Surgery inventions 12/05

20050284469 - Integrated control of ventilator and nebulizer operation: A method of integrating the operations of a ventilator and a nebulizer to conduct respiratory therapy is provided. In one example, the method includes the steps of (1) providing a control unit in communication with a ventilator and nebulizer, the control unit arranged to obtain a control value based upon...

20050284470 - Method and apparatus for micro-environment control: A portable or wearable device and related methods of use that provide an altered microenvironment surrounding the respiratory path, specifically a person's mouth or nose, wherein the air in the microenvironment is either filtered to remove pollutants or pathogens, or wherein the air is altered by therapeutic or pharmaceutical or...

20050284471 - Fluid product dispensing device with dose indicator: A fluid dispenser device comprising: a body (1) incorporating a dispenser orifice (5); a reservoir (10) containing the fluid; and a dispenser member (15), such as a metering valve or pump, for selectively dispensing the fluid contained in the reservoir (10), the device being characterized in that it further comprises...

20050284472 - Auto-pumping unit for bag-valve-mask resuscitator: An auto-pumping unit for a bag-valve-mask resuscitator includes a housing, a pressure device, and driving mechanism. The housing has a receiving space for accommodating a bag of the bag-valve-mask, and a baffle mounted at a side of the receiving space. The pressure device is movably mounted at the other side...

20050284473 - Unit dose dry powder inhaler: A unit dose dry powder inhaler includes a chamber housing containing a powder dispersion chamber. A chamber tube extends from the dispersion chamber into the mouthpiece. A cover or cup is rotatably attached to the chamber housing. A dose of a dry powder is contained at a powder location in...

20050284474 - Nebulising medicine cup fixture assembly: A nebulising medicine cup fixture assembly simplifies the installation of a medicine cup to a medicine cup base of an air storage tank by redesigning the connection between the medicine cup and the medicine cup base of the air storage tank and assures the secure and airtight installation of the...

20050284475 - Pressure venting circuit for respiratory humidification apparatus: An improved humidifier assembly includes a tubing and a one-way valve for equalizing pressure between gas space of a water supply container and gas space of a humidifier vessel....

20050284476 - Method and apparatus for non-invasive prediction of intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure (peepi) in patients receiving ventilator support: The present invention describes a method and apparatus for non-invasive prediction of the “intrinsic positive end-expiratory pressure” (PEEPi) which is secondary to a trapping of gas, over and above that which is normal in the lungs; the presence of PEEPi imposes an additional workload upon the spontaneously breathing patient. Several...

20050284477 - Breathing mask with a superelastic seal: A breathing mask with a mask body, which has a seal at its edge, which said seal is in contact with the user's face, wherein at least part of the seal that is in contact with the user's face is elastically deformable with spring characteristics ranging from linear to progressive...

20050284479 - Breathing mask with an adhesive seal: A breathing mask with a mask body (3), has a seal (1) at its edge. The seal is placed in contact with the user's face. At least part of the surface of the seal that is in contact with the user's face has an adhesive surface....

20050284478 - Breathing mask with individual adaptation to the shape of the face: A sealing frame for a breathing mask is provided that can be adapted to the contours of the face of a mask user in a simple manner. The sealing frame (1), includes a soft plastic material (5) with embedded metal strips (6)....

20050284480 - Passenger oxygen mask: A passenger oxygen mask for an aircraft with a mask body which is to come to bear on the face in a use situation and which engages over of the mouth and nose in the correct position of use. A lead-through for a drinking tube is provided....

20050284481 - Breathing mask with breathing gas supply through the strap: A breathing mask to be fastened with a strap on the head with breathing gas supply through the strap. The strap includes areas that have a multilayer design and at least two layers of the material of the strap lying one on top of another are connected with one another...

20050284482 - Endotracheal tube with integral heart, lung, and temperature monitor: An endotracheal tube enabling the monitoring of body conditions is described. The endotracheal tube includes a conduit to allow the inflation and deflation of a cuff and simultaneously provide a channel to monitor the auditory conditions of a patient such as the heart or lungs. In addition, the endotracheal tube...

20050284483 - Endotracheal tube with integral heart, lung, and temperature monitor: An endotracheal tube enabling the monitoring of body conditions is described. The endotracheal tube includes a conduit to allow the inflation and deflation of a cuff and, in some embodiments, simultaneously provide a channel to monitor the auditory conditions of a patient such as the heart or lungs. In addition,...

