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Matches 1,801 - 1,850 out of 2,970

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WO/2005/107601A2
A HIFU System (100) is disclosed which may automatically generate a proposed treatment plan for treating a tissue treatment area (10) with HIFU Therapy. In one example, the proposed treatment plan includes a plurality of treatment sites ...  
WO/2005/105175A1
An apparatus for cleansing wounds with means for applying high frequency vibrational, in particular ultrasonic, energy to the wound bed, in which irrigant fluid from a reservoir connected to a conformable a wound dressing and wound exuda...  
WO/2005/102199A1
A cardiac ablation device, including a steerable catheter (10) and an expandable ablation element (18) incorporating one or more balloons (20, 22) at the distal end of the catheter, has a continuous passageway (28, 30) extending through ...  
WO/2005/099367A2
The cryosurgical kit and method of use relates to the combined use of biodegradable, imageable, drug(s) carriers, vectors or microcapsules deposited into a target tissue region inside a body and the controlled cooling of the target tissu...  
WO/2005/079920A1
The equipment comprises means for preparing an area of the skin and means for applying energy to said area, both means being integrated into the same equipment. The means for preparing an area include an emitter of ultrasounds and/or low...  
WO/2005/079687A2
A method of treating unwanted hair is disclosed. The method comprises: transmitting acoustic waves through the hair so as to generate heat at a follicle, a dermal papilla, a hair bulge and/or a germinal matrix of the hair. The heat itsel...  
WO/2005/079412A2
An ultrasound imaging and treatment system including: a diffraction grating transducer; and, a signal source electrically coupled to the diffraction grating transducer and operative: in a first mode to provide a wide-band excitation sign...  
WO/2005/077461A1
An ultrasonic therapy instrument for preventing early pregnancy comprises a three-dimensional servo unit firmed on a stand, a B-mode ultrasonic diagnostic device and a transducer assembly. The three-dimensional servo unit is localized by...  
WO/2005/074365A2
The invention is a method of using ultrasound waves that are focused at a specific location in a medium to cause localized production of bubbles at that location and to control the production, and the cavitational and heating effects tha...  
WO/2005/075020A1
Described is the use of an extracorporal shock wave applicator for providing a device for the treatment of soft tissue disorders in human and animal bodies.  
WO/2005/072084A2
A method for ultrasound imaging of anatomical tissue. A first signal is received from a first imaging ultrasound wave which has been reflected from a location in the anatomical tissue during a first time period (16). A second signal is r...  
WO/2005/072391A2
An ultrasound catheter adapted for accessing small vessels in the distal anatomy is disclosed. The ultrasound catheter comprises an elongate tubular body (102) formed with a delivery lumen (112). The flexibility and dimensions of the tub...  
WO/2005/065409A2
A therapy head for use in HIFU procedures is described. The therapy head has an enclosure with a window, an energy applicator and a means of moving the energy applicator within the enclosure. The therapy head uses motors and actuators to...  
WO/2005/065562A1
Abstract of the Disclosure The present invention involves a surgical device and method of use, particularly an assembly and method incorporating dual expandable members along the distal region of an ablation device to facilitate ablation...  
WO/2005/065371A2
Described is a system and method for the destruction of adipose tissue using an energy applicator (600) such as a HIFU transducer. The system has a scan head (500) containing an energy applicator, a mechanical arm (200) for carrying the ...  
WO/2005/065563A1
The present invention involves a surgical device and method of use, particularly an assembly and method incorporating a peanut or barbell shaped expandable member along the distal region of an ablation device to facilitate ablation of a ...  
WO/2005/063334A1
The invention relates to a device for the treatment of bones and/or soft parts of the human or animal body and/or for the modification of cells and tissues by means of extra-corporal shock waves, wherein the inventive device produces an ...  
WO2000051683A9
A tissue ablation catheter for forming a lesion along a substantially circumferential region of tissue is described. The catheter includes one or more sensors for monitoring the temperature of the tissue being ablated. The temperature se...  
WO/2005/061053A1
Apparatus for delivering acoustic energy to a target site includes a structure and a transducer secured to the structure, the transducer having a surface configured to be placed on a tissue. The structure comprises a channel located adja...  
WO/2005/060354A2
A method, device, and system for modifying or destroying selected tissue, by selecting an area of tissue for treatment, collecting the area between a plurality of energy transmitting elements, applying an electric current and/or electrom...  
WO/2005/058138A2
A method for measuring the temperature rise in anatomical tissue as a result of ultrasound treatment. A first ultrasound signal is obtained (14) prior to treating the anatomical tissue, then a second ultrasound signal is obtained (18) af...  
WO/2005/056105A2
Low-frequency ultrasound treatment can have various effects according to conditions of treatment. The same can be said for combinatory treatment. Low-frequency ultrasound systems are not versatile enough in order to exploit the full pote...  
WO/2005/051282A1
The invention relates to an acoustic acupuncture probe (1) provided for applying sound waves to an organ (O) located inside the body of a human or animal, comprising: a housing (6) that can be hand-held; means (2) for generating sound wa...  
WO/2005/043159A1
A process for treating a biological organism, comprising the steps in which a cell cycle arresting drug is administered to the organism to produce synchronized cells, the microtubules within the synchronized cells are stabilized by means...  
WO/2005/039526A1
Method, reagent and therapeutic device for embolizing capillary vessel in tumour. The method is that the ultrasound microbubble agent is injected into organism tissue, and irradiate the situs requiring formation of capillary vessel embol...  
