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Surgery > Instruments > Electrical Application Electrical ApplicationElectrical Application patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/23/06 - 20060264922 - Molded insulating hinge for bipolar instruments An electrosurgical instrument includes a pair of first and second elongated shafts each having an end effector attached to a distal end thereof and a handle. The handle is movable from a first position wherein the end effectors are disposed in spaced relation relative to one another to a second ... 11/23/06 - 20060264921 - Retractable surgical instruments An electrosurgical instrument system for ready deployment of the instrument at the end of a line within a sterile surgical field employs a disposable reel detachably mounted on a base unit which allows smooth manual withdrawal and provides controlled motor-driven retraction of the line and instrument. The line includes power, ... 10/26/06 - 20060241578 - Body-insertable apparatus A body-insertable apparatus includes a function execution unit which executes a predetermined function in a subject into which the body-insertable apparatus is introduced; an electric power storage unit which stores driving electric power for driving the function execution unit; a detection unit which detects electric power supplied from the electric ... 10/26/06 - 20060241577 - Tissue biopsy and treatment apparatus and method A method of treating a tumor includes providing a tissue biopsy and treatment apparatus that includes an elongated delivery device that has a lumen and is maneuverable in tissue. A sensor array having a plurality of resilient members is deployable from the elongated delivery device. At least one of the ... 10/05/06 - 20060224150 - Temperature regulating patient return electrode and return electrode monitoring system A temperature regulating patient return electrode and return electrode monitoring system for use in monopolar surgery, includes a positive temperature coefficient (PTC) material disposed on its surface. The PTC material responds to local increases in temperature by increasing local resistance. This quality decreases the probability of a patient burn as ... 09/28/06 - 20060217699 - Cardiac ablation system and method for treatment of cardiac arrhthmias and transmyocardial revascularization A medical device, and related method, use epicardial ablators and detectors for intraoperative epicardial approaches to ablation therapy of cardiac conduction pathways. An epicardial gripper is sized to grasp the cardiac circumference or smaller structures on the epicardial surface of the heart. Ablators are disposed on the arms of the ... 09/28/06 - 20060217698 - Ablation of stomach lining to treat obesity The invention provides methods and devices for ablation of stomach tissue to treat obesity. For example, the invention may involve ablation of mucosal tissue to inhibit ghrelin production, recognized as a root cause of increased appetite. The invention alternatively may involve ablation of sub-mucosal tissue to alter myoelectric activity and ... 09/14/06 - 20060206106 - Devices and methods for controlling movement of an electrosurgical electrode An electrosurgical electrode assembly having a cutting device including a catheter with a proximal and distal end, and an electrode carried on the distal end of the catheter. A controller is connected to the cutting device. A data acquisition system is connected to the controller and is capable of monitoring ... 09/07/06 - 20060200119 - Methods and devices for ablation An ablating device has a cover which holds an interface material such as a gel. The cover contains the interface material during initial placement of the device. The ablating device may also have a removable tip or a membrane filled with fluid. In still another aspect, the ablating device may ... 09/07/06 - 20060200118 - Methods and systems for gated or pulsed application of ablative energy in the treatment of cardiac disorders The present invention comprises methods and systems for treating a cardiac arrhythmia in a mammal by administering gated or pulsed radiofrequency current or other ablative energy to the mammal during one or more time periods of increased coronary blood flow. Preferred embodiments of the invention comprise, without limitation, the gated ... 08/24/06 - 20060189972 - Method and device for uterine fibroid treatment Methods and devices for both imaging and treating uterine fibroid tumors in one real-time system are provided. One minimally invasive method comprises introducing a sheath into a uterus and determining a location of a fibroid using a visualization element within or on the sheath. Upon identification, a portion of the ... 08/24/06 - 20060189971 - Systems and methods for electrosurgical treatment of fasciitis Systems, apparatus, and methods are provided for promoting blood flow to a target tissue. In one aspect, the invention involves canalizing or boring channels, divots, trenches or holes through an avascular connective tissue, or through a tissue having sparse vascularity, such as a tendon or a meniscus, in order to ... 07/20/06 - 20060161146 - Ablation tools and positioning devices therefor The present invention provides positioning mechanisms for devices that cause conduction blocks or ablation in desired areas of tissue. The positioning mechanisms allow for variable geometry of the target sites and enable more accurate therapy at the tissue site. ... 07/06/06 - 20060149224 - Surgical instruments and techniques for treating gastro-esophageal reflux disease Instruments for thermally-mediated treatment of a patient's lower esophageal sphincter (LES) to induce an injury healing response to thereby populate the extracellular compartment of walls of the LES with collagen matrices to altere the biomechanics of the LES to provide an increased intra-esophageal pressure for preventing acid reflux. A preferred ... 