20050284484 - Nasal cannula for acquiring breathing information: A method of monitoring breathing of a patient with a nasal cannula. The method comprising the steps of forming the nasal cannula with at least one nare, and at least one nare having a primary inlet/outlet opening formed in a remote end thereof. Coupling the nasal cannula to a detection...

20050284486 - Devices and methods to reduce, ease, or eliminate snoring: The device includes a band, wherein a forward portion of the band is adapted to be positioned across the mouth, and a rearward portion of the band is adapted to be positioned around the back of the head or neck. The device includes an air passage through at least a...

20050284485 - Devices, systems, and methods to fixate tissue within the regions of body, such as the pharyngeal conduit: Devices, systems and methods develop static and/or kinetic and/or pressure forces to fixate or brace tissue in targeted pharyngeal structures and individual anatomic components within the pharyngeal conduit....

20050284487 - Draping product with adhesive edge: A draping product (1-4) for surgical interventions, which on its underside is coated with adhesive along at least one edge thereof (5, 6, 7 and 8, respectively), the coating (12) extending fully or partly along the edge. According to the invention, the adherence force against skin of the adhesive is...

20050284488 - Massage drape: A massage drape for modesty and warmth and a storage system therefore. The massage drape includes an upper and lower portion, which are secured together via fasteners forming a two-ply drape. The drape also includes fasteners that allow the drape to be placed on a user's body in several configurations....

20050284489 - Custom mouthguard: A custom mouthguard has a resilient U-shaped body with an anterior wall and a posterior wall. A post dam on the posterior wall forms a seal with palatal tissue to increase retention of the mouthguard in a wearer's mouth. The increased retention allows a wearer to speak and open mouth...

20050284490 - Method and device for registration and immobilization: Support devices and pods for the head and neck region of patients undergoing radiation therapy are provided herein. The pod generally includes a support shell shaped to generally conform to the shape of the head and neck region of the patient, a foam insert that conforms to the head and...

20050284491 - Operating room control system: An operating room control system including: a first controller connected to a medical device placed in an operating room; a second controller connected to a nonmedical device placed in the operating room; and an operating instruction input device for accepting input of an operating instruction for the medical device and...

20050279349 - Method and device for delivering aerosolized medicaments: A device for accurately delivering aerosolized doses of a medicament disperses a measured amount of drug in a measured volume of carrier gas and transfers the resulting aerosol to a chamber prior to inhalation by a patient. The chamber is filled efficiently with the aerosol, and inhalation by the patient...

20050279350 - Methods and apparatus for relieving headaches, rhinitis and other common ailments: Apparatus, methods, and kits for treating symptoms associated with common ailments, such as headaches, rhinitis, asthma, epilepsy, nervous disorders and the like, are provided. The apparatus comprises dispensers for carbon dioxide and other therapeutic gases. The methods comprise delivering small volumes of these gases to patients in a manner where...

20050279352 - Drug delivery devices: The invention relates to improvements in drug delivery devices and particularly those for dispensing a metered dose of medicament. Apparatus (10, 110) is provided for dispensing medicament wherein at least a portion of one or more of the internal surfaces of components of the apparatus (10, 110) which come into...

20050279351 - Medicine delivery interface system: Medicine delivery interface for delivery of therapeutic aerosols or gases, including at least one hollow body having at least one nasal aperture defined therein at least one nasal insert tube associated with each nasal aperture of the hollow body is capable of being inserted into a nostril. The interface also...

20050279353 - Intra-convertible thermal vapor extraction and delivery system: An intra-convertible thermal vapor extraction and delivery system comprising: an ergonomically-shaped casing comprising a heating element, a fan, an output nozzle thermally coupled to the heating element and having a nozzle base and a tapered nozzle end, and a nozzle sleeve; and a cradle having a bottom surface and a...

20050279354 - Structures and methods for the joint delivery of fluids and light: Guides for intubation which simultaneously transport fluids and light into a body site are tube-like in structure and consist of a hollow cylindrical optical core surrounded on its inner and outer walls by a cladding of lower index of refraction. Materials comprising the optical core are selected such that the...

