Patents
Patents for A61B 18 - Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body (59,620)
08/1996
08/27/1996US5549559 Thermal treatment apparatus
08/27/1996US5549547 Flexible tube having a tapered diameter portion for use with endoscopic irrigation instruments
08/27/1996US5549139 Pneumatic controls for ophthalmic surgical system
08/27/1996US5549110 Device for generating sound impulses for medical applications
08/22/1996WO1996025199A1 Device for treating malignant growths by local hyperthermia
08/22/1996WO1996025097A1 Systems and methods for examining heart tissue
08/22/1996WO1996025096A1 Acquisition of endocardially or epicardially paced electrocardiograms
08/22/1996DE19603886A1 Endbeschichtete Lichtleiter Endbeschichtete light guide
08/22/1996DE19504508A1 Electrode handgrip with incorporated cold light illumination for electrosurgery
08/21/1996EP0727238A2 Guiding introducer system for use in the treatment of accessory pathways around the mitral valve using a retrograde approach
08/21/1996EP0727237A1 Guiding introducers for use in the treatment of left ventricular tachycardia
08/21/1996EP0727236A1 Guiding introducer system for use in the treatment of left ventricular tachycardia
08/21/1996EP0727184A1 A catheter, particularly for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia
08/21/1996EP0727183A1 A catheter, particularly for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmia
08/21/1996EP0726734A1 Cryosurgical probe
08/20/1996US5548604 Compact hand held medical device laser
08/20/1996US5547469 Apparatus for performing diagnostic and therapeutic modalities in the biliary tree
08/20/1996US5546951 Method and apparatus for studying cardiac arrhythmias
08/20/1996US5546948 Ultrasound imaging guidewire
08/20/1996US5546940 System and method for matching electrical characteristics and propagation velocities in cardiac tissue to locate potential ablation sites
08/18/1996CA2169512A1 End coated fiber-optics
08/17/1996CA2153303A1 Guiding introducer system for use in the treatment of left ventricular tachycardia
08/17/1996CA2151019A1 Guiding introducers for use in the treatment of left ventricular tachycardia
08/17/1996CA2142739A1 Method of removing hair from a localized area of skin by surface electrolysis
08/15/1996WO1996024360A1 Compound delivery using high-pressure impulse transients
08/15/1996WO1996024314A1 Method and apparatus for lenticular liquefaction and aspiration
08/15/1996WO1996024303A1 Medical instrument with force limiting mechanism
08/15/1996WO1996024301A1 Plasma enhanced bipolar electrosurgical system
08/15/1996WO1996024298A1 Surgical instruments
08/15/1996WO1996024297A1 Angioplasty catheter used to expand and/or open up blood vessels
08/15/1996WO1996024296A1 Apparatus and method for morselating and removing tissue from a patient
08/15/1996CA2212415A1 Plasma enhanced bipolar electrosurgical system
08/15/1996CA2212367A1 Angioplasty catheter for expanding and/or opening up blood vessels
08/15/1996CA2212212A1 Medical instrument with force limiting mechanism
08/15/1996CA2153178A1 Guiding introducer system for use in the treatment of accessory pathways around the mitral valve using a retrograde approach
08/14/1996DE19521003C1 Pulsed light source for removing biological tissue
08/14/1996CN1128943A BPH ablation method and apparatus
08/13/1996US5546214 Method and apparatus for treating a surface with a scanning laser beam having an improved intensity cross-section
08/13/1996US5545200 Steerable electrophysiology catheter
08/13/1996US5545195 For interstitial heating of a solid mass within a body
08/13/1996US5545193 Helically wound radio-frequency emitting electrodes for creating lesions in body tissue
08/13/1996US5545170 Surgical instrument
08/13/1996US5545161 Catheter for RF ablation having cooled electrode with electrically insulated sleeve
08/13/1996US5545160 Computer oriented stereotactic microneurological surgery
08/13/1996US5545137 Device for asymmetrical thermal therapy with helical dipole microwave antenna
08/13/1996US5545124 Method for alleviating the sensation of pain
08/08/1996WO1996024182A1 Improved method and dye laser apparatus for producing long pulses of laser radiation
08/08/1996WO1996023543A1 Photolytic drug delivery systems
