Patents
Patents for A61B 18 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body (59,620)
11/2000
11/16/2000DE19919072A1 Bipolar forceps for coagulating and separating body tissue, has hooked strip provided on one jaw section
11/16/2000CA2514099A1 Gas flow control in gas-assisted esu
11/15/2000EP1051949A1 Electrosurgical return electrode monitor
11/15/2000EP1051948A2 Automatic activation of electrosurgical generator bipolar output
11/15/2000EP1051781A1 Laser delivery system and method with diffractive optic beam integration
11/15/2000EP1051120A1 Bipolar coagulation and cutting device for endoscopic surgery
11/15/2000EP1051119A1 Instrument for applying light, in particular laser light, to the human or animal body
11/15/2000EP1051109A1 Catheter assembly with distal end inductive coupler and embedded transmission line
11/15/2000EP0895458A4 Ultrasound transmission apparatus and method of using same
11/15/2000CN2405561Y Single-pole general hand-controlled electric-cutter handle for round-dot push-button switch
11/15/2000CN1273634A Viscosity measuring apparatus and method
11/15/2000CN1273521A Method and device for supply of heat
11/15/2000CN1273519A Electrode device for microwave operation
11/15/2000CN1273518A Thermal sensor positioning in microwave waveguide
11/14/2000US6148236 Cancer treatment system employing supplemented thermal therapy
11/14/2000US6146409 Therapeutic methods and devices for irradiating columnar environments
11/14/2000US6146401 Expandable multifunctional instruments for creating spaces at obstructed sites endoscopically
11/14/2000US6146380 Bent tip electrical surgical probe
11/14/2000US6146378 Placement guide for ablation devices
11/14/2000US6146376 Pulsed light source
11/14/2000US6146359 Apparatus for controlledly warming low flow rate infusates
11/14/2000US6146353 Smoke extraction device
11/14/2000US6146340 Electromagnetic shock wave source having a mechanically prestressed electrically conductive membrane
11/14/2000CA2055492C Endovascular electrolytically detachable guidewire tip
11/14/2000CA2039636C Method and apparatus for controlling ultrasonic fragmentation of body tissue
11/09/2000WO2000066053A1 Central venous catheter with heat exchange membrane
11/09/2000WO2000066052A1 Integrated tissue heating and cooling apparatus
11/09/2000WO2000066022A1 Method and system for ablating surfaces with partially overlapping craters having consistent curvature
11/09/2000WO2000066021A1 Systems and methods for treating the cardia of the stomach and adjoining tissue regions in the esophagus
11/09/2000WO2000066020A1 Assemblies to visualize and treat sphincters and adjoining tissue regions
11/09/2000WO2000066019A1 Vacuum-assisted systems and methods for treating sphincters and adjoining tissue regions
11/09/2000WO2000066018A1 Expandable electrode assemblies
11/09/2000WO2000066017A1 Electrodes for creating lesions in tissue regions at or near a sphincter
11/09/2000WO2000066016A1 Systems and methods for forming composite lesions to treat dysfunction in sphincters and adjoining tissue regions
11/09/2000WO2000066015A1 Actively cooled electrode assemblies for forming lesions to treat dysfunction in sphincters and adjoining tissue regions
11/09/2000WO2000066014A1 Device for the ablation of tissue
11/09/2000WO2000066013A1 Control systems for multiple electrode arrays to create lesions in tissue regions at or near a sphincter
11/09/2000WO2000066006A1 Graphical user interface for association with an electrode structure deployed in contact with a tissue region
11/09/2000WO2000065993A1 Medical electrode
11/09/2000WO2000036985A3 Electrode assembly for a surgical instrument provided for carrying out an electrothermal coagulation of tissue
11/09/2000WO2000006222A9 Light guiding device and method
11/09/2000DE19915426A1 Wasserstrahleinrichtung zum Trennen einer biologischen Struktur Water jet device for separating a biological structure
11/09/2000DE10018674A1 Pair of tweezers for use in endoscopic biopsy, comprising two fixing needles, attached to both sides of gripping arms, specifically arranged to avoid damage of tissue
11/09/2000CA2372201A1 Integrated tissue heating and cooling apparatus
11/09/2000CA2336279A1 Device for the ablation of tissue
11/08/2000EP1050322A1 A high intensity focused ultrasound system for scanning and curing tumor
11/08/2000EP1050321A2 System and method for directing and monitoring radiation therapy