20050279355 - Superglottic and peri-laryngeal apparatus having video components for structural visualization and for placement of supraglottic, intraglottic, tracheal and esophageal conduits: A superglottic and peri-laryngeal apparatus is disclosed for visualization from a buccal cavity into a pharyngeal cavity of an upper airway region of a patient. In an embodiment, the apparatus comprises an offset member with an arcuate portion between a first portion and a second portion; a handle member in...

20050279356 - Inhaler using pods: A medicament container for carrying a metered, finely divided, dry powder medication dose is disclosed. The medicament container, which is intended for administration by a dry powder inhaler device, constitutes a pod presents a bottom surface acting as a dose bed adapted for receiving a metered medication dose. The metered...

20050279357 - Powder inhaler: The objective is achieved according to one embodiment of the invention with an inhaler wherein the actuating member (8) is constructed as a multi-functional actuating member (8a) by means of which, in a first functional position, the closure element (6) can be disengaged from the lower part (1) in order...

20050279358 - Carbon dioxide-based bi-level cpap control: A system and method of providing bi-level CPAP therapy is provided that incorporates an infrared carbon-dioxide sensor to determine whether a patient is inhaling or exhaling. Patient exhalation causes the infrared light to be absorbed, while patient inhalation reduces the presence of carbon-dioxide causes little or no absorption of carbon-dioxide...

20050279360 - Jet endotracheal device and its use in intubation: An endotracheal device includes a unit with a pair of tubes and a beveled distal end. One tube is used for jet ventilation, while a monitoring catheter is provided inside the second, larger tube. The device is useful for otherwise difficult intubations....

20050279361 - Laryngeal mask: A laryngeal mask includes an inflatable ring which has an outer periphery, an inner periphery with a welded edge projecting inwardly therefrom, and two opposite first and second wall parts extending respectively from the welded edge to the outer periphery. A gas supply tube has an open end which is...

20050279362 - Neonatal airway adaptor: This invention is a neonatal airway adapter (10) with a sliding internal passage (54), which virtually eliminates void volumes (112) within the bore (76) of the airways, such that mixing of the exhales pages with void gases is reduced, and the waveform of the breath is maintained without undue distortion....

20050279359 - Oral suction catheter: An oral suction catheter assembly for removing fluids and secretions from the lungs and trachea of a medical patient having no artificial airways, the oral suction catheter assembly including a hand-held hollow wand having a hollow generally cylindrical opening axially centered therein, the wand having a distal end for insertion...

20050279363 - Combination tracheal hook and scalpel device: A portable combination tracheal hook and scalpel device is provided for use in creating an emergency surgical airway in a patient. The device includes a handle and a scalpel portion attached to one end of the handle which includes a blade for creating an incision. The tracheal hook portion includes...

20050279364 - Patient support apparatus: A patient support system particularly suited for pediatric twin separation surgery. The patient support system includes a frame coupled to a swing circle that has a plurality of holes about the perimeter. A patient support structure is coupled to the swing circle, and disposed in a fixed relationship to the...

20050279365 - Anti-snoring apparatus and method: An anti-snoring piercing in the form of specially designed thin mesh-like symmetric structure resembling a pair of wings connected symmetrically by means of a middle bar-like bridge. A middle bar-like bridge is mounted under the uvula while the two symmetric wing parts are placed over the soft palate and pierced...

20050279366 - Surgical drape system with catheter pouch: A surgical drape system is provided including a drape component and a pouch component. The drape component has a main sheet portion and may have a fenestration for providing access to an operative site on a patient. The pouch component may be created from a rear sheet and a front...

20050279367 - Mouthpiece, nasal seal, head appliance, apparatus, and methods of treating sleep apnea: A CPAP device and a method for treating sleep apnea use a head appliance with an oral adaptor comprising a tube partially inserted in a person's mouth and a diaphragm applied over the tube against the mouth, such that the lips are formed into a tight seal with the tube....

20050279368 - Computer assisted surgery input/output systems and processes: Input/Output systems and processes for computer assisted surgery systems are described. In one embodiment, a rendering apparatus is adapted to render display information on a presentation substrate during surgery. A plurality of location indicia are attached to the presentation substrate and a sensor senses the position and orientation of the...

