Patents
Patents for A61B 18 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body (59,620)
11/2003
11/27/2003CA2485483A1 Apparatus and method for resecting and removing selected body tissue from a site inside a patient
11/27/2003CA2473730A1 Ablation technology for catheter based delivery systems
11/26/2003EP1364677A2 Electrode array catheter
11/26/2003EP1364624A1 Improvements in laser treatment
11/26/2003EP1363700A2 Bone-treatment instrument and method
11/26/2003EP1363548A2 Diagnostic imaging interventional apparatus
11/26/2003EP1363547A2 Electrosurgical instrument with closing tube for conducting rf energy and moving jaws
11/26/2003EP1363546A2 Method for alteration of iris pigment
11/26/2003EP1261290B1 Medical laser treatment device
11/26/2003EP1225833A4 Breast bracket
11/26/2003EP0837712A4 Devices and methods for port-access multivessel coronary artery bypass surgery
11/26/2003CN1128607C Full solid double-frequency laser light knife
11/25/2003US6653618 Contact detecting method and apparatus for an optical radiation handpiece
11/25/2003US6652565 Central venous catheter with heat exchange properties
11/25/2003US6652547 Apparatus and method of removing occlusions using ultrasonic medical device operating in a transverse mode
11/25/2003US6652521 Surgical instrument with a bi-directional cutting element
11/25/2003US6652520 Modular biopsy and microwave ablation needle delivery apparatus adapted to in situ assembly and method of use
11/25/2003US6652519 Electrode needle with radiofrequency active filament
11/25/2003US6652518 Transmural ablation tool and method
11/25/2003US6652517 Ablation catheter, system, and method of use thereof
11/25/2003US6652516 Cell necrosis apparatus
11/25/2003US6652515 Tissue ablation device assembly and method for electrically isolating a pulmonary vein ostium from an atrial wall
11/25/2003US6652514 Intelligent selection system for electrosurgical instrument
11/25/2003US6652513 Tissue heating and ablation systems and methods which predict maximum tissue temperature
11/25/2003US6652512 Laser treatment apparatus
11/25/2003US6652511 Laser treatment apparatus
11/25/2003US6652480 Methods for reducing distal embolization
11/25/2003US6651672 Devices for less-invasive intracardiac interventions
11/25/2003US6651671 Lens-invasive devices and methods for cardiac valve surgery
11/25/2003US6651669 Systems and methods to identify and disable re-used single use devices based on cataloging catheter usage
11/25/2003CA2271651C System, employing three-dimensional ultrasonographic imaging, for assisting in guiding and placing medical instruments
11/25/2003CA2113381C Fast changing heating-cooling device and method
11/23/2003CA2429754A1 Method of using gel sheets for laser treatment
11/20/2003WO2003095028A1 Ultrasonic soft tissue cutting and coagulation systems
11/20/2003WO2003095027A1 Improvements in and relating to intense pulsed light devices
11/20/2003WO2003094766A2 Self-limiting electrosurgical return electrode
11/20/2003WO2003094764A1 An ablation catheter
11/20/2003WO2003094745A1 Electrosurgical stapling apparatus
11/20/2003WO2003094722A1 A multi-electrode lead
11/20/2003WO2003047436A3 Surgical cutting and stapling device
11/20/2003WO2003045311A3 Methods for inhibiting or suppressing stenosis of arteriovenous access fistulas and grafts
11/20/2003WO2003041567A3 Bone removal device and method of use
11/20/2003WO2003033064B1 Handle thumb wheel mechanism which maintains holding forces when sterilized and when engaged
11/20/2003WO2003032866A3 Detection and treatment of intravascular lesions
11/20/2003WO2003026496A3 Transmural ablation tool and method
11/20/2003WO2002096507A3 Guiding ultrasound end effector for medical treatment
11/20/2003WO2002041782A9 Diagnostic imaging interventional apparatus
11/20/2003US20030216798 Methods for treating hepatitis C
11/20/2003US20030216764 Apparatus and methods for valve removal
11/20/2003US20030216761 Guidewire system
11/20/2003US20030216759 Devices and methods for occlusion of the uterine arteries
