Patents
Patents for A61B 18 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body (59,620)
10/2001
10/30/2001US6311090 Method and apparatus for controlled contraction of collagen tissue
10/30/2001US6309400 Curved ultrasonic blade having a trapezoidal cross section
10/30/2001US6309388 Symmetric conization electrocautery device
10/30/2001US6309387 Systems and methods for electrosurgical skin resurfacing
10/30/2001US6309386 Linear power control with PSK regulation
10/30/2001US6309385 Electrode having composition-matched, common-lead thermocouple wire for providing multiple temperature-sensitive junctions
10/30/2001US6309384 Method and apparatus for tubal occlusion
10/30/2001US6308707 Vacuum equipment for medical tables
10/30/2001CA2212768C Apparatus and method for morselating and removing tissue from a patient
10/25/2001WO2001078837A1 Fluid manipulating system for therapy apparatus
10/25/2001WO2001078830A2 Photostimulaton treatment apparatus and methods for use
10/25/2001WO2001078807A1 Integrated pump and cannula systems and related methods
10/25/2001WO2001078633A2 Zoom handpiece for laser surgery
10/25/2001WO2001078632A1 Laser therapy apparatus
10/25/2001WO2001078618A1 Method and apparatus for coagulation of superficial blood vessels in bladder and proximal urethra
10/25/2001WO2001062168A8 Apparatus and method for accessing and performing a function within an intervertebral disc
10/25/2001US20010034519 Tissue resurfacing
10/25/2001US20010034518 Sphincter treatment apparatus
10/25/2001US20010034517 Device and method for biological tissue stimulation by high intensity laser therapy
10/25/2001US20010034515 Laser onychectomy by resection of the redundant epithelium of the ungual crest
10/25/2001US20010034504 Infusion sleeve for ophthalmic surgery
10/25/2001US20010034503 Device for directly delivering an active substance within a cell tissue, means for implanting said device and appliances for injecting active substance into said device
10/25/2001US20010034319 Irradiating tumor or nutrient providing blood vessels in presence of bioreductive agent, providing an environment of hypoxia for bioreductive agent, allowing bioreductive agent to act as cytotoxic agent to reduce tumor size
10/25/2001US20010033590 High-power semiconductor laser array apparatus that outputs laser lights matched in wavelength and phase, manufacturing method therefor, and multi-wavelength laser emitting apparatus using such high-power semiconductor laser array apparatus
10/25/2001DE10008557A1 Device for thermal obliteration of biological tissue using intense laser radiation, where the device is split into a handpiece and a puncture shaft, the latter being easily removable to facilitate cleaning
10/24/2001EP1148770A2 Plasma generator for HF surgery
10/24/2001EP1147753A2 Laser beam delivery and eye tracking system
10/24/2001EP1146987A1 Apparatus for performing operations on a workpiece at an inaccessible location
10/24/2001EP1146930A2 System and method for controlling tissue ablation
10/24/2001EP1146828A1 Tissue specimen isolating and damaging device and method
10/24/2001EP1146827A1 A method and an apparatus for controlled destruction of tissue
10/24/2001EP1146825A1 Therapeutic ultrasonic catheter for delivering a uniform energy dose
10/24/2001EP1146816A1 Nerve surveillance cannulae systems
10/24/2001EP0975267A4 Skin vibration method for topical targeted delivery of beneficial agents into hair follicles
10/24/2001EP0837647B1 System for electrosurgical cutting and ablation
10/24/2001CN1318350A Vapor probe thermotherapeutic instrument for treating tumor and resulting in slight wound
10/23/2001US6308091 Mapping and ablation catheter system
10/23/2001US6306161 Catheter system for controlling a patient's body temperature by in situ blood temperature modification
10/23/2001US6306160 Soft laser with an integrated point finder for acupuncture points
10/23/2001US6306135 Forehead lift suction probe
10/23/2001US6306134 Electrosurgical generator and system
10/23/2001US6306133 Ablation catheter system and methods for repairing a valvular annulus
10/23/2001US6306132 Modular biopsy and microwave ablation needle delivery apparatus adapted to in situ assembly and method of use
10/23/2001US6306131 Electric medical apparatus
10/23/2001US6306130 Apparatus and methods for removing blood vessels