20050279369 - Method and apparatus for the treatment of presbyopia and glaucoma by ciliary body ablation: Laser and non-laser means to remove a portion of the ciliary body tissue for the treatment of presbyopia and glaucoma are disclosed. Mechanisms based on elasticity increase the sclera-ciliary-body and zonule “complex” is proposed. Total accommodation based a lens relaxation and lanes anterior shift is calculated. The preferred embodiments for...

20050279370 - Methods and systems for providing right and/or left heart support during cardiac surgery: The present invention relates to systems and methods for performing beating heart surgery involving the step of maintaining at least partial blood flow through a protected blood flow path within the right and/or left side of the heart during surgery. The protected blood flow path may be established by positioning...

20050274377 - Method of treating diabetes mellitus in a patient: Dosages of inhaled insulin are controlled within a narrow range by controlling the total volume of air inhaled by a patient By repeatedly delivering aerosolized insulin with the same total inhaled volume of air, the amount of insulin delivered to the patient each time is consistent. A device for delivering...

20050274378 - Medicament dispenser: A unitary dispensing device for use in the delivery of a first medicament and at least one further medicament. The device comprises a first medicament dispenser for the delivery of the first medicament and at least one further medicament dispenser for the delivery of the at least one further medicament....

20050274379 - Medication delivery apparatus and system having a visual indicator: A flow indicating system that includes a conduit that contains a substance, wherein the conduit defines a path along which the substance primarily flows and a viewing port attached to the conduit and the viewing port prevents substantially non-ambient atmosphere gases and substances from escaping therefrom and allows visualization of...

20050274380 - Splash guard for a snorkel: A splash prevention device, mounted on top of the breathing tube of a snorkel, including a housing having an oblique opening in communication with the breathing tube, a U-shaped pivotal member pivotally mounted on the housing, a float member pivotally located on two ends of a cross member of the...

20050274381 - Systems and methods for delivering therapeutic gas to patients: A system for delivering therapeutic breathing gas to patients is provided to deliver a variable bolus volume in response to the patient's breathing pattern. The system includes a gas source, a conserver between the gas source and the patient, a sensor which detects breaths by the patient and a controller...

20050274383 - Laryngeal mask airway device: A modified laryngeal mask airway device (LMA-device) is provided with means to improve ease of insertion, reliability of function and higher seal pressure (i.e., cuff pressure ratio). The LMA-device includes an indented section of the airway tube to offer locating means and purchase for the inserting finger, and extended mask...

20050274382 - Respiration catheter with sealing cuff and gas inflation cut-off valve: A respiration catheter has a sealing cuff (12) which encircles the catheter tube (10) and can be connected through a separate cuff inflation tube (14) with a source of compressed air with a substantially constant pressure. The cuff has a collar at both ends of the cuff. The cuff inflation...

20050274384 - Medical devices and methods of making and using such devices: Devices, such as medical devices for inhibiting conception, and methods of using and/or making these devices. In one aspect of the disclosure, a medical device has a delivery system and a first insert, which is removably coupled to the delivery system and which is designed to be deployed within a...

20050274385 - Condom retaining device: A condom retaining device for use with a standard condom has a an elongated elastic strap forming two leg openngs and a condom-retaining strap forming an opening through which the penis can be inserted. The leg straps encircle the user's legs. The user places a standard condom over the penis...

20050274386 - Method and apparatus for treatment of snoring and sleep apnea: The invention provides an adhesive coated anti-snoring device that attaches to a specific area of the neck. The device exerts a predetermined force on this area of the neck, causing this area of the neck to expand outward from its normal position. This expansion opens a blockage in the throat...

20050274387 - Method and apparatus for treatment of snoring and sleep apnea: An anti-snoring device that attaches to a specific area of the neck. The attachment means can be an adhesive, a clip or an implant. The device exerts a predetermined pulling force on this area of the neck, causing this area of the neck to expand outward from its normal position....

20050274388 - Anterior trunk support or harness: An anterior trunk support. The anterior trunk support is shaped like a vest and is formed of non-stretch or limited stretch material over a lower portion that extends over the upper belly and lower ribs of a user, and stretch material that extends from the non-stretch material to over the...

20050268904 - Device for delivering medication: There is provided a device to augment the delivery of medication to a patient in aerosolized or gaseous form. The device includes a telephone handle shaped device having a gripping portion, an earpiece at one end of the gripping portion and a mouthpiece having a medical supply located at the...