05/18/06 - 20060106376 - Methods of treating the sacroilac region of a patient's body Methods of treating the sacroiliac region of a patient's body by delivering energy are described. In some embodiments, the method comprises the steps of: inserting at least one probe into the sacroiliac region, the probe comprising at least one energy delivery device; positioning the at least one energy delivery device ... 05/18/06 - 20060106375 - Ablation system with feedback Devices, systems and methods are disclosed for the ablation of tissue and treatment of cardiac arrhythmia. An ablation system includes an ablation catheter that has an array of ablation elements and a location element, an esophageal probe also including a location element, and an interface unit that provides energy to ... 05/04/06 - 20060095027 - Electrosurgical accessing of tissue with controlled collateral thermal phenomena Method, system and apparatus for carrying out electrosurgical procedures interstitially. Elevated temperature fluid such as steam generated by an instrument born electrosurgical cutting arc is evacuated through an intake port located adjacent the cutting electrode. Instrument cannula surface heating caused by transport of the heated fluid is isolated. Such thermal ... 05/04/06 - 20060095026 - Methods for electrosurgical treatment of spinal tissue Systems, apparatus, and methods for treating spinal tissue and other body structures in open and endoscopic spine surgery to relieve symptoms, such as neck or back pain. In particular, the present invention provides methods for the controlled heating of various tissues in or around the vertebral column, including various interspinous ... 04/27/06 - 20060089633 - Devices and methods for tissue access Methods and apparatus are provided for selective surgical removal of tissue, e.g., for enlargement of diseased spinal structures, such as impinged lateral recesses and pathologically narrowed neural foramen. In one variation, tissue may be ablated, resected, removed, or otherwise remodeled by standard small endoscopic tools delivered into the epidural space ... 04/13/06 - 20060079870 - Systems and methods for shrinking and/or securing cardiovascular tissue Systems and methods for treating cardiac tissue are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment of the invention is directed to treating cardiac tissue that includes a primum, a secundum adjacent to the primum, and a patent foramen ovale (PFO). The method can include shrinking the primum at a ... 04/06/06 - 20060074411 - Biomedical dispersive electrode Herein is disclosed a biomedical dispersive electrode which can redistribute the current in the subject body, increase subject safety, reduce the chance for burns and other tissue damage as well as discomfort experienced by subject during or after usage. Electrodes based on the principles of this invention can be made ... 04/06/06 - 20060074410 - Energy based devices and methods for treatment of anatomic tissue defects Methods for treating anatomic tissue defects such as patent foramen ovale (PFO) generally involve positioning a distal end of an elongate catheter device at the site of the anatomic defect, exposing an expandable housing and energy transmission member out of the distal end of the catheter device, engaging the housing ... 03/23/06 - 20060064082 - Minimally invasive therapeutic system The present invention provides a system and method to non-invasively deliver a therapeutic amount of energy to a treatment site to fragment particulate material. More specifically, an external power source is provided for transmitting energy non-invasively through the skin and body of a patient to a medical implant. The medical ... 02/23/06 - 20060041253 - System and method for performing an electrosurgical procedure A system and method for performing an electrosurgical procedure are disclosed. The method includes obtaining information indicative of at least one physical characteristic of the patient and generating a reference voltage that is derived, at least in part, from the information. The reference voltage is coupled to a body of ... 02/23/06 - 20060041252 - System and method for monitoring electrosurgical instruments A system and method for performing an electrosurgical procedure are disclosed. The method includes applying an active electrode to a patient and placing a return electrode on the patient so as to create a current path in tissue of the patient between the active electrode and the return electrode. A ... 02/23/06 - 20060041251 - Electrosurgical system and method A system and method for performing an electrosurgical procedure are disclosed. The method includes applying an active electrode to a patient and placing a return electrode on the patient so as to create a current path in tissue of the patient between the active electrode and the return electrode. A ... 02/02/06 - 20060025758 - Radio-frequency generator for powering an ablation device An apparatus and method for use in performing ablation of organs and other tissues includes a radio frequency generator which provides a radio frequency signal to ablation electrodes. The power level of the radio frequency signal is determined based on the subject area of ablation. The radio frequency signal is ... 02/02/06 - 20060025757 - Multielectrode electrosurgical instrument An improved electrosurgical instrument and method is disclosed for simplifying making incisions and other treatments using electrosurgery. The electrosurgical instrument comprises a body having more than two electrodes with at least two electrodes having alternating current power supplied to them such that they comprise a bipolar alternating current configuration and ... 01/12/06 - 20060009756 - Method and devices for treating atrial fibrillation by mass ablation Apparatus and method for ablating target tissue including a non-linear area of tissue in the left atrium of a patient. The method can include selecting an ablation apparatus having an ablator with a tissue engagement section, penetrating a chest cavity of the patient, and identifying the target tissue. The method ... 