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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8100892 | Medical suction device A medical device for fragmenting objects and aspirating remaining debris enables a physician or other medical personnel quickly and easily remove objects, such as kidney stones, from a patient. The medical device can include a dual-lumen elongated member and a handl... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7993329 | ERCP catheter with a removable handle for lithotriptor compatible basket An ERCP catheter having a removable handle for a lithotriptor compatible basket is disclosed. The removable handle allows the catheter and handle assembly to be removed, leaving the basket in place within the duct and facilitates the use of a lithotriptor for mechan... | 08/09/2011 |
| 7875023 | Non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring A methodology and system for lysing adipose tissue including directing ultrasonic energy at a multiplicity of target volumes within the region, which target volumes contain adipose tissue, thereby to selectively lyse the adipose tissue in the target volumes and gene... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7727227 | Medical retrieval devices with laser and retrieval assembly A medical device includes a sheath having a lumen and an elongate member disposed within the lumen of the sheath. The elongate member is moveable relative to the sheath and includes a retrieval assembly. The retrieval assembly has a collapsed position within the lum... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7540868 | Medical suction device A medical device for fragmenting objects and aspirating remaining debris enables a physician or other medical personnel quickly and easily remove objects, such as kidney stones, from a patient. The medical device can include a dual-lumen elongated member and a handl... | 06/02/2009 |
| 7393331 | Vortex bubble-removing and cooling system for the electromagnetic shock wave generator for the lithotripter The present invention relates to a vortex bubble removing and cooling system for the electromagnetic shock wave generator in the lithotripter. The vortex bubble-removing and cooling system comprises a water-full cushion (17), a metal diaphragm (14) ins... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7347855 | Non-invasive ultrasonic body contouring A methodology and system for lysing adipose tissue including directing ultrasonic energy at a multiplicity of target volumes within the region, which target volumes contain adipose tissue, thereby to selectively lyse the adipose tissue in the target volumes and gene... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7331951 | Devices and methodologies useful in body aesthetics A methodology and system for lysis or induction of apoptosis in cellulite and fat including directing ultrasonic energy at a multiplicity of target volumes within the region, which target volumes contain cellulite and fat, thereby to selectively lyse or induce apopt... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7267675 | RF device with thermo-electric cooler An RF device includes a support structure. An RF electrode is coupled to the support structure and includes conductive and dielectric portions. A thermo-electric cooler is coupled to the support structure and is configured to cool a back surface of the RF electrode.... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7229436 | Method and kit for treatment of tissue These and other objects of the present invention are achieved in a method for creating a desired tissue effect. An RF electrode is provided that includes a conductive portion. The RF electrode is coupled to a fluid delivery member that delivers a cooling fluidic med... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7204824 | Medical liquid delivery device Disclosed herein are novel liquid delivery catheters, and methods and kits implementing the same. The disclosed catheters are particularly useful for localized delivery of a liquid caustic agent to treat various defects associated with malformations and injuries res... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7189230 | Method for treating skin and underlying tissue A method for treating a tissue site couples an energy delivery surface of an electromagnetic energy delivery device with a skin surface. An underlying tissue area beneath the skin surface is created. The cooling creates a reverse thermal gradient, where a temperatur... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7141049 | Handpiece for treatment of tissue A handpiece that includes a handpiece assembly, a handpiece housing and a cooling fluidic medium valve member. An electrode assembly is coupled to the handpiece housing. The electrode assembly has a least one RF electrode that is capacitively coupled to a skin surfa... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7115123 | Handpiece with electrode and non-volatile memory An apparatus for cooling a skin surface includes an RF device that has an RF electrode with dielectric and conductive portions. The RF device is configured to be coupled to an RF energy source. A cooling member is coupled to the RF device. A memory is coupled to the... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7112195 | Esophageal lesion treatment method Apparatus for the treatment of Barrett's esophagus, including: an inflatable balloon for insertion into the esophagus, an endoscope for passing inside the balloon on a distal end thereof, a laser fiber apparatus for insertion within the balloon in the esophagus, and... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7022121 | Handpiece for treatment of tissue A handpiece has a handpiece assembly and includes a handpiece housing. An insert is detachably coupled to the handpiece housing. The insert includes an RF electrode with a conductive portion and a dielectric. ... | 04/04/2006 |
| 6966906 | Deflection mechanism for a surgical instrument, such as a laser delivery device and/or endoscope, and method of use A mechanism and method for steering a surgical instrument inserted into an endoscope such as a ureteroscope, nephroscope, or cystoscope, and/or for steering the endoscope, utilizes a shape memory structure secured to the surgical instrument or to the endoscope, the ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6918876 | Ultrasound diagnostic apparatus An ultrasound diagnostic apparatus for obtaining an ultrasound image of a subject into which an ultrasound contrast agent mainly composed of microbubbles is injected, comprising a probe configured to transmit/receive an ultrasound wave to/from the subject, a transmi... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6752801 | Metal probe for intracorporeal calculi crushing A metal probe for intracorporeal calculi crushing has a point at its distal end with one or several lateral notches next to the probe end. These notches secure a calculus laterally against an adjacent duct wall and thus prevent it from drawing aside when it is crush... | 06/22/2004 |