20050268905 - Device for dispension: The present invention relates to a device for dispensing a medicament from a pressurised canister comprising a mouthpiece, a seat for engagement with the top of the canister and a housing provided with means for guiding and/or holding the canister....

20050268906 - Arching snorkel: A snorkel and snorkel system are disclosed. The snorkel includes an arching breathing tube with a mouthpiece at a first end and a breathing port at a second end. The arching breathing tube preferably arches through a range of angles between 240 and 300 degrees and mouthpiece and the breathing...

20050268907 - Integrated respirator: An integrated respirator comprises a rigid helmet and a flexible cowl having an airtight neck seal. When deployed by a user the integrated respirator provides a barrier for nuclear, biological and chemical hazards while maintaining a high level of comfort and user acceptability since it is designed to avoid direct...

20050268908 - Medicament dispenser: A medicament dispenser device for use in the delivery of a combination medicament product is disclosed. The device includes a first medicament container for containing a first medicament component; first release means for releasing the contents of the first medicament container; at least one further medicament container for containing at...

20050268909 - Medicament dispenser: A medicament dispenser device for use in the delivery of a multi-component combination medicament product. The device comprises a first medicament container containing plural co-formulation compatible medicament components; first release means for releasing the contents of the first medicament container for delivery thereof; at least one further medicament container, each...

20050268910 - Humidifier bottle: Disclosed are embodiments of a humidifier bottle apparatus. One embodiment of the apparatus includes a main housing, a fill shaft extending at an angle from the main housing, and a substantially dome-shaped main housing cap, which is releasably connected with the main housing. Gas inlet and gas outlet ports are...

20050268911 - Multiple dose condensation aerosol devices and methods of forming condensation aerosols: Devices and methods of entraining a substance within an airflow are disclosed. Condensation aerosol delivery devices and methods of consistently producing multiple doses of a substance, such as a drug, having high purity, high yield, characterized by a particle size distribution appropriate for pulmonary delivery, and which can be administered...

20050268912 - System and method for automated titration of continuous positive airway pressure: Described is a method and system for automated titration of CPAP. The system may include an air pressure supply providing air pressure to a patient's airways and a sensor detecting input data corresponding to a patient's breathing patterns of a plurality of breaths. The system also includes a titration device...

20050268913 - System and method for providing a breathing gas: Systems and methods for providing a breathing gas are provided. In one embodiment, the method includes sensing a sensed parameter associated with delivery of the breathing gas, changing a control parameter associated with a flow/pressure control element in response to a difference between the sensed parameter and a first predetermined...

20050268914 - Mouthpiece and mask for ventilation assistance and connector for joining objects: A fastener apparatus for joining an associated first object having a first bore extending therethrough and a second object having a second bore extending therethrough which includes an elongated flexible member having a plurality of notches on a face thereof and first and second axial extremities; anchoring structure at the...

20050268915 - Nasal adaptation of an oral inhaler device: This invention is for nasal adaptors for oral inhaler devices and methods of adapting an oral inhaler device with a nasal adaptor. The nasal adaptor of the present invention, in assembly with an oral metered dose aerosol inhaler converts an oral inhaler device to nasal delivery. The nasal adaptor in...

20050268916 - Mask assembly with integrated sensors: Embodiments of the invention relate to a mask assembly for use in treatment systems for treating obstructive sleep apnea using continuous positive air pressure (CPAP). The mask assembly comprises a mask or nasal interface for supplying gas to the nose of a wearer of the mask assembly. The mask assembly...

20050268917 - Device for insertion of endotracheal tube: The present invention provides an apparatus for advancing an endotracheal tube through and along the length a patient's larynx with a laryngeal mask airway in place and without interrupting ventilation....

20050268918 - Tubal sterilization device having expanding electrodes and method for performing sterilization using the same: A sterilization device which causes occlusion to the fallopian tubes of a patient is designed to be trancervically positioned in the intramural portion of the tube without perforating the tube. The device includes a flexible hollow catheter having an interior passageway, a distal end for insertion trancervically into a patient,...

20050268919 - Pharyngeal tissue fixation: A patient's pharyngeal wall is treated by inserting an expander member into the airway and positioning an active portion of the expander member in opposition to portions of the pharyngeal wall to be treated. The expander member is activated to urge the wall portions outwardly to an outwardly displaced position....

