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WO/2001/024715A1
The ultrasonic treatment apparatus has an ultrasonic probe (6) with the ultrasonic tip (7). The ultrasonic probe (6) is housed in, for slidable movement within, a flexible articulation sheath (70). The flexible articulation sheath (70) i...  
WO/2001/025404A1
A method for inhibiting the formation of osteoclasts or a method for inhibiting bone resorption characterized by effecting UV irradiation in an incubation system containing osteoclast precursor cells and inducers in a liquid medium; or a...  
WO/2001/022897A1
The invention provides a method and system for treating disorders parts of the body. A particular treatment can include one or more of, or some combination of ablation, nerve modulation, three-dimensional tissue shaping, drug delivery, m...  
WO2000015097A9
The present invention makes use of resonant acoustic and/or acousto-EM energy applied to inorganic or biologic structures for the detection and/or identification, and for augmentation and/or disruption of function within the biologic str...  
WO/2001/019457A1
The invention concerns a set for heat treatment of a target zone of a biological tissue (410), comprising energy-generating means (100) to supply energy locally in the target zone, means (200) for measuring and recording temperature in t...  
WO/2001/017455A2
A tubular anatomical structure is disposed within the tissues of the body, such as tubular structure (10) having a lining (11) surrounding an opening (13) which is occluded by directing energy into the subject's tissues in order to occlu...  
WO/2001/013985A1
Methods and devices for reducing the mineral content of a region of non-intimal vascular tissue are provided. In the subject methods, an isolated local environment that includes the region to be demineralized is produced. The pH of the l...  
WO/2001/013811A1
A method for performing laser treatment of biological tissues is performed by cooling a selected portion of the biological tissue for a predetermined first time period to establish a predetermined nonequilibrium dynamic temperature gradi...  
WO/2001/005306A1
A control system (334) alters one or more characteristics of an ablating element (306) to ablate tissue. In one aspect, the control system (334) delivers energy nearer to the surface of the tissue by changing the frequency or power. In a...  
WO/2001/005332A1
A device comprises a radially expandable stent (13) to be inserted into a blood vessel (10) in a human or animal body to be left therein as an inside lining. The stent is of such nature that it is brought to vibrate and/or develop heat w...  
WO/2001/003773A1
The invention provides a high power ultrasound transmitter having a concave inner surface. There are plurality of electroacoustic transducers on the inner surface. The electroacoustic transducers are connected each other in series or in ...  
WO/2001/002055A1
An apparatus for treatment of subcutaneous tissue comprising piezo electric generators (1) to generate ultrasonic vibrations. Each has a lens (2) to focus the ultrasonic vibration at a point (3) within the tissue. The focal point may be ...  
WO/2000/078232A1
A disposable ultrasonic emitter for therapies such as high intensity focused ultrasound heating includes multiple transducers (12, 112, 210, 312, 412) and may include actuators (26) for independently moving individual transducers or grou...  
WO/2000/076586A1
A self-contained ultrasound applicator (20) for therapeutically treating injuries. The self-contained ultrasound applicator comprises a cantilever (26) mounting structure, a cantilever connected to the mounting structure, a main operatin...  
WO/2000/076406A1
A method and kit for therapeutically treating bone and tissue injuries using ultrasound. The method includes the steps of introducing an ultrasound contrast agent into the patient, preferably, the patient's blood stream, and impinging ul...  
WO/2000/072919A1
The invention concerns a locating and ultrasound treatment apparatus, comprising a therapeutic transducer (5) and an imaging transducer (8), mounted on a vaginal probe (1): the apparatus further comprises a pulse generator (7) energising...  
WO/2000/071207A1
The invention relates to apparatus and method for ultrasonically and electromagnetically treating tissue to treat, for example, traumatized tissue or a bone injury. The apparatus includes at least one ultrasonic transducer assembly (26) ...  
WO/2000/069353A1
A method for applying an elongate magnetic element (20) to the surface of an internal body structure includes applying a magnetic field to the elongate magnetic element to orient the elongate magnetic element in a selected orientation, a...  
WO/2000/067656A1
This invention is related to a tissue ablation system and method that treats atrial arrhythmia by ablating a circumferential region of tissue at a location where a pulmonary vein extends from an atrium. The system includes a circumferent...  
WO/2000/067648A1
A medical device assembly and method provides an ultrasound transducer mounted onto a delivery member, such as the elongate body of a catheter shaft, without a support structure bridging between a separation area between the transducer a...  
WO/2000/067846A1
The invention relates to apparatus and method for therapeutically treating reflex sympathetic dystrophy using ultrasound. The apparatus (10) includes at least one ergonomically constructed ultrasonic transducer (16) configured to coopera...  
WO/2000/057946A1
This invention is an acute care method, and apparatus (10) for treating a patient experiencing a thrombotic vascular occlusion that includes introducing a selected dose of an active agent proximate a vascular occlusion in the patient in ...  
WO2000024468A9
The invention relates to a method and device for controlling a targeted thermal deposition into a material, preferably into a biological tissue, comprising a unit which generates ultrasonic waves and which injects ultrasonic waves into t...  
WO/2000/054689A1
This invention relates to internal markers (152) attached to the target organ (151) being imaged by a stereotaxic x-ray device. The internal markers (152) on the target organ (151) may be imaged by a first x-ray source (160), and a secon...  