08/08/1996WO1996023449A1 Electro-surgical tissue removal
08/08/1996WO1996023448A1 Electrosurgical aspirator combined with a pencil
08/08/1996WO1996023447A1 Hair removal using optical pulses
08/08/1996DE19508100A1 Fibre-optic coupling appts. for light of different wavelengths
08/08/1996DE19503702A1 Encapsulated electro-surgical instrument switch sealed against fluids
08/08/1996CA2559942A1 Electro-surgical tissue removal
08/08/1996CA2550682A1 Hair removal using optical pulses
08/08/1996CA2210517A1 Electrosurgical aspirator combined with a pencil
08/07/1996EP0724894A2 Method and apparatus for therapeutic electromagnetic treatment
08/07/1996EP0724866A1 Laser facial rejuvenation
08/07/1996EP0724863A2 Surgical instrument with expandable cutting element
08/07/1996EP0688190A4 Apparatus and process for laser-assisted drilling
08/06/1996US5542945 Electro-surgical radio-frequency instrument
08/06/1996US5542944 Surgical instrument
08/06/1996US5542928 Method and device for thermal ablation having improved heat transfer
08/06/1996US5542917 Ultrasound delivery catheters incorporating improved distal tip construction
08/06/1996US5542916 Dual-channel RF power delivery system
08/06/1996US5542915 Thermal mapping catheter with ultrasound probe
08/06/1996US5542906 Acoustic therapy apparatus for treatment with focused waves
08/06/1996US5542432 Endoscopic multiple sample bioptome
08/04/1996CA2168276A1 Laser facial rejuvenation
08/01/1996WO1996023211A1 Method for ge-xrf x-ray analysis of materials, and apparatus for carrying out the method
08/01/1996WO1996022813A1 Method for treating pigmentation abnormalities using pulsed laser radiation with an elongated cross section and apparatus for providing same
08/01/1996WO1996022810A1 A device for ionophoresis physiotherapy with frozen medicament crystals
08/01/1996WO1996022742A1 Transurethral needle ablation device and method for the treatment of the prostate
08/01/1996WO1996022741A1 Hand-held laser scanner
08/01/1996WO1996022740A1 Bipolar endoscopic surgical scissor instrument
08/01/1996WO1996022739A1 Medical probe device with scope and proximal aspiraton openings and method for treatment of the prostate with same
08/01/1996WO1996022737A1 Atherectomy catheter and rf cutting method
08/01/1996DE19601991A1 Laser system used in medicine
08/01/1996CA2210726A1 Bipolar endoscopic surgical scissor instrument
07/1996
07/31/1996EP0723651A1 Method and device for measuring ultrasonic activity in an ultrasound delivery system
07/31/1996EP0723469A1 Curvilinear electrode and method for forming lesions
07/31/1996EP0723468A1 Gamma matched, helical dipole microwave antenna with tubular-shaped capacitor
07/31/1996EP0723467A1 Bipolar/monopolar endometrial ablation device and method
07/31/1996EP0723425A1 Ultrasound transmission member having improved longitudinal transmission properties
07/31/1996EP0723422A1 Method and device for tissue resection
07/31/1996EP0723420A1 Endocardial mapping apparatus and method
07/30/1996US5541376 Switch and connector
07/30/1996US5540722 Switch apparatus and method for switching between multiple electrodes for diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
07/30/1996US5540711 Apparatus and method for developing an anatomic space for laparoscopic procedures with laparoscopic visualization
07/30/1996US5540685 Bipolar electrical scissors with metal cutting edges and shearing surfaces
07/30/1996US5540684 For coagulating tissue during a surgical procedure
07/30/1996US5540683 High frequency cauterizing apparatus
07/30/1996US5540682 Electrosurgery apparatus
07/30/1996US5540681 Method and system for radiofrequency ablation of tissue
07/30/1996US5540680 Endovascular electrolytically detachable wire and tip for the formation of thrombus in arteries, veins, aneurysms, vascular malformations and arteriovenous fistulas
07/30/1996US5540679 Device and method for heating tissue in a patient's body
07/30/1996US5540678 Apparatus and method for efficiently transmitting optic energy from a reuseable optic element to a disposable optic element
07/30/1996US5540677 Photopolymerizable polymer and radiation of tubular casement for surgery
07/30/1996US5540676 Method of laser surgery using multiple wavelengths
07/30/1996US5540658 Transcervical uterine access and sealing device