Patents
Patents for A61B 18 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body (59,620)
04/2003
04/15/2003US6547776 Systems and methods for treating tissue in the crura
04/15/2003US6547758 Apparatus for performing diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in the biliary tree
04/15/2003US6546935 Method for transmural ablation
04/15/2003US6546934 Noninvasive devices and methods for shrinking of tissues
04/15/2003US6546933 Occlusion apparatus and method for necrotizing anatomical tissue structures
04/15/2003US6546932 Cryogenic method and apparatus for promoting angiogenesis
04/10/2003WO2003028807A1 Laser beam irradiation device
04/10/2003WO2003028806A1 Laser light irradiator
04/10/2003WO2003028802A2 Devices for treating atrial fibrilation
04/10/2003WO2003028573A1 Surgical device for clamping, ligating and severing tissue
04/10/2003WO2003028572A1 Device and method for treatment of tissue adjacent a bodily conduit by thermocompression
04/10/2003WO2003028570A1 Method and equipment for controlling necrotized areas in ablative technique on tissues
04/10/2003WO2003028569A1 Cryogenic medical device with high pressure resistance tip
04/10/2003WO2003028562A1 Vessel harvesting retractor with integral electrosurgical clamping elements
04/10/2003WO2003028558A2 Methods and devices for heart valve treatments
04/10/2003WO2003028542A2 Apparatus and methods for electrosurgical removal and digestion of tissue
04/10/2003WO2003028540A2 Electrosurgical apparatus and methods for cutting tissue
04/10/2003WO2003028530A2 System and method for performing cardiac tissue ablation
04/10/2003WO2003028529A2 Method and tool for epicardial ablation around pulmonary vein
04/10/2003WO2003028524A2 Preparation of working fluid for use in cryotherapies
04/10/2003WO2003002189A3 An ultrasonic surgical instrument for intracorporeal sonodynamic therapy
04/10/2003WO2002094341A3 Surgical tool for attaching to endoscope
04/10/2003WO2002086550A9 Method of ablating biological material with electromagnetic radiation delivered by an optical fiber
04/10/2003WO2002000129A9 Medical probe with reduced number of temperature sensor wires
04/10/2003US20030069620 Balloon catheters for non-continuous lesions
04/10/2003US20030069619 System and method for heating the prostate gland to treat and prevent the growth and spread of prostate tumors
04/10/2003US20030069617 Method of corneal scuplting using a laser
04/10/2003US20030069606 Pulmonary vein stent for treating atrial fibrillation
04/10/2003US20030069590 Method and apparatus for removing plaque from blood vessels using ultrasonic energy
04/10/2003US20030069579 Electrosurgical working end with resistive gradient electrodes
04/10/2003US20030069578 Ablation catheter, system, and method of use thereof
04/10/2003US20030069577 Apparatus and method for diagnosis and therapy of electrophysiological disease
04/10/2003US20030069576 Quantum energy surgical device and method
04/10/2003US20030069575 Tissue ablation system with a sliding ablating device and method
04/10/2003US20030069574 Methods and devices for ablation
04/10/2003US20030069573 RF ablation apparatus and method using amplitude control
04/10/2003US20030069572 Transmural ablation tool and method
04/10/2003US20030069571 Electrothermal instrument for sealing and joining or cutting tissue
04/10/2003US20030069570 Methods for repairing mitral valve annulus percutaneously
04/10/2003US20030069568 Cryosurgical ablation device having sequential injection and method therefor
04/10/2003US20030069567 Method and apparatus for electromagnetic treatment of the skin, including hair depilation
04/10/2003US20030069533 Endoscopic transduodenal biliary drainage system
04/10/2003US20030069526 Applicators that house and support ultrasound transducers for transcutaneous delivery of ultrasound energy
04/10/2003US20030069522 Slotted medical device
04/10/2003US20030069502 Ultrasound feedback in medically-treated patients
04/10/2003CA2462254A1 Devices for treating atrial fibrilation
04/10/2003CA2461169A1 Laser beam irradiation device
04/10/2003CA2460907A1 Device and method for treatment of tissue adjacent a bodily conduit by thermocompression
04/10/2003CA2455444A1 Methods and devices for heart valve treatments
04/09/2003EP1299141A2 Variable stiffness electrically conductive composite resistive heating catheter shaft
