Patents
Patents for A61B 18 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body (59,620)
07/2009
07/07/2009US7557317 Illuminated foot-switch
07/07/2009US7556633 Method and apparatus for endoscopic dissection of blood vessels
07/07/2009US7556628 Method for tissue ablation
07/07/2009US7556627 Mucosal ablation device
07/07/2009US7556624 Method of increasing gas exchange of a lung
07/02/2009WO2009082740A1 Finger-mounted or robot-mounted transducer devices and related methods of use and manufacture
07/02/2009WO2009082635A1 Flexible conductive polymer electrode and method for ablation
07/02/2009WO2009082576A1 Transition apparatus for use with a medical device having an elongate element
07/02/2009WO2009082575A1 Irrigated ablation catheter assembly having a flow member to create parallel external flow
07/02/2009WO2009082574A1 Thermally insulated irrigation catheter assembly
07/02/2009WO2009082571A1 Irrigated ablation electrode assembly having a polygonal electrode
07/02/2009WO2009082477A2 Surgical apparatus with removable tool cartridge
07/02/2009WO2009082174A2 Electrosurgical probe
07/02/2009WO2009080273A1 Plasma applicators for plasma-surgical methods
07/02/2009WO2009080221A1 Plug system for surgical devices
07/02/2009WO2009062105A3 Device and method for providing power to lighting elements for use as a visual indicator in a medical probe
07/02/2009US20090171444 Two-Stage Scar Generation for Treating Atrial Fibrillation
07/02/2009US20090171424 Rf device for heating biological tissue using a vibrating applicator
07/02/2009US20090171422 Radiation treatment device
07/02/2009US20090171411 Method and System for Treating Acute Heart Failure by Neuromodulation
07/02/2009US20090171354 Cordless Medical Cauterization and Cutting Device
07/02/2009US20090171353 Vessel Sealing Instrument
07/02/2009US20090171352 Cutting and coagulation electrode
07/02/2009US20090171351 Electric operation system
07/02/2009US20090171350 Vessel sealer and divider with non-conductive stop members
07/02/2009US20090171349 Adjustable length flexible polymer electrode catheter and method for ablation
07/02/2009US20090171348 Deflectable catheter with distal deflectable segment
07/02/2009US20090171347 Transition apparatus for use with a medical device having an elongate element
07/02/2009US20090171346 High conductivity inductively equalized electrodes and methods
07/02/2009US20090171345 System and method for measurement of an impedance using a catheter such as an ablation catheter
07/02/2009US20090171344 Apparatus and methods for monitoring patient-apparatus contact
07/02/2009US20090171343 Pressure-sensitive flexible polymer bipolar electrode
07/02/2009US20090171342 Method and system for using common subchannel to assess the operating characteristics of transducers
07/02/2009US20090171341 Dispersive return electrode and methods
07/02/2009US20090171340 Electrosurgical probe having conductive outer surface to initiate ablation between electrode
07/02/2009US20090171339 Electrosurgical probe having current enhancing protrusions
07/02/2009US20090171338 System and method for preventing collateral damage with interventional medical procedures
07/02/2009US20090171337 Photodynamic-Based Cardiac Ablation Device and Method Via the Esophagus
07/02/2009US20090171336 Catheters and manufacturing thereof
07/02/2009US20090171335 Surgical System and Procedure for Treatment of Medically Refractory Atrial Fibrillation
07/02/2009US20090171334 Subdermal cryogenic remodeling of muscles, nerves, connective tissue, and/or adipose tissue (fat)
07/02/2009US20090171333 System and method for controllably delivering liquid coolant to a cryo-ablation device
07/02/2009US20090171332 Medical device with orientable tip for robotically directed laser cutting and biomaterial application
07/02/2009US20090171331 Systems and methods of photodynamic-based cardiac ablation via the esophagus
07/02/2009US20090171330 Tunable nanoparticle tags to enhance tissue recognition
07/02/2009US20090171329 Spaster pattern and pulse blanking
07/02/2009US20090171328 Surgical Console Display Operable to Provide a Visual Indication of a Status of a Surgical Laser
07/02/2009US20090171327 Photodisruptive Laser Treatment of the Crystalline Lens
07/02/2009US20090171326 Medical Device and Method
07/02/2009US20090171325 Method for Treatment and Diagnosis of Eye Tissues
