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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6695873 | Inflatable catheter for selective organ heating and cooling and method of using the same A catheter system and method are provided which change the temperature of a fluid, such as blood, by heat transfer. Selective cooling or heating of an organ may be performed by changing the temperature of the blood feeding the organ. The catheter system i... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6673008 | Fallopian tube and method of in vitro fertilization and embryo development A device for the in vitro development of an embryo in a fluid. A method for the in vitro development of an embryo in a fluid is also provided.... | 01/06/2004 |
| 6663625 | Radio-frequency based catheter system and hollow co-axial cable for ablation of body tissues An improved radio-frequency catheter system for ablating biological tissues of a body vessel in a patient including a catheter, a deployable antenna guide disposed at the distal portion of the catheter and a radio-frequency ("RF") antenna mounted on the a... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6656209 | Catheter system for controlling a patient's body temperature by in situ blood temperature modification The present invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling the internal body temperature of a patient. According to the present invention, a catheter is inserted through an incision into a large blood vessel of a patient. By selectively heating... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6648909 | Solo perineal hot and cold pack A device for providing thermal therapy to the perineal and rectal areas of a patient is provided. The device can be used alone or in conjunction with an absorbent pad. The device is particularly useful for alleviating post-partum swelling and pain. Differ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6641522 | Method and apparatus for biophilically promoting personal relaxation, for reducing physical and/or psychological personal stress and for expediting personal recovery A method and apparatus for relaxing a person in a stressful environment, such as a health care, business, hospitality or educational setting, provides a person with a choice of selecting for viewing one or more high resolution spatially open, serene natur... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6635008 | System and method for delivering a medical treatment to a treatment site A system is provided for delivering a medical treatment to a treatment site in a vessel or other conduit in a mammalian body, including an afterloader including a housing, a drive member, and a conduit having a first end operatively associated with an out... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6635054 | Thermal treatment methods and apparatus with focused energy application A collapsible ultrasonic reflector incorporates a gas-filled reflector balloon, a liquid-filled structural balloon an ultrasonic transducer disposed within the structural balloon. Acoustic energy emitted by the transducer is reflected by a highly reflecti... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6626903 | Surgical biopsy device A surgical biopsy apparatus for cutting tissue comprising a housing having a longitudinal axis, first and second members movable from a retracted position to an extended position with respect to the housing, a third member slidably positioned and extendab... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6623479 | Cryosurgical instrument A cryosurgical instrument including a long, resiliently flexible cable terminating at a freezing unit with a selectively operable thermoelectric cooling device for normally freezing a leading contact tip.... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6623480 | Flexible recording/high energy electrode catheter with anchor for ablation of atrial flutter by radio frequency energy An electrode catheter is provided having a predetermined flexibility throughout the entire length or at least at the contact portion, such as the electrode region, to allow for the molding of the contact portion such that it conforms to the shape of the 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 |
| 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 |
| 6610005 | Catheter system for implanting embryos Described is a catheter system for implanting embryos into a woman's uterus. The catheter system utilizes a protective catheter sleeve for introducing a catheter into the uterus without mucus contamination of an inner catheter. Once the sleeve containing ... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6605083 | Reduction of vascular blemishes by selective thermolysis Vascular blemishes are reduced by directing pulsed laser radiation to converge toward the blemishes in a plurality of directions, each beam of radiation being derived from a primary radiation source or from a separate radiation source, thereby to cause se... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6602276 | Method and device for performing cooling- or cryo-therapies for, e.g., angioplasty with reduced restenosis or pulmonary vein cell necrosis to inhibit atrial fibrillation The present invention provides an enhanced method and device to inhibit or reduce the rate of restenosis following angioplasty or stent placement. The invention involves placing a balloon tipped catheter in the area treated or opened through balloon angio... | 08/05/2003 |
| 6589260 | System for withdrawing body fluid System for withdrawing body fluid from a body part in particular the finger pad, comprising a compression unit that is deformed when the body part is pressed against it and increases the internal pressure in a region of the body part, and a withdrawal dev... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6589234 | Cryogenic medical device with high pressure resistance tip The present invention provides a medical device to cold treat desired regions. An injection tube with an open distal end is disposed inside of a catheter tube, defining a return lumen therein. A supply of cryogenic fluid, regulated by a controller mechani... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6585729 | Vented cryosurgical system with backpressure source The cryosurgical system comprises a Joule-Thomson cryoprobe including a Joule-Thomson nozzle and a cryoprobe outlet. The Joule-Thomson nozzle is in fluid communication with the cryoprobe outlet. A high pressure gas supply line is aligned to supply gas to ... