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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8140169 | Induction heating for the delivery of thermal therapy An induction heating apparatus includes a first interventional device and a second interventional device. The first interventional device includes an electrically conductive material. The first interventional device is adapted for implantation inside a body and for ... | 03/20/2012 |
| 7920926 | Method and apparatus for carrying out the controlled heating of tissue in the region of dermis Implant apparatus and method for effecting a controlled heating of tissue within the region of dermis of skin. The heater implants are configured with a thermally insulative generally flat support functioning as a thermal barrier. One surface of this thermal barrier... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7729778 | System, method and apparatus for evaluating tissue temperature Method, system and apparatus for monitoring target tissue temperatures wherein temperature sensors are configured as passive resonant circuits each with a unique resonating signature at monitoring temperatures extending below a select temperature setpoint. The reson... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7684871 | System, method and apparatus for evaluating tissue temperature Method, system and apparatus for monitoring target tissue temperatures wherein temperature sensors are configured as passive resonant circuits each with a unique resonating signature at monitoring temperatures extending below a select temperature setpoint. The reson... | 03/23/2010 |
| 7613523 | Aesthetic thermal sculpting of skin Method, system and apparatus for carrying out a controlled heating of dermis to achieve a percentage of linear collagen shrinkage. Implants are employed which preferably are configured as a thermal barrier defining support of an outwardly disposed support surface wh... | 11/03/2009 |
| 7567843 | System method and apparatus for localized heating of tissue System method and apparatus for accurately carrying out the in situ heating of a targeted tissue. Small implants are employed with the targeted tissue which exhibit an abrupt change of magnetic permeability at an elected Curie temperature. The permeability state of ... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7447550 | System method and apparatus for localized heating of tissue System method and apparatus for accurately carrying out the in situ heating of a targeted tissue. Small implants are employed with the targeted tissue which exhibit an abrupt change of magnetic permeability at an elected Curie temperature. The permeability state of ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7370656 | Method and arrangement for influencing magnetic particles and detecting interfering material The invention relates to a method and an arrangement for influencing magnetic particles in a region of action. Methods and arrangements of this kind can be used to determine the spatial distribution of magnetic particles in the region of action or to heat up the mag... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7351194 | Arrangement for influencing magnetic particles An arrangement for influencing magnetic particles in a region of action with the help of an arrangement for generating magnetic fields, by which there is generated a spatially inhomogeneous magnetic field having at least one zone in which the magnetization of the pa... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7342491 | Human body monitoring system The present invention provides a human body monitoring system capable of monitoring a human body by checking various parameters and also reporting health impairment such as sudden illness and emergency such as a crime to a prespecified contact address. A monitoring ... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7320664 | Reducing discomfort caused by electrical stimulation The invention is directed to a novel method for reducing discomfort caused by transcutaneous stimulation. The novel method includes providing transcutaneous stimulation, reducing the transcutaneous stimulation at a first location, and substantially maintaining the t... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7304277 | Resonator with adjustable capacitor for medical device An apparatus, system and method of a resonator device with an adjustable capacitor for allowing the resonance frequency (F) of the resonator device to continue to be matched to the Larmor frequency of the MRI system. The resonator device includes an inductor coil, a... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7300452 | Method for local heating by means of magnetic particles The invention relates to a method as well as to a system for the local heating of a target region of an object by varying the magnetization of magnetic or magnetizable substances. A magnetic field is then generated whose magnetic field strength varies in space in su... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7279664 | Resonator for medical device A resonator device including an induction coil, a conductive member positioned adjacent the induction coil, and a dielectric layer between at least a portion of the induction coil and the conductive member to form a capacitor structure. In one embodiment, the conduc... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7202667 | Anisotropic nanoparticle amplification of magnetic resonance signals The reversible transverse susceptibility of magnetic nanoparticles is used to achieve magnetic flux amplification in magnetic resonance settings. Nanoparticles having substantially uniaxial or unidirectional magnetic anisotropy and a reversible transverse susceptibi... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7153256 | Reducing discomfort caused by electrical stimulation The invention is directed to a novel method for reducing discomfort caused by transcutaneous stimulation. The novel method includes providing transcutaneous stimulation, reducing the transcutaneous stimulation at a first location, and substantially maintaining the t... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7147604 | High Q factor sensor A sensor for wirelessly determining a physical property within a defined space comprises an electrical resonance and has a high quality factor Q. The quality factor Q is sufficiently high that a signal generated by the sensor can be received outside the defined spac... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7133725 | Method and related composition employing nanostructures A composition of microscopic devices utilizable in a medical diagnostic or therapeutic procedure. Each microscopic device includes a nanostructure provided with a ligand for effectively coupling the nanostructure to a predetermined chemical or molecular site. A medi... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7104989 | RF ablation catheter including a virtual electrode assembly A virtual ablation electrode assembly includes a non-conductive outer cap fitted over an inner electrode to form a fluid chamber between a cap inner surface and an exterior surface of the electrode. The inner electrode includes an interior fluid trunk and one or mor... | 09/12/2006 |
