induction heating can be utilized to cause necrosis of neoplasm as a result of hyperthermia by a process involving the injection of particles having hysteresis heating characteristics into tissue either within or in close proximity to the neoplasm and the... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4532939 | Noncontacting, hyperthermia method and apparatus for destroying living tissue in vivo A noncontacting method and apparatus which uses heat to destroy tumor cells in living tissue. A bidirectionally focused beam of electromagnetic energy, having a pair of electrically and thermally related, spaced focal regions, is positioned so that one of... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4510937 | Method and apparatus for operating dual diathermy applicator heads in close proximity to one another A method and apparatus for simultaneously operating two diathermy treatment heads in close proximity without interference caused by phase and frequency differences. Each diathermy head has a drive circuit powered by a master oscillator providing RF energy... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4462412 | Annular electromagnetic radiation applicator for biological tissue, and method A method is described for selecting an electromagnetic radiation (EMR) frequency causing substantially uniform heating in cylindrical biological tissue specimens, having a typical cross-sectional dimension, d, and known electrical properties, by an annula... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4434341 | Selective, locally defined heating of a body An apparatus and method are provided for the selective, locally defined heating of an object, particularly a human body to destroy malignant cells of the body. A ring has a plurality of high frequency antennas or the like mounted on the inner surface ther... | 02/28/1984 |
| 4312364 | Apparatus for localized heating of a living tissue, using electromagnetic waves of ultra high frequency, for medical applications An apparatus for thermal treatment of the human body, using electromagnetic waves (200 to 2500 Mc/s) and radiometric receivers for monitoring and possibly controlling the temperature reached by the living tissues. A generator at ultra high frequency deliv... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4290435 | Internally cooled electrode for hyperthermal treatment and method of use An improved electrode and method of use are disclosed in connection with hyperthermal treatment of tumors in humans and animals wherein a radio frequency current is caused to flow between a pair of the electrodes and through a body portion containing the ... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4210152 | Method and apparatus for measuring and controlling the output power of a shortwave therapy apparatus This invention discloses a method and apparatus for accurately measuring and controlling the amount of power being absorbed by a load within the irradiating region of a diathermy applicator head. A desired power setting is initially preset into the diathe... | 07/01/1980 |
| 4186729 | Deep heating electrode The present invention discloses an improved electrode for use with apparatus employing radio frequency energy for deep heating of materials. In particular, it is adapted for the medical treatment of living animal tissue by hyperthermia. The electrode comp... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4121592 | Apparatus for heating tissue Apparatus is described for heating tissue and which is particularly useful for treating tumors in humans and animals. An electric field is produced across two electrodes or one electrode and ground, and is passed through both the tumor and the surrounding... | 10/24/1978 |
| 4069827 | Diathermy apparatus A diathermy apparatus includes a power oscillator for developing signals which are coupled to a patient by a tuned reactive coupling circuit. The magnitude of the oscillator signal is detected in the oscillator output circuit, and a corresponding control ... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4032860 | Radio frequency power generator having adjustable stabilized output level and fail-safe control circuits An apparatus for treating tumors, both benign and malignant, such as carcinoma, sarcoma, cysts and avascular lesions, in animals, such as humans, by radio frequency heating at the location of the tumor in the host having an adjustable, stable output level... | 06/28/1977 |
| 4028518 | Device for superficially heating an adjacent body Device for superficially heating an adjacent body comprising a high frequency resonator means for producing an electromagnetic field inside said resonator at the resonant frequency of said resonator when said device is adjacent a surface to be heated, and... | 06/07/1977 |