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6582426 | Needle kit and method for microwave ablation, track coagulation, and biopsy A modular biopsy, ablation and track coagulation needle apparatus is disclosed that allows the biopsy needle to be inserted into the delivery needle and removed when not needed, and that allows an inner ablation needle to be introduced and coaxially engag... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6582455 | Method and device for applications of selective organ cooling The invention provides a method and device for selectively controlling the temperature of a selected organ of a patient for performance of a specified application. The method includes introducing a guide catheter into a blood vessel. The guide catheter ma... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6584360 | System and method for assessing transmurality of ablation lesions A device for monitoring temperature generated by an ablation apparatus on organic tissue is provided. The device comprises a temperature sensing pad; and an output device to receive and display a representation of a lesion found on the ablated organic tis... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6569158 | Leak detection system A surgical device includes a device body defining a sealed fluid path having a first end and a second end, a refrigerant supply in communication with the first end of the sealed fluid path, and a vacuum source in communication with the second end of the s... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6565556 | Device for carrying out cryosurgical interventions, especially for treating tumors The invention relates to a cryoinstrument which is provided for carrying out cryosurgical interventions in the area of human and veterinary medicine, especially for treating tumors, and in the area of phytopathology and which is connected to a connecting ... | 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 |
| 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 |
| 6562037 | Bonding of soft biological tissues by passing high frequency electric current therethrough A technique for bonding soft biological tissue having an incision therein with forceps adapted to grip a portion of the tissue on both sides of the incision. Electrodes are secured to the forceps for contacting the tissue portion. An electrical power sour... | 05/13/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6546932 | Cryogenic method and apparatus for promoting angiogenesis A method of promoting blood vessel growth includes the steps of providing a cryocatheter having a thermally transmission region; placing the cryocatheter proximate an area of tissue to be treated; cooling the thermally transmissive region of the cryocathe... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6546935 | Method for transmural ablation A method for transmural ablation using an instrument containing two electrodes or cryogenic probes. A clamping force is exerted on the two electrodes or probes such that the tissue of the hollow organ is clamped therebetween. Bipolar RF energy is then app... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6540771 | Inflatable catheter for selective organ heating and cooling and method of using the same A catheter system and method are provided which change the temperature of a fluid, such as blood, by heat transfer. Selective cooling or heating of an organ may be performed by changing the temperature of the blood feeding the organ. The catheter system i... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6530923 | Tissue removal methods and apparatus Target tissues are accessed and removed using various types of devices and methods.... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6527767 | Cardiac ablation system and method for treatment of cardiac arrhythmias and transmyocardial revascularization A medical device, and related method, use epicardial ablators and detectors for intraoperative epicardial approaches to ablation therapy of cardiac conduction pathways. An epicardial gripper is sized to grasp the cardiac circumference or smaller structure... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6527768 | End-firing microwave ablation instrument with horn reflection device A microwave ablation instrument including a transmission line having a first conductor and a second conductor suitable for the transmission of microwave energy. A horn antenna device is mounted to the end of the transmission line, and include an outer con... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6527700 | Management of physiological and psychological state of an individual using biophilic images An apparatus for managing the physiological and/or psychological state of an individual comprising a source of biophilic images; a device for sensing at least one physiological parameter of an individual; and a display, linked to said source and said devi... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6520905 | Management of physiological and psychological state of an individual using images portable biosensor device A method of classifying an individual's personal preference for an image, comprising: viewing an image for a period of time; and ranking the image on a scale extending between a "detached" feeling and an "attached" feeling, where "detached" is a feeling o... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6522930 | Irrigated ablation device assembly A tissue ablation device assembly ablates a region of tissue of a body space wall of a patient. In a tissue ablation device assembly, an ablation member is disposed on the distal end portion of an elongated body. The ablation member includes an ablation e... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6520185 | Systems and methods for reducing post-surgical complications The present invention provides systems and methods for applying RF energy to injured tissue, particularly the peritoneum, in order to prevent harmful post-surgical adhesions. One aspect of the invention is RF energy delivery systems employing trocars, whi... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6520959 | Laser irradiation device and method for therapy of prostate gland by use thereof This invention concerns a lateral-irradiation type laser irradiation device which is capable of effectively irradiating a target site, particularly at a considerable deth, with a laser beam while infallibly and easily preventing normal tissue from injury/... | 02/18/2003 |
| 6517536 | Transmural ablation device and method A method and apparatus for transmural ablation using an instrument containing two electrodes or cryogenic probes. A clamping force is exerted on the two electrodes or probes such that the tissue of the hollow organ is clamped therebetween. Bipolar RF ener... | 02/11/2003 |