07/02/2009US20090171203 Cryotherapy Insertion System and Method
07/02/2009US20090171187 Catheter electrode that can simultaneously emit electrical energy and facilitate visualization by magnetic resonance imaging
07/02/2009DE102008064140A1 Medizinische Vorrichtung mit orientierbarer Spitze für robotisch gelenktes Laserschneiden und Biomaterialaufbringen Medical device with orientable tip for robotically steered laser cutting and Biomaterialaufbringen
07/02/2009DE102007062504A1 Body electrode e.g. neutral electrode for human or veterinarian-surgical application, has case formed from two laminar flexible plastic layers pressed with each other and lying at carbon fiber web that is provided with carbon fiber strands
07/02/2009DE102007061483A1 Chirurgiegerätesteckersystem Surgery Device connector system
07/02/2009DE102004033975B4 Einrichtung für die Argon-Plasma-Koagulation (APC) Means for argon plasma coagulation (APC)
07/02/2009CA2709916A1 Surgical apparatus with removable tool cartridge
07/01/2009EP2074959A1 Surgical operating apparatus
07/01/2009EP2073739A2 Vein treatment device and method
07/01/2009EP2073738A2 Ablation catheter apparatus with one or more electrodes
07/01/2009EP2073737A2 Steerable short sheath access device
07/01/2009EP2073736A2 Method and apparatus for carrying out the controlled heating of tissue in the region of dermis
07/01/2009EP2073735A1 Method and device for combined treatment
07/01/2009EP1218801A4 Systems and methods for monitoring and controlling use of medical devices
07/01/2009CN101472535A Apparatus and methods for skin treatment
07/01/2009CN101472534A Directional introducer
07/01/2009CN101472533A Torque transfer agent for introducer and method
07/01/2009CN101472532A Device for ablation and visualization
07/01/2009CN101472531A Apparatus and method for ablating tissue
07/01/2009CN101467917A Surgical operating apparatus
07/01/2009CN100506183C Multi-channel RF energy delivery with coagulum reduction
06/2009
06/30/2009USRE40815 Control system for cryosurgery
06/30/2009US7555333 Integrated optical scanning image acquisition and display
06/30/2009US7554341 Method and measurement apparatus for determining the transition impedance between two parts of a subdivided neutral electrode
06/30/2009US7553312 Vessel sealing instrument
06/30/2009US7553311 Medical instrument for electrosurgery
06/30/2009US7553310 Methods and systems for in situ tissue marking and orientation stabilization
06/30/2009US7553309 Electrosurgical system employing multiple electrodes and method thereof
06/30/2009US7553308 Hair treatment method
06/30/2009CA2447813C Method and device system for removing material or for working material
06/30/2009CA2283392C Electrothermal device for sealing and joining or cutting tissue
06/25/2009WO2009079328A1 Container for storing a cryosurgery device
06/25/2009WO2009077469A1 Device for endoscopic extraction of blood vessels
06/25/2009WO2009077132A2 Neutral electrode detection
06/25/2009WO2009056690A3 Cooled handpiece for treating the skin with visible radiation
06/25/2009US20090163917 Medical catheter assembly with deflection pull ring and distal tip interlock
06/25/2009US20090163916 Flexible Conductive Polymer Electrode and Method for Ablation
06/25/2009US20090163915 Medical catheter with deflection pull ring and distal tip attachment apparatus
06/25/2009US20090163914 Universal cell carrier
06/25/2009US20090163913 Irrigated ablation catheter assembly having a flow member to create parallel external flow
06/25/2009US20090163912 Irrigated ablation electrode assembly having a polygonal electrode
06/25/2009US20090163911 Thermally insulated irrigation catheter assembly
06/25/2009US20090163910 Template System and Methods
06/25/2009US20090163909 Apparatus and method for cooling and moving ablation elements
06/25/2009US20090163908 Vacuum Pre-Check for a Tissue Ablation Device
06/25/2009US20090163907 Methods and apparatus for dispersing current flow in electrosurgery
06/25/2009US20090163906 Flexible endoscope for endo luminal access radio frequency tumor ablation
06/25/2009US20090163905 Ablation device with internally cooled electrodes
06/25/2009US20090163904 System and Method for Assessing Coupling Between an Electrode and Tissue
06/25/2009US20090163903 Methods and apparatus for hemostasis following arterial catheterization