| 6726681 | Laser lithotripsy device with suction A medical device is provided which comprises a suction conduit and an energy-transmitting conduit wherein at least some of the transmitted energy is directed to the distal region of the suction conduit. The device may include an optical apparatus for directing the e... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6695834 | Apparatus and method for stone removal from a body A device for treating material in a body of a patient includes an expandable basket having a projection for securing material within the basket. The projection has a distal end joined to a distal tip of the basket and a proximal end extending within a lum... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6517531 | Medical suction device A medical device for fragmenting objects and aspirating remaining debris enables a physician or other medical personnel quickly and easily remove objects, such as kidney stones, from a patient. The medical device can include a dual-lumen elongated member ... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6491685 | Laser and acoustic lens for lithotripsy An acoustic focusing device whose acoustic waves are generated by laser radiation through an optical fiber. The acoustic energy is capable of efficient destruction of renal and biliary calculi and deliverable to the site of the calculi via an endoscopic p... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6440123 | Metal probe for use in intracorporeal lithotripsy A metal probe for intracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy has a point at its distal end with one or several lateral notches next to the probe end, These notches secure a calculus laterally against an adjacent duct wall and thus prevent it from bursting when... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6391020 | Photodisruptive laser nucleation and ultrasonically-driven cavitation of tissues and materials A method and apparatus for processing a material creates a cavitation nucleus in a portion of the material by focusing optical radiation at the portion of the material and then causing mechanical disruption in another portion of the material adjacent the ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6375651 | Laser lithotripsy device with suction A medical device is provided which includes a suction conduit and an energy-transmitting conduit wherein at least some of the transmitted energy is directed to the distal region of the suction conduit. The device may include an optical apparatus for direc... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6285742 | Medical workstation with unified remote control of multiple components Medical workstation has at least two separately constructed medical devices that can be operated separately and independently of one another, of which at least one is provided with a remote control. By means of the remote control of the one medical device... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6248113 | Device for the electrolytic dissolution of urinary stones and related method of treatment of urinary calculosis A device for the electrolytic dissolution of urinary calculi in patients affected by urinary calculosis, the particularity whereof consists of the fact that it has: a tubular sleeve which is meant to be inserted in the urinary cavities of a patient, a cat... | 06/19/2001 |
| 5860972 | Method of detection and destruction of urinary calculi and similar structures The present invention relates generally to methods and devices for detecting, destroying and removing urinary calculi and other similar structures anywhere within an animal body, and more specifically to a method for locating such structures, fragmenting ... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5722980 | Device for removal of calculi A device for removing calculi by using an intracorporeal lithotripter (1) including a probe (2) transmitting impact waves is characterized by a guiding tube (5) for the probe, which is adapted for introduction into the operating passage of an endoscope an... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5531739 | Method of treating veins A method is disclosed for treating veins. In the subject method, the skin is pierced with the sharpened tip of a fiber optic probe. The probe is advanced to a location underneath the vessel to be treated. Once in position, the vessel is irradiated with a ... | 07/02/1996 |
| 5496306 | Pulse stretched solid-state laser lithotripter A method of laser lithotripsy is disclosed that utilizes pulse stretched Q-switched solid state lasers in conjunction with relatively small diameter optical fibers to achieve effective breakup of calculi located within the body, such as kidney and gall st... | 03/05/1996 |
| 5425735 | Shielded tip catheter for lithotripsy A shielded tip catheter for use with a pulsed energy source for fracturing deposits such as urinary and biliary stones and atherosclerotic plaque in the human body is disclosed. The flexible catheter has a shielded tip structure which is adapted for inser... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5342350 | Method of endoscopically treating lithiases with a multichannel probe suitable for draining the treated lithiases A multichannel probe comprising a hollow tube defining a distal end and a proximal end, the tube being made of a flexible self-supporting material enabling the tube to fold or to be curved, and said hollow tube being subdivided into at least three indepen... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5324282 | Surgical instrument with input power transducer A surgical instrument in the form of, for example, a two mm needle has an open distal aspiration port for holding tissue to be fractured. An optical fiber extends along the length of the needle and has it's distal end positioned close to a metal target. P... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5246447 | Impact lithotripsy Method and apparatus for fracturing hard deposits such as urinary and biliary stones and atherosclerotic plaque in the human body. A flexible guide having a hard mass capping an end is adapted for insertion through a fluid passage in a living body. An ene... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5224942 | Surgical method and apparatus utilizing laser energy for removing body tissue An improved surgical method and apparatus using laser energy for destroying body tissue which includes a surgical handpiece including a surgical tip assembly which is driven by means of laser to achieve optical breakdown, plasma formation and shockwave ge... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5176675 | Use of lasers to break down objects for removal from within the body Calculi, stones, or calcified tissue are broken down for removal from within a body using laser pulses that are delivered via an optical fiber and have a wavelength and pulse duration selected to break down the object into smaller particles without delive... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5095889 | Endoscope for laser lithotripsy In an endoscope designed for laser lithotripsy use is made of a laser lithotripsy unit having a guide tube insertable in the barrel of the endoscope, which guide tube encloses a laser light guide which carries at its distal end a fused-on head to concentr... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5071422 | Use of lasers to break down objects Calculi, stones, calcified tissue and other material are broken down for removal from within a body using laser pulses that are delivered via an optical fiber and have a wavelength, intensity, energy per pulse and pulse duration selected to break down the... | 12/10/1991 |