11/08/2000EP1050279A1 Electrosurgical handpiece for treating tissue
11/08/2000EP1050278A1 An electrosurgical instrument
11/08/2000EP1050277A1 Dual-frequency electrosurgical instrument
11/08/2000EP1049951A1 Variable stiffness fiber optic shaft
11/08/2000EP1049413A1 Apparatus for reducing tissue volumes by the use of energy
11/08/2000EP1049412A1 Selective organ hypothermia method and apparatus
11/08/2000CN1272776A Cell necrosis apparatus using EM energy
11/08/2000CN1272356A Gynecological radio-frequency therapeutic equipment
11/07/2000US6144875 Apparatus and method for compensating for respiratory and patient motion during treatment
11/07/2000US6143287 Applying a mixture of liposome and phthalocyanine; applying light source
11/07/2000US6143019 Method for emitting therapeutic energy within tissue
11/07/2000US6143018 Method and device for thermally obliterating biological tissue
11/07/2000US6143008 Apparatus for endoscopic harvesting of elongate tissue structures
11/07/2000US6142996 Methods useable for forming small openings in the lens capsules of mammalian eyes
11/07/2000US6142995 Electro-surgical unit pencil apparatus having a removable shroud
11/07/2000US6142994 Surgical method and apparatus for positioning a diagnostic a therapeutic element within the body
11/07/2000US6142993 Collapsible spline structure using a balloon as an expanding actuator
11/07/2000US6142992 Power supply for limiting power in electrosurgery
11/07/2000US6142991 High resolution cryosurgical method and apparatus
11/07/2000US6142939 Microporation of human skin for drug delivery and monitoring applications
11/07/2000US6141985 Self-contained and portable cryogenic apparatus using carbon dioxide in liquid/solid phases
11/07/2000CA2275162C Bph ablation method and apparatus
11/07/2000CA2168624C Method and apparatus for therapeutic electromagnetic treatment
11/06/2000CA2306200A1 System and method for directing and monitoring radiation
11/02/2000WO2000065396A2 Fiber array connection and scanning alignment method for endoscope application
11/02/2000WO2000064536A1 Intraoperative monitoring of temperature-induced tissue changes with a high-resolution digital x-ray system during thermotherapy
11/02/2000WO2000064532A1 Cancer electrochemical-therapeutic device using electrothermal needles
11/02/2000WO2000064392A1 Instrument and method for phacoemulsification by direct thermal irradiation
11/02/2000WO2000064388A1 Phase controlled phacoemulsification
11/02/2000WO2000064387A1 Method and apparatus for treating an aneurysm
11/02/2000EP1048272A1 System for treating benign prostate hyperplasia
11/02/2000EP1047636A1 Method of treating spent potliner material from aluminum reduction cells
11/02/2000EP1047348A1 Lectrosurgical apparatus for treating gatroesophageal reflux disease (gerd) and method
11/02/2000EP1047347A1 Ribbed electrodes and methods for their use
11/02/2000EP1047345A1 System for altering tissue beneath an outer layer of tissue
11/02/2000DE19915060A1 Chirurgisches Instrument A surgical instrument
10/2000
10/31/2000US6141576 Intravascular sensing device
10/31/2000US6139571 Heated fluid surgical instrument
10/31/2000US6139570 Disposable bladder for intrauterine use
10/31/2000US6139569 Interspersed heating/cooling to shrink tissues for incontinence
10/31/2000US6139561 Ultrasonic medical instrument
10/31/2000US6139547 Partially coated electrodes, manufacture and use
10/31/2000US6139546 Linear power control with digital phase lock
10/31/2000US6139545 Systems and methods for ablating discrete motor nerve regions
10/31/2000US6139544 Computer guided cryosurgery
10/31/2000US6139543 Flow apparatus for the disruption of occlusions
10/31/2000US6139527 Method and apparatus for treating hemorrhoids
10/31/2000US6139519 Method and apparatus for detecting tube occlusion
10/31/2000US6139320 Apparatus, method and expedient materials for ultrasonic preparation of human and animal hard or soft tissues and of dental or bone replacement materials as well as object obtained thereby
10/26/2000WO2000062851A1 Electrophysiology guidewire apparatus and method of manufacture
10/26/2000WO2000062837A2 Catheter with multiple heating/cooling fibers employing fiber spreading features
10/26/2000WO2000062727A1 Device for shaping infarcted heart tissue and method of using the device
10/26/2000WO2000062700A1 Hair-removing device with a controllable laser source