11/20/2003US20030216733 Fluid-assisted medical devices, systems and methods
11/20/2003US20030216732 Medical instrument with thermochromic or piezochromic surface indicators
11/20/2003US20030216731 Device and method for facilitating a laparascopic supracervical hysterectomy
11/20/2003US20030216730 Apparatus and method for resecting and removing selected body tissue from a site inside a patient
11/20/2003US20030216729 Device and method for wound healing and uses therefor
11/20/2003US20030216728 RF electrode assembly for handpiece
11/20/2003US20030216727 Medical device with improved wall construction
11/20/2003US20030216726 Systems for epidermal tissue ablation
11/20/2003US20030216725 Electrosurgical apparatus and methods for laparoscopy
11/20/2003US20030216724 Device and method for needle-less interstitial injection of fluid for ablation of cardiac tissue
11/20/2003US20030216723 Operation system and mounting device for external device for use in the operation system
11/20/2003US20030216722 Systems and methods for RF ablation using jet injection of a conductive fluid
11/20/2003US20030216720 Safety shut-off device for laser surgical instruments employing blackbody emitters
11/20/2003US20030216719 Method and apparatus for treating skin using patterns of optical energy
11/20/2003US20030216717 Method and system for photoselective vaporization for gynecological treatments
11/20/2003US20030216688 Cooling cannula system and method for use in cardiac surgery
11/20/2003US20030216681 Sheath for use with an ultrasound element
11/20/2003US20030215186 Light beam splitter
11/20/2003US20030213780 Device for plasma incision of matter with a specifically tuned radiofrequency electromagnetic generator
11/20/2003CA2485708A1 An ablation catheter
11/20/2003CA2485706A1 A multi-electrode lead
11/20/2003CA2470764A1 Self-limiting electrosurgical return electrode
11/19/2003EP1362555A1 Ultrasonic clamp coagulator apparatus having improved waveguide support member
11/19/2003EP1361828A1 Method and apparatus for coagulation of superficial blood vessels in bladder and proximal urethra
11/19/2003EP1052947B1 A dental system for treatment of periodontal pockets using laser light
11/19/2003EP0741546B1 Cryogenic mapping and ablation catheter
11/19/2003CN2586454Y Endoscope and electric cutting integrated instrument
11/19/2003CN1456369A S free degree scanner of focus ultrasonic therapic devices
11/19/2003CN1456368A Cold light moxibustion instruments
11/19/2003CN1456128A Focus ultrasonic knife for treating cancers
11/18/2003US6648908 Inflatable catheter for selective organ heating and cooling and method of using the same
11/18/2003US6648904 Method and apparatus for controlling the temperature of a surface
11/18/2003US6648883 Ablation system and method of use
11/18/2003US6648881 Method for reducing arterial restenosis in the presence of an intravascular stent
11/18/2003US6648880 Method of using cryotreatment to treat brain tissue
11/18/2003US6648879 Safety cryotherapy catheter
11/18/2003US6648878 Cryoplasty device and method
11/18/2003US6648877 Method for custom corneal corrections
11/18/2003US6648876 Laser treatment apparatus
11/18/2003US6648847 Method of operating a liquefracture handpiece
11/18/2003US6648839 Ultrasonic medical treatment device for RF cauterization and related method
11/18/2003CA2266044C Method for corneal laser surgery
11/13/2003WO2003092793A2 Electromechanical transducer with ergonomic shape
11/13/2003WO2003092609A2 System and method of treating abnormal tissue in an organ having a layered tissue structure
11/13/2003WO2003092566A1 Temperature rise efficiency measuring apparatus, thermatologic apparatus and method of controlling therapeutic laser beam
11/13/2003WO2003092521A1 Method and apparatus for plasma-mediated thermo-electrical ablation
11/13/2003WO2003092520A1 Blood detector for controlling anesu and method therefor
11/13/2003WO2003092477A2 Control system for limited-use device
11/13/2003WO2003092472A2 Electrosurgical specimen-collection system