WO/2005/037086A2
An apparatus and method for an ultrasonic medical device (11) to treat deep vein thrombosis. The ultrasonic medical device 11 comprises an ultrasonic probe (15) having a proximal end (31), a distal end (24) and a longitudinal axis thereb...  
WO/2005/037372A1
The present invention is drawn to methods and compounds for transcutaneous photodynamic therapy ('PDT') of target adipocyte cells or adipose tissue in a mammalian subject, which includes administering to the subject a therapeutically eff...  
WO/2005/034793A2
The present invention provides an apparatus and a method for an ultrasonic medical device (11) with a non-compliant balloon (41) used to ablate a biological material. The ultrasonic medical device (11)comprises an ultrasonic probe (15), ...  
WO/2005/030330A1
A target treatment apparatus for treating a target region (130) within a subject (140) is provided. The apparatus includes an MRI apparatus (100) for generating MR images during an MR scan of the subject disposed within an examination re...  
WO/2005/030295A2
Disclosed herein are methods and devices of producing hemostasis, tissue closure, and/or vessel closure following a percutaneous medical procedure that causes the creation of a passageway in a patient. A probe that has a thermal energy s...  
WO/2005/027778A2
A method and system is provided to induce mild hypothermia in a patient through controlled heating of the preoptic anterior hypothalamus (POAH) in conjunction with cooling of patient's body. The system employs an ultrasound transducer th...  
WO/2005/025672A1
A therapy apparatus (10) for treating a patient's brain (20) is provided. The therapy apparatus (10) includes a light generator (40) having an output emission area positioned to irradiate a portion of the brain (20) with an efficacious p...  
WO/2005/025403A2
An apparatus and method for using ultrasound augmented with microbubbles, thrombolytic drugs or other agents for clot lysis wherein at least one ultrasound transducer (20) generates a plurality of acoustic signals and time, amplitude, ph...  
WO/2005/020918A2
Methods, compositions and apparatus for localized delivery of compounds are provided. In certain embodiments, radiation force is used to direct carriers to a target site, and additional radiation is used to fragment the localized carrier...  
WO/2005/015728A1
An ultrasonic motor drive device capable of prolong the service life of an ultrasonic motor by preventing the motor from being unstably operated when the motor is driven at a lower speed of at least two speeds. When the ultrasonic motor ...  
WO/2005/013838A1
An apparatus for shortening the disc herniation natural involution period by application of an ultrasonic wave as a method of promoting the disc hernation natural involution to treat the disc herniation. The apparatus comprises at least ...  
WO/2005/011804A2
Apparatus for treating cellulite under the surface of the skin comprising a surgical ultrasonic energy source is disclosed. An ultrasonic energy transmitting surface is driven by a surgical ultrasonic energy source. The ultrasonic energy...  
WO/2005/009219A2
The present invention relates to a method for making an ablation transducer having a plurality of helical elements that can be operated out of phase to orient the acoustical energy beam forward or backward in the longitudinal direction. ...  
WO/2005/009256A2
The invention relates to the promotion of tissue regeneration on wound surfaces (1), which, for example, should heal with other wound surfaces, heal over an implant, or heal to form tissue surfaces, whereby mechanical vibrations are intr...  
WO/2005/007213A2
A percutaneous treatment catheter comprises a canopy(12) having a treatment side adapted to provide at least one of a variety of treatments to a first tissue layer and a protection side that protects adjacent tissue from the treatment. T...  
WO/2005/007057A2
Methods and apparatus for treating the skin using an apparatus comprising a first vibration generator (90) disposed within a body (20) and coupled to a transfer rod (40). The apparatus may comprise a second vibration generator (95) to pr...  
WO/2005/004701A2
A combination therapy and imaging instrument is provided. The instrument includes: a therapy probe (200) for producing energy to alter tissue; and an imaging probe (100) proximate the therapy probe (200) for imaging the tissue altered wi...  
WO/2005/002423A2
The present invention relates to a therapeutic probe adapted to aid in the insertion and navigation of the probe into delicate tissue structures, and to provide protection of adjacent tissue structures.  
WO/2005/002671A1
The invention relates to an acoustic probe (100) for treating cancerous tissue, for introduction into a natural or surgically created cavity in the patient, in close proximity to a tissue area which includes cancerous cells. The probe in...  
WO/2005/000097A2
Methods and apparatus are provided that enable a physician to image tissue within the body that is to be ablated, and then to ablate that tissue using a device having an ultrasound imaging system and an aligned high intensity focused ult...  
WO/2004/112889A2
Therapeutic ultrasound devices and methods are provided. The device (10) generally includes a substrate , for example, a flexible substrate (14), and multiple, individual transducer elements (16a, 16b, 16c) disposed on a face (18) of the...  
WO/2004/110558A1
An ultrasonic skin care device has an applicator head for applying the ultrasound vibrations to a user fs skin. The applicator head has a vibrator element and a horn which are integrated into a combined vibration mass that resonates with...  
WO/2004/110258A2
Guided ablation instruments are disclosed for creating lesions in tissue, especially cardiac tissue for treatment of arrhythmias, including atrial fibrillation. In one aspect of the invention, a percutaneous catheter is disclosed with an...  
WO/2004/107983A1
The invention relates to an ultrasound probe having a tilted treatment angle in an arrangement for ultrasound treatment of a patient. The probe has a front portion adapted to be placed at, against or in an object to be treated and is arr...  
WO/2004/108214A1
The invention relates to an ultrasound probe having a central opening (22) in an arrangement for ultrasound treatment of a patient. The probe has a front portion adapted to be placed at, against or in an object to be treated and is arran...  

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