04/09/2003EP1299057A2 Method and apparatus for real-time detection, control and recording of sub-clinical therapeutic laser lesions during ocular laser photocoagulation
04/09/2003EP1299046A2 Improved light guide for coupling light output from a light source to the skin
04/09/2003EP1299045A1 High power semiconductor laser diode
04/09/2003EP1299044A1 Medical probe with reduced number of temperature sensor wires
04/09/2003EP1299043A1 Cryoprobe and method of treating scars
04/09/2003EP1299038A1 Energy application with inflatable annular lens
04/09/2003EP1299035A2 Thermal treatment methods and apparatus with focused energy application
04/09/2003EP0955915B1 Pulsed-emission laser apparatus for medical use
04/09/2003EP0751803B1 A device for iontophoresis physiotherapy with frozen medicament crystals
04/09/2003EP0722295B1 Ultrasound catheter system having modulated output with feedback control
04/09/2003CN2543497Y Temp-controlling radio-freqnency radiation therapeutic instrument
04/09/2003CN2543496Y Multi-function telescopic suction hand-controlled electric knife handle
04/09/2003CN1408451A Device and method for hot press therapy for internal conduit adjacent tissue
04/09/2003CN1104916C Biomedical electrode providing early detection of accidental detachment
04/09/2003CN1104871C Internal heated type electric heating calpel
04/08/2003US6546276 Ultrasonic based detection of interventional medical device contact and alignment
04/08/2003US6546272 Apparatus for in vivo imaging of the respiratory tract and other internal organs
04/08/2003US6546270 Multi-electrode catheter, system and method
04/08/2003US6544517 Outer membrane protein of Ehrlichia canis and Ehrlichia chaffeensis
04/08/2003US6544264 Electrosurgery with cooled electrodes
04/08/2003US6544263 Ablation catheter
04/08/2003US6544262 Structures and methods for deploying electrode elements
04/08/2003US6544261 Systems and methods for electrosurgical treatment of submucosal tissue
04/08/2003US6544260 Method for treating tissue in arthroscopic environment using precooling and apparatus for same
04/08/2003US6544259 Hair removal method and device
04/08/2003US6544258 Pressure sore pad having self-limiting electrosurgical return electrode properties and optional heating/cooling capabilities
04/08/2003US6544257 Thermal treatment apparatus
04/08/2003US6544256 Electromagnetically induced cutting with atomized fluid particles for dermatological applications
04/08/2003US6544255 Method of hair removal by transcutaneous application of laser light
04/08/2003US6544248 Device for suction-assisted lipectomy and method of using same
04/08/2003US6544226 Operative devices that can be removably fitted on catheter bodies to treat tissue regions in the body
04/08/2003US6544211 Tissue liquefaction and aspiration
04/08/2003US6544210 Disposable laparoscopic smoke evacuation system
04/08/2003US6544176 Computer guided cryosurgery
04/03/2003WO2003026719A2 Cryoplasty apparatus and method
04/03/2003WO2003026525A1 Impedance controlled tissue ablation apparatus and method
04/03/2003WO2003026524A2 Method and apparatus for measuring and controlling the exposed length of a tissue cutting device in an endoscopic catheter
04/03/2003WO2003026496A2 Transmural ablation tool and method
04/03/2003WO2003026491A2 Epicardial cooled stabilizer for beating heart surgery
04/03/2003WO2003026481A2 Optically-absorbing nanoparticles for enhanced tissue repair
04/03/2003WO2003026477A2 Device, system, and method for cryosurgical treatment of cardiac arrhythmia
04/03/2003WO2003026476A2 Apparatus and method for cryosurgical treatment of tumors of the breast
04/03/2003WO2002058540A3 Surgical instrument with a bi-directional cutting element
04/03/2003WO2002056937A3 Devices, systems and methods for acute or chronic delivery of substances or apparatus to extravascular treatment sites
04/03/2003WO2002056935A3 Cardiac electrode catheter and method of manufacturing same
04/03/2003WO2002011638A9 Control system for cryosurgery
04/03/2003US20030065372 Epicardial cooled stabilizer for beating heart surgery
04/03/2003US20030065371 Radiofrequency thermal balloon catheter
04/03/2003US20030065364 Expandable intracardiac return electrode and method of use
04/03/2003US20030065359 Overtube apparatus for insertion into a body