| 6993394 | System method and apparatus for localized heating of tissue System method and apparatus for accurately carrying out the in situ heating of a targeted tissue. Small implants are employed with the targeted tissue which exhibit an abrupt change of magnetic permeability at an elected Curie temperature. The permeability state of ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6895282 | Induction heating for the delivery of thermal therapy An induction heating apparatus includes a first interventional device and a second interventional device. The first interventional device includes an electrically conductive material. The first interventional device is adapted for implantation inside a body and for ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6853865 | Apparatus for RF diathermy treatment Systems for RF diathermy treatment are described. An apparatus includes an RF diathermy coil assembly, comprising: an elastically deformable garment; and a conductive coil assembly secured to the garment, including: a primary winding; and a secondary winding coupled... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6850804 | System method and apparatus for localized heating of tissue System method and apparatus for accurately carrying out the in situ heating of a targeted tissue. Small implants are employed with the targeted tissue which exhibit an abrupt change of magnetic permeability at an elected Curie temperature. The permeability state of ... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6786904 | Method and device to treat vulnerable plaque A method and device to treat cardiovascular vulnerable plaque is provided by heating an implanted structure placed adjacent to a vulnerable plaque tissue to conduct heat into the vulnerable plaque tissue for a period of time. In a preferred embodiment, the implanted... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6635009 | Magnetic field applicator for heating magnetic substances in biological tissue A magnetic field applicator to heat magnetic substances in biological tissue, having a magnetic yoke with two pole shoes across from each other and separated from each other by a distance that defines the magnetic field exposure volume produced by the app... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6599234 | Heating of magnetic material by hysteresis effects A magnetic material having a magnetic heating efficiency of at least 4.5×10-8 J.m/A.g in a cyclic magnetic field where the product of the amplitude and frequency of the applied field is less than or equal to 5×108 A/m.s, and the fr... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6575893 | Magnetic field applicator for heating magnetic substances in biological tissue A magnetic field applicator to heat magnetic substances in biological tissue, having a magnetic yoke with two pole shoes across from each other and separated from each other by a distance that defines the magnetic field exposure volume produced by the app... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6577903 | Thermal sensor positioning in a microwave waveguide A method of positioning on a microwave waveguide a sensor (20) including an elongate metallic element (23, 24) comprising: selecting a tubular waveguide (12); determining the general orientation of the magnetic field (3) generated during microwave transmi... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6541039 | Nanoscale particles having an iron oxide-containing core enveloped by at least two shells The invention relates to nanoscale particles suited especially for use in tumor therapy by hyperthermia. Said particles comprise a (preferably superparamagnetic) iron oxide-containing core and at least two shells surrounding said core. The (innermost) she... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6497702 | Probe for skin high frequency treatment The invention concerns a probe for applying a high frequency electromagnetic energy flux on the skin through a mixture of conductive gel and a treatment product, designed to cause the treatment product to penetrate into the skin. The probe is provided wit... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6470220 | Diagnosis and treatment of cancers using in vivo magnetic domains A method of detecting and treating tumors within a subject is disclosed together with a process for the non-invasive measurement of tissue temperature within a subject.... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6463336 | Active bandage suitable for applying pulsed radio-frequencies or microwaves to the skin for medical purposes An active RF or microwave bandage, that incorporates any of various disclosed configurations of pliable planar microstrip or slotline antenna structures, is conformable to a selected area of the skin of a patient for use in therapeutically treating soft t... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6397107 | Apparatus for embolic treatment using high frequency induction heating An apparatus for embolic treatment including a high frequency power source and at least one induction coil connected to the high frequency power source which is positioned around the vicinity of diseased vasculature of the body of a patient for generating... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6241753 | Method for scar collagen formation and contraction A method is disclosed for forming and contracting scar collagen below a tissue surface in a selected tissue site. An electromagnetic energy apparatus is provided and includes an electromagnetic energy source and a delivery device. The delivery device is p... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6167313 | Targeted hysteresis hyperthermia as a method for treating diseased tissue A method for site specific treatment of diseased tissue in a patient, comprising the steps of: (i) selecting at least a magnetic material which has a magnetic heating efficiency of at least about 4.5×10-8 J.m./A.g, when magnetic field conditio... | 12/26/2000 |
| 5916215 | Inductively coupled electrosurgical trocar In the present invention, a surgical trocar is adapted to inductively couple electrosurgical energy to specially adapted cordless electrosurgical instruments. In one embodiment of the present invention, an electrosurgical trocar includes a cannula, an ind... | 06/29/1999 |
| 5782897 | Microwave heating apparatus for rapid tissue fixation Microwave heating apparatus for fixating tissue comprises an electrically conductive waveguide structure having opposite first and second walls each of which has opposite first and second ends and a longitudinal centerline. A body of non-magnetic dielectr... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5197940 | Local application tumor treatment apparatus Disclosed is apparatus and method for treating prostate tumors. The apparatus includes a platform on which the patient may be seated. An electromagnetic coil is disposed beneath the platform and creates a field that acts on thermoseeds placed in the tumor... | 03/30/1993 |
| 4887614 | Medical electrode device A medical electrode device comprises a flexible bag-like member which is formed on the side in direct contact with a living body and to and from which is charged and discharged a cooling medium, and a flexible electrode secured to the bag-like member, whe... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4527550 | Helical coil for diathermy apparatus A deep-heating diathermy apparatus consisting of a hollow tube adapted to receive a part of the body, or other dielectric material to be treated. An rf coil coaxially surrounds the tube and is driven by an rf generator. The total wire length of the coil i... | 07/09/1985 |