20050268920 - Medical information carrying and presenting system: A universal system and method to permanently carry and make available critical personal medical information. Specifically, common Allergic drug reactions and permanent chronic body illnesses or conditions. Useful to medical personnel, in emergency situations when the patient can't speak for himself....

20050268922 - Injectable snoring implant: A method and apparatus for treating snoring of a patient includes providing an implant for altering a dynamic response of a soft palate of the patient to airflow past the soft palate. The implant is embedded in the soft palate to alter the dynamic response. For example, the implant has...

20050268923 - Injection sleep apnea treatment: A patient's upper airway condition such as snoring and sleep apnea is treated by selecting a particulate material selected for limited migration within tissue and for encouraging a fibrotic response of tissue to the material. A bolus of the particulate material is injected into the tissue area to structurally stiffen...

20050268921 - Nanovibration coating process for medical devices using multi vibration modes of a thin piezo element: An apparatus and method is provided for preventing biofilm formation associated with an indwelling medical device. The method involves applying nanovibrational acoustic waves to surfaces of a medical device utilizing a piezo resonator to generate the waves....

20050263149 - Aerosol drug delivery system employing formulation pre-heating: A formulation of a drug in a liquid carrier is heated in a controlled fashion and then aerosolized. The aerosolized formulation comprises particles having an aerodynamic diameter in a range of about 0.5 to about 12 micrometers. The particles are inhaled into the lungs of a human patient thereby delivering...

20050263150 - Systems and methods for the administration of drugs and medications: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for the administration of drugs and/or medications to a patient. Systems and methods of the present invention are useful for achieving the non-invasive administration of drugs and/or medications, typically via a nebulization chamber in combination with an airtight face mask. Within certain embodiments, the...

20050263151 - Powder inhaler having a nozzle with a plurality of channels: The invention relates to a powder inhaler (1) with mouthpiece (2) for dispersing pharmaceutical medicament formulations, which comprises an auxiliary energy source in the form of a pressure medium system (3), having a device for supplying (6) a powder formulation (7), while on activation of the pressure medium system a...

20050263152 - Method for treating sleep apnea and snoring: Isometric muscle manipulation results in a reduction in breathing airway restriction and the incidence and magnitude of sleep apnea and snoring. The method comprises exercises including, raising the tip of the tongue upward and backward in the mouth to touch the area between the hard palate and the soft palate...

20050263153 - Unit dose dry powder inhaler: A unit dose dry powder inhaler has a dose unit within an inhaler housing. As the dose unit is pushed into the inhaler housing, a container on the dose unit is opened, releasing a pharmaceutical powder into the housing. The user inhales on a mouthpiece, drawing the powder and air...

20050263154 - Agents and n2o detection apparatus: A detector that monitors the presence of halogenated agents and the presence of N2O includes a base to which a filter cannister is removably coupled. The cannister has an input for accepting exhalent from a patient or an anesthesia machine and an outlet for outputting the filtered exhalent as gases...

20050263155 - Pressure indicator for positive pressure protection masks: A pressure indicator for positive pressure protection masks, including powered air purifying respirators (PAPRs) that monitors and determines relative air pressure between the internal space of a protection mask and the ambient environment to alert users of negative or threshold level air pressure, and in turn, to ensure safe operation...

20050263156 - Oxygen emergency supply means: The oxygen emergency supply device for an aircraft is equipped with a receptacle in which at least one oxygen mask is arranged. The receptacle comprises a lid which opens in the case of release and releases the oxygen mask. Handling device for reaching and applying the oxygen mask and a...

20050263157 - Infant breathing aid apparatus: A breathing aid for an infant is adapted for delivery of inhalable medication in a gentle flow to an area immediately adjacent the baby's nasal passageway. An oral member formed as a pacifier carries a hollow tube, the open top end of which extends just above the upper rim of...

20050263158 - Endo-tracheal tube securement system: A system for securing an endo-tracheal or other tube in position upon a patient includes a head pad and securing members which can be adjustably attached to the head pad. The head pad is configured to support the head of a patient in a supine position. The head pad includes...

20050263159 - Radiofrequency ablation epiphysiodesis: The present invention is directed to a method of treating bone length discrepancies and angular deformities in a patient in need thereof, where the method involves radiofrequency ablation epiphysiodesis of a physeal plate. Specifically, the method treats long bone discrepancies with a minimally invasive procedure. The present invention is also...