WO2000021440A9
A system and method for tinnitus masking. Ultrasound noise is provided to a head of a patient as a vibration by way of a transducer, to thereby stimulate the auditory cortex. Once stimulated, the auditory cortex will suppress tinnitus. T...  
WO/2000/049952A1
A method of producing an angiogenic response in heart tissue using a lithotriptor.  
WO/2000/049598A1
An ultrasound transducer array (24, 25, 26) suitable for medical uses such as tissue ablation and short duration high intensity hyperthermia has a plurality of ultrasound transducer elements (20a, 20b, 20c) dispersed across a substrate s...  
WO/2000/045893A1
Pressure-pulse apparatus (10) includes a dome-shaped reflector (12), defining an X axis passing through its center, and a point of origin O at its center. The reflector is formed of three concentric sections having different geometric sh...  
WO/2000/045706A1
This invention is an apparatus, and method for applying sonic energy within the body of the living subject. A probe for applying son ic energy within the body of a subject comprises a probe body (20) having a proximal (22), and a distal ...  
WO/2000/044442A2
The present invention concerns an ultrasound system for the production of an acoustic wave pressure on a desired organ. The present invention further concerns a method for closing a liquid containing vessel, such as a blood vessel, by ap...  
WO/2000/040300A1
The use of ultrasounds for the treatment of the decompression sickness is described and the apparatus emitting ultrasounds with a frequency comprised between 1 and 15 MHz and a mechanical index or power within the FDA approved limits for...  
WO/2000/038580A1
A catheter (30), and method for treating a target region in a body lumen comprising directing a uniform dose of ultrasonic energy from an interior of the lumen, wherein the dosage of ultrasonic energy received at any one point along the ...  
WO/2000/038602A1
The present invention relates to methods for treating inflammation in body tissues. More specifically, certain disclosed methods relate to selectively inducing apoptosis in inflammatory immune cells by heating cells for a sufficient time...  
WO/2000/038253A2
A negative electrode alloy material including an effective amount of a catalyst to substantially increase the discharge capacity of the alloy at high discharge rates. Preferably the catalyst is palladium.  
WO/2000/036981A1
A hand-held ultrasonic surgical apparatus (10) with a focusing lens (18) for fragmenting or emulsifying a predetermined volume of a medium located generally near a focal length (26) from a concave surface (19) of the focusing lens (18) w...  
WO/2000/037140A1
A device and methods for inducing apoptosis in precancerous, cancerous, and hyper-proliferating cells by applying ultrasonic energy. The methods can include use of ultrasonic energy in combination with antioxidants, and/or conventional t...  
WO/2000/033913A2
Shock-waves are applied using a combination lithotripsy probe/balloon system, comprising a needle and cannular balloon which can be inserted through the skin at a point between the ribs into the cavity beneath the chest wall and overlyin...  
WO/2000/028925A2
A bone prosthesis (10) includes a first portion for engaging a first bone segment and at least one channel (34) disposed within the first portion for propagating acoustic energy through the channel to the first bone segment. The channel ...  
WO/2000/027293A1
The present invention provides methods for treating patients with ultrasound to promote healing. In particular, the present invention provides a method for improving blood flow to ischemic tissue by applying ultrasound to ischemic tissue...  
WO/2000/024328A1
An ultrasonic medical treating device suited for ultrasonic medical treatment of a prostate, capable of sighting a converging ultrasonic wave for the treatment precisely to a target portion, and preventing displacement from the target po...  
WO/2000/023147A1
A thermotherapy device (10) for treatment of diseased biological tissues includes an outer lumen (22) and at least one inner lumen (24). Preheating of non-target tissue is carried out during a desensitizing mode of the thermotherapy proc...  
WO/2000/021612A1
The invention concerns various methods for removal of hair utilizing ultrasound and devices and systems for use in connection with these methods.  
WO/2000/015300A1
The present invention concerns methods for peeling of outer layers of epithelial tissue, notably skin, using ultrasound. The invention further concerns devices and systems used in said methods.  
WO/2000/013598A1
Phase of each transducer element (32, 34) of a high intensity focused (HIFU) transducer array (12) is controlled to compensate for phase change introduced by varying velocity through differing tissue along a path towards a treatment volu...  
WO/2000/009003A1
The present invention relates to a device (10) and a method for representing tissue modifications during a thermal therapy process. This device (10) includes at least a first emitter (12a) for emitting a test light having a predetermined...  
WO1999049788A9
An apparatus for ablating tissue within a treatment region includes an ultrasound treatment transducer (36, 36') for orienting at a first longitudinal orientation and a first angular orientation (40, 42) within the treatment region (26),...  
WO/2000/003663A1
The invention relates to a joint-endoprosthesis and a method for fixing the seat thereof. The endoprosthesis has a shaft (1) that is anchored in the marrow cavity (2) of a tubular bone (4), and an ultrasound source (5) that is placed in ...  
WO/1999/058196A1
The invention concerns an apparatus for treating a biological sample by emitting focused high intensity ultrasounds towards a focal point, characterised in that it comprises means emitting wideband focused ultrasounds. The apparatus enab...  
WO/1999/056829A1
Ultrasound bandages (10) and ultrasound transducer array bandages are provided herein to accelerate the healing of wounds by positioning the ultrasound bandages (10) and ultrasound transducer array bandages adjacent to a wound and genera...  
WO/1999/048621A2
Large-area flexible piezoelectric composite transducer elements and large-area arrays of such transducer elements have sufficient flexibility to conform to the contours of the human anatomy, e.g., the hip, spine. These transducer element...  

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