10/23/2001US6306129 Cryosurgical system and method
10/23/2001US6306128 Cooling apparatus for cutaneous treatment employing a laser and method for operating same
10/23/2001US6306081 Hood for an endoscope
10/23/2001US6305803 Ophthalmic apparatus
10/23/2001US6305378 Device and method for forming a circumferential conduction block in a pulmonary vein
10/23/2001CA2190237C Apparatus and method for transurethral focussed ultrasound therapy
10/18/2001WO2001076518A1 Method and apparatus for thermal emulsification
10/18/2001WO2001076495A1 Sphincter treatment apparatus
10/18/2001WO2001076458A2 Methods and device for percutaneous remote endarterectomy
10/18/2001US20010032002 Fluid delivery system and controller for electrosurgical devices
10/18/2001US20010032001 Systems and methods for electrosurgical treatment of spinal tissue
10/18/2001US20010031984 Suture grasping device
10/18/2001US20010031983 Surgical instrument
10/18/2001US20010031977 Medical instrument for cutting tissue in the human or animal body
10/18/2001US20010031964 Electrosurgical blade having directly adhered uniform coating of silicone release material and method of manufacturing same
10/18/2001US20010031963 Catheter for delivery of energy to a surgical site
10/18/2001US20010031962 Electrosurgical return electrode monitor
10/18/2001US20010031961 Method for transmural ablation
10/18/2001US20010031958 Laser beam delivery system
10/18/2001US20010031946 Catheter with multiple heating/cooling fibers employing fiber spreading features
10/18/2001US20010031942 Ablation catheter for the generation of linear lesions in the myocardium
10/18/2001US20010031941 Medical probe device and method
10/18/2001US20010031922 Ultrasound transducers for imaging and therapy
10/18/2001US20010030983 Semiconductor laser device and multiple wavelength laser light emitting apparatus employing the semiconductor laser device
10/18/2001DE10000909A1 Optical laser therapy device, especially for gonio-puncture in the human eye and opening of the Schlemm's canal, uses laser pulsing to minimize trauma to the eye interior
10/18/2001CA2405273A1 Methods and device for percutaneous remote endarterectomy
10/18/2001CA2402789A1 Method and apparatus for thermal emulsification
10/17/2001EP1146617A2 High-powered semiconductor laser array apparatus
10/17/2001EP1145686A2 Ablation catheter with a directional hf irradiator
10/17/2001EP1145685A1 Endoscope power supplying appliance
10/17/2001EP1145047A1 Method and apparatus for guiding ablative therapy of abnormal biological electrical excitation
10/17/2001EP1144080A2 Filter for use in medical procedures
10/17/2001EP1144049A1 Patient portable device for photodynamic therapy
10/17/2001EP1143891A1 Pumping chamber for a liquefracture handpiece
10/17/2001EP1143890A1 Method and apparatus for heating inflamed tissue
10/17/2001EP1143864A2 Methods and devices for creating collateral channels in the lungs
10/17/2001EP1143860A2 Balloon dissector
10/17/2001EP1143856A2 Loop imaging catheter
10/17/2001EP0632735B1 Dipole microwave antenna for asymmetrical thermal therapy
10/17/2001CN1317952A Improved method for targeted topial treatment of disease
10/17/2001CN1317951A Treatment of pigmented tissues using optical energy
10/17/2001CN1317950A Endoscope power supplying appliance
10/17/2001CN1072971C Phototherapeutic appts.
10/16/2001US6304776 Process and apparatus for the detection of catheter-tissue contact, and also of interactions with the tissue catheter ablation
10/16/2001US6302904 Device and method for medical treatment
10/16/2001US6302903 Straight needle apparatus for creating a virtual electrode used for the ablation of tissue
10/16/2001US6302898 Devices for sealing punctures in body vessels
10/16/2001US6302881 Method and apparatus for the removal of smoke during high-frequency surgery
10/16/2001US6302880 Linear ablation assembly
10/16/2001US6302879 Laser beam delivery and eye tracking system
10/16/2001US6302878 System for laser light irradiation to living body
10/16/2001US6302877 Apparatus and method for performing presbyopia corrective surgery
10/16/2001US6302875 Catheters and related devices for forming passageways between blood vessels or other anatomical structures
10/11/2001WO2001074442A1 Passively self-cooled electrode design for ablation catheters
10/11/2001WO2001074276A1 Improved medical procedure