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WO/1998/031311A1
A non-contact controllable heater wound covering having a peripheral sealing ring covered by a layer to which is attached a heater and this assembly is attached to the skin with an adhesive so that the heater is held proximate the wound ...  
WO/1998/031310A1
A non-contact controllable heater wound covering and method having a peripheral sealing ring covered by a layer to which is attached a heater and this assembly is attached to the skin with an adhesive so that the heater is held proximate...  
WO/1998/031309A1
A non-contact heated wound covering preferably having a peripheral sealing ring covered by a layer to which is attached a heater and this assembly is attached to the skin with an adhesive so that the heater is held proximate the wound ar...  
WO/1998/025542A2
This invention is an irrigation sleeve (10) for use with a hand-held portion (50) of a phacoemulsification apparatus. The irrigation sleeve (10) includes a base portion (12) configured for removable attachment to the hand-held portion (5...  
WO/1998/025515A1
A device and method for determining internal fluid pressure in body cavity during irrigation procedures is presented. The invention relies on non-invasive measurements, and on a calibrated surgical apparatus to determine the dynamic inte...  
WO/1998/023312A1
The present invention relates to a device (1) for irrigation of externally debouching, natural or artificial body canals of animals or human beings. The device comprises a catheter (2), and optionally a container (3) designed for contain...  
WO/1998/020722A2
A vaginal douching and/or enteroclysm device including a grip holder (26a) for being held by a user's hand, a cannula (36) connected to the grip holder (26a), a liquid container (24a) for containing liquids, and an electric pump (10) arr...  
WO/1998/006446A2
A medical irrigation pump and pump system utilize a permanent non-sterile drive motor capable of operating disposable sterile single use pump units each of which is specifically designed for a particular medical procedure. The pump units...  
WO/1998/003214A1
A system for irrigating a surgical site is disclosed having a lightweight battery powered pumping unit (10) that is directly connectible to an irrigation source (12), and a handpiece (14) that either irrigates the site with irrigation fl...  
WO/1998/003117A1
An electrosurgical ablation probe (400) is provided having a shaft with a proximal end portion and a tongue (420) shaped distal end portion sized to fit within confined (e.g., narrow) spaces within the patient's body, such as the spaces ...  
WO/1998/003220A1
This invention is an electrosurgical system and method to allow the surgical team to perform electrosurgical interventions, such as ablation and cutting of body structures, while limiting the depth of necrosis, and limiting damage to tis...  
WO/1998/002205A1
This invention is an improved fluid management system (Fig. 1) for irrigation of a body cavity and in particular for use in arthroscopic surgery having a pressurized fluid circuit (17) for supplying irrigation fluid, and a vacuum fluid c...  
WO/1998/001181A1
This invention is an apparatus (10) employing liquid and gas as working fluids for cleansing living tissue, which includes a container (12) for a sterile liquid; a fluid delivery head (14) having a liquid entry port (16), a gas entry por...  
WO/1997/049441A1
The bifunctional generator comprises a closed or self-feeding bag (1) containing the reserve of liquid (2) to be used, the bag being pressure-constrained in a chamber (3) and hydraulically coupled with the supply link (13) of a hand piec...  
WO/1997/048425A2
A double lumen catheter composed of a tubular body (1), made of a substantially flexible material, having internally three longitudinal and independent ducts, an intermediary duct being called guide duct (2) and two side ducts called ins...  
WO/1997/040878A1
The present invention is the apparatus and method for performing percutaneous surgical disc procedures. The apparatus comprises an oval cannula (110) having a bore and an oval transverse cross section. The apparatus is used with an obtur...  
WO/1997/037700A1
A method for controlling phacoemulsification apparatus utilizing a needle which includes controlling the rate of irrigation fluid flow rate upon partial or total occlusion of the needle. For example, the method may include the steps of: ...  
WO/1997/036622A1
A method and apparatus for laparoscopic insertion and application of a liquid, gel or medicinal material enables the laparoscopic surgeon to utilize various spray patterns to apply the desired material. In laparoscopy surgery of the abdo...  
WO/1997/036548A1
An RF treatment apparatus (10) includes a catheter (12) with a catheter lumen. A removable needle electrode (16) is positioned in the catheter lumen in a fixed relationship to the catheter (12). The needle electrode (16) includes a needl...  
WO/1997/035628A1
A pressurizing apparatus for pressurizing fluid contained in a patient fluid bag (14) is described which has a novel teardrop pressurizing chamber. The pressure apparatus includes a door and base which each has complimentary teardrop cav...  
WO/1997/034541A1
A disposable surgical drape comprises a folding funnel, a folding frame device (10), and a splash shield (49) that functions as a fluid collector for use during surgery. A portion of the splash shield (49) is placed under the patient whi...  
WO/1997/033644A1
A medical device for eye surgery and method for illumination and fluid flow, particularly retinal surgery, combines a flow of infusing fluid and optical fiber illumination. The device uses a single strand of plastic optical fiber (19) wh...  
WO/1997/033524A1
An ablation apparatus (10) includes a handpiece (11), an electrode (12) extending from a handpiece distal end, a probe (24, 26), a thermal sensor (28, 30, 32) and an energy source (34). The electrode (12) includes a distal end and a lume...  
WO/1997/032621A1
This invention is a method and apparatus for liquid ventilation to increase the efficacy of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The method includes replacing gas in the lungs with an oxygen and carbon dioxide carrying liquid to eliminat...  
WO/1997/029702A1
A multiple antenna ablation apparatus includes an electromagnetic energy source (20), a trocar (14) including a distal end (14'), and a hollow lumen extending along a longitudinal axis of the trocar (14), and a multiple antenna ablation ...  