01/12/06 - 20060009755 - Method and system for ablation of atrial fibrillation and other cardiac arrhythmias A method is provided for ablation in treatment of heart arrhythmias such as atrial fibrillation that includes positioning a catheter apparatus with multiple electrodes within a cardiac chamber, visualizing the catheter apparatus with an interventional system, navigating the catheter apparatus within the cardiac chamber, and delivering energy to selected electrodes ... 01/05/06 - 20060004352 - Apparatus and method for diagnosis and therapy of electrophysiological disease The invention provides apparatus and methods for mapping conduction pathways and creating lesions in the heart wall for the treatment of atrial fibrillation. The apparatus may include at least one epicardial ablation probe having a plurality of electrodes for creating a lesion. The apparatus and method facilitate the formation of ... 12/29/05 - 20050288661 - Percutaneous pringle occlusion method and device Methods and devices for occluding a vessel during a percutaneous ablation procedure. An elongated access device having a lumen and a tissue piercing, open distal end in communication with the lumen is used to percutaneously access a vessel that supplied blood to the tissue to be treated. An elongated balloon ... 12/01/05 - 20050267456 - Neutral electrode for use in hf surgery In previously known neutral electrodes which are used in HF surgery, at least some portions comprise electrically conductive, stretchable, and flexible areas made of textile material, these areas being brought into contact with a body section of a patient. According to the invention, such an area is embodied as a ... 12/01/05 - 20050267455 - Electrosurgery with infiltration anesthesia Method for carrying out the recovery of an intact volume of tissue wherein a delivery cannula tip is positioned in confronting adjacency with the volume of tissue to be recovered. The electrosurgical generator employed to form an arc at a capture component extending from the tip is configured having a ... 11/03/05 - 20050245918 - Methods and devices for ablation An ablating device has a cover which holds an interface material such as a gel. The cover contains the interface material during initial placement of the device. The ablating device may also have a removable tip or a membrane filled with fluid. In still another aspect, the ablating device may ... 10/27/05 - 20050240172 - Connecting device for an electrosurgical instrument The invention relates to a connecting device for an electrosurgical instrument, which comprises at least one gas supply line and one power supply line. Said connecting device comprises a housing into which passes the gas supply line including the power supply line disposed therein. The connecting device is also provided ... 10/20/05 - 20050234439 - Method for treating obstructive sleep disorder includes removing tissue from base of tongue A method for treating obstructive sleep disorders includes accessing the interior of the tongue through a sublingual incision; advancing an instrument through the incision into the interior of the tongue; and instantaneously removing an amount of tissue from the interior of the base of the tongue with the instrument. The ... 10/13/05 - 20050228369 - Devices for electrosurgery Devices for electrosurgery by means of oxy-hydro combustion. Deleterious effects to tissue are minimized by means of control of acid-base shift reactions, which reactions can further be employed to control oxy-hydro combustion reactions. In one embodiment, radiofrequency energy in electrical connection with electrodes is employed to induce electrolysis in an ... 09/15/05 - 20050203502 - Method and system for monitoring atrial fibrillation ablations with an ablation interface device A computer based ablation interface system provides useful information for monitoring catheter ablations, especially left sided ablations for atrial fibrillation. Such a system provides added safety, by providing useful information during the ablation procedure. The system comprises a computer, specialized software, analog and digital input/output board, transducer, and display. The ... 08/25/05 - 20050187543 - Systems and methods for electrosurgical tissue contraction within the spine The present invention provides systems and methods for selectively applying electrical energy to a target location within a patient's body, particularly including tissue in the spine. The present invention applies high frequency (RF) electrical energy to one or more electrode terminals in the presence of electrically conductive fluid to contract ... 08/25/05 - 20050187542 - Devices for electrosurgery Devices for electrosurgery by means of oxy-hydro combustion and methods for use of such devices in electrosurgical procedures. Provided are devices for combustion of oxygen and hydrogen, or other hydrocarbon fuels, wherein oxygen and hydrogen may be generated by electrolysis or oxygen and hydrogen, or other hydrocarbon fuels, may be ... 07/21/05 - 20050159737 - Method and system for selective electro-thermolysis of skin targets A method for non-invasive selective thermal destruction of a skin target by RF current. One or more characteristics of an RF current and a bipolar RF electrode system are determined based upon one or more features of the target in order to create in the target an average energy density ... 07/21/05 - 20050159736 - Method for treating an asthma attack A method for treating the lung during an acute episode of reversible chronic obstructive pulmonary disease such as an asthma attack. The method comprises transferring energy to an airway wall of an airway such that a diameter of the airway is increased. The energy may be transferred to the airway ... 06/02/05 - 20050119646 - Devices and methods for controlling movement of an electrosurgical electrode An electrosurgical electrode assembly having a cutting device including a catheter with a proximal and distal end, and an electrode carried on the distal end of the catheter. A controller is connected to the cutting device. A data acquisition system is connected to the controller and is capable of monitoring ... ### FreshPatents.com Support - Terms & Conditions |