Title:
【発明の名称】目標部位の組織に高周波電気エネルギを付与するためのシステム
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2001518352
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
Systems and methods are provided for performing electrosurgical interventions, such as selectively contracting soft collagen tissue and other body structures, while limiting thermal damage or molecular dissociation of such tissue and limiting the thermal damage to tissue adjacent to and underlying the treatment site. The systems and methods of the present invention are particularly useful for surgical procedures in electrically conducting environments, such as arthroscopic procedures in the joints, e.g., shoulder, knee, hip, hand, foot, elbow or the like. The present invention is also useful in relatively dry environments, such as treating and shaping the cornea, and dermatological procedures involving surface tissue contraction of tissue underlying the surface of the skin for tissue rejuvenation, wrinkle removal and the like.
Inventors:
Davison, Terry S.
Olsen, Philip M.
Baker, Michael A.
Eggers, Philip E.
Tapurial, hirabui.
Olsen, Philip M.
Baker, Michael A.
Eggers, Philip E.
Tapurial, hirabui.
Application Number:
JP2000514589A
Publication Date:
October 16, 2001
Filing Date:
October 02, 1998
Export Citation:
Assignee:
Arturo Care Corporation
International Classes:
A61B18/00; A61B18/12; A61B18/14; A61F7/12; A61M25/01; A61B17/00; A61B17/22; A61B19/00; A61F2/02; (IPC1-7): A61B18/00; A61B18/12; A61F7/12
Domestic Patent References:
| JPS57183850A | 1982-11-12 | |||
| JPH09501328A | 1997-02-10 |
Foreign References:
| WO1996034568A1 | 1996-11-07 | |||
| WO1995030373A1 | 1995-11-16 |
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Takashi Ishida (3 others)