WO/1997/028751A2
The invention relates to a cutting device (1 to 7) for electrotomy with two spaced, elongate electrodes (1, 2) for connection to a high frequency generator which are electrically insulated in relation to each other. At least a proximal s...  
WO/1997/020583A1
The invention relates to a device for use in the flushing of a bodily cavity and comprising a container (1, 2) provided with a first connection opening for a pump/suction means (13) and a second connection opening for a tube connection c...  
WO/1997/019722A1
An energy transmitting catheter comprises a catheter body (16) having a vibrating assembly at its distal end. The vibrating assembly comprises a magnetostriction driver (40) which is mechanically coupled to an interface member (46) on th...  
WO/1997/018768A1
A method for trans-myocardial revascularization of the heart of a patient includes positioning an active electrode surface (82) in close proximity to a target site on the wall of a patient's heart, and applying high frequency voltage bet...  
WO/1997/018765A1
An electrosurgical probe (10) comprises a shaft (13) having an electrode array (58) at its distal end and a connector (19) at its proximal end for coupling the electrode array to a high frequency power supply (28). The shaft includes a r...  
WO/1997/017997A1
A method and apparatus (15) for the irrigation and aspiration of the gastrointestinal tract. In one form of the present invention a closed system having two fluid compartments (16, 25) is connected to an irrigation tube that is positiona...  
WO/1997/017093A2
The invention relates to a device for the rinsing of body cavities with a fluid, with a storage vessel for the rinsing fluid, a pump unit which pumps the rinsing fluid from the storage vessel via an instrument into the body cavity to be ...  
WO/1997/017009A2
The invention relates to an arrangement (1) for electrothermal treatment of the human or animal body, in particular for tissue coagulation or electrotomy, with two electrodes (3, 4) for insertion into the body to be treated. The two elec...  
WO/1997/016220A1
The present invention provides a fluid retention management system that records and displays fluid retention of a patient based on the weight of fluid entering and exiting the patient's body. Scales (12)(26) or other weighing devices are...  
WO/1997/015335A1
A self-priming pulsatile surgical irrigation device is disclosed. The irrigation device comprises a housing, a variable volume pumping chamber liquid pump contained within the housing, and a self-priming valve system operatively associat...  
WO/1997/010858A1
A tapered single (50) or multi-lumen catheter (10, 70) having an elongated cylindrical tube (28) for injection and removal of fluid, is provided with generally constant or gradually increasing diameter internal lumen or lumens (16, 18) w...  
WO/1997/007928A2
An electromagnetically induced cutting mechanism which can provide accurate cutting operations on both hard and soft materials is disclosed. The electromagnetically induced cutter is capable of providing extremely fine and smooth incisio...  
WO/1997/006857A2
An ablation treatment apparatus has a multiple antenna/probe/electrode device. The multiple antenna/probe/electrode device includes a primary antenna/probe/electrode with a lumen and a longitudinal axis, and a secondary antenna/probe/ele...  
WO/1997/006855A2
An ablation apparatus includes a handpiece, an electrode extending from a handpiece distal end, a probe, a thermal sensor and an energy source. The electrode includes a distal end and a lumen, a cooling medium inlet conduit and a cooling...  
WO/1997/006739A2
An ablation treatment apparatus has a multiple probe device. The multiple probe device includes a primary electrode/probe/antenna with at least one lumen, a longitudinal axis and an ablative surface area of length L1. The multiple probe ...  
WO/1997/006740A2
An ablation treatment apparatus includes a multiple antenna/probe/electrode device. The multiple antenna/probe/electrode device includes a primary antenna/probe/electrode with a longitudinal axis, a central lumen and a distal end, and a ...  
WO/1997/004725A1
A corneal irrigation cannula is used in tectonic lamellar keratoplasty. The cannula is hand manipulatable and allows for entry into the interface of a corneal flap or cap and a corneal bed for the delivery for irrigating fluid under low ...  
WO/1997/002847A1
An extension pipe for catheters which enables medication or connection with washing utensils witout disconnecting the catheterizing tube from a catheter body. The pipe comprises a nipple (7) and a branching pipe (5) fitted to the bottom ...  
WO/1997/002058A1
The present invention relates to a portable wound cleaning apparatus (1) suitable for use in the cleaning and treatment of wounds. The apparatus (1) comprises a cleaning liquid inlet (4); a pump (P) for conveying liquid (6) from the inle...  
WO/1996/039914A1
An electrosurgical probe (10) comprises a shaft (13) having an electrode array (12) at its distal end and a connector (19) at its proximal end for coupling the electrode array to a high frequency power supply (28). The shaft includes a r...  
WO/1996/040323A1
This invention is a monitor to provide substantially real time estimates of fluid absorption rate and blood loss rate in a patient during a surgical procedure. The monitor estimates fluid source flow rates and waste fluid flow rates base...  
WO/1996/033676A1
This invention is an abrading device (10) for use in surgery such as cataract removal utilizing an element (12) having a resilient body (14). The element (12) includes an outer surface (16) capable of abrading cellular material from a me...  
WO/1996/032975A1
An angiographic injector (10), preferably in the form of a dual port syringe, has an upper port (78) for connection to a fluid reservoir (22) and a lower port (80) for delivery of the medical fluid under pressure to a patient. A first va...  
WO/1996/032118A1
A method of treatment for impotency is provided. The method involves the administration of nitric oxide by a nitric oxide-releasing agent capable of providing a penile erection-inducing amount of nitric oxide to the corpus cavernosum of ...  
WO/1996/030272A1
The invention relates to containers, especially to single-dosage rectal tubes. To eliminate return after squeezing with ensuing pump/suction effect, the tube body is divided into two part-walls with relatively different wall thicknesses....  

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