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7582057 |
Endoscopic system using an extremely fine composite optical fiber
Endoscopic system 40 comprises composite optical fiber 34 that consists of a large-diameter, laser light transmitting optical fiber surrounded by a large number of image transmitting fibers...
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7563226 |
Handpieces having illumination and laser outputs
An illumination device for medical and dental procedures is described. The illumination device includes an elongate body configured to contain two or more optical fibers to transmit electromagnetic...
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7556599 |
Device for metrology by laser mapping for a videoendoscopic probe
Videoendoscope including a distal endpiece, a laser source generating a laser beam and an optical formation device arranged to produce from the laser beam a calibrated light spot near a target of...
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7553287 |
Guidewire having an embedded matrix polymer
A guidewire having an embedded matrix polymer construction and methods of making and using the same. The guidewire may include a core wire or member having a proximal region and distal region, a...
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7491165 |
Surgical system
A surgical system according to the present invention comprises: a surgical instrument for medical treatment of an affected portion in the body cavity; an observation device for observing tissue in...
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7416757 |
Method of making active embolic coil
A polymeric coating is applied to at least one embolic coil carried in a fixture, at least a portion of said embolic coil being generally vertical and straight. The coil is carried in the fixture...
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7359601 |
Device and method for delivery of long wavelength laser energy to a tissue site
A laser energy delivery device is provided that is suitable for irradiating a body tissue with relatively long wavelength laser energy in the presence of an aqueous liquid without significant...
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7189226 |
Coaxial illuminated laser endoscopic probe and active numerical aperture control
A coaxial illuminated laser endoscopic probe and active numerical aperture control apparatus and method of use, succinctly known as an illumination and laser source, capable of selectively...
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7103401 |
Colonic polyp discrimination by tissue fluorescence and fiberoptic probe
A system and method for the in situ discrimination of healthy and diseased tissue. A fiberoptic based probe is employed to direct ultraviolet illumination onto a tissue specimen and to collect the...
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7094200 |
Visualizing ablation system
A medical needle set for visualized tissue ablation within a subject's body includes a cannula and components configured for inclusion in the cannula, including a trocar for occlusion of the...
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7066930 |
Arrangement for the treatment of barrett's esophagus
A method for the treatment of Barrett's Esophagus of a patient having endothelial esophageal complications. The treatment comprises connecting a wavelength specific light source to an elongated...
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7022118 |
Medical energy irradiation apparatus
To provide a medical energy irradiation apparatus which permits easy and accurate establishment of a site of tissues of a living body targeted for irradiation with energy, when doctors use the...
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7008416 |
Medical energy irradiation apparatus
To provide a medical energy irradiation apparatus which, having a simple and inexpensively manufacturable structure, enables a doctor using it in the heat curing of prostatic hypertrophy or the...
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6902526 |
Visualizing ablation device and procedure
A medical needle set for visualized tissue ablation within a subject's body includes a cannula and components configured for inclusion in the cannula, including a trocar for occlusion of the...
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6793661 |
Endoscopic sheath assemblies having longitudinal expansion inhibiting mechanisms
Methods and apparatus for inhibiting longitudinal expansion of a body portion of an endoscopic sheath during inflation of an inflatable member are disclosed. In one embodiment, a sheath assembly...
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6767320 |
Laser endoscope with safety device
An endoscope assembly includes a housing having an outwardly extending tube with the free end adapted for insertion into a body cavity. A laser is contained within the housing which emits an output...
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6692430 |
Intra vascular imaging apparatus
An invasive imaging apparatus comprising: a flexible catheter with a proximal end and a distal end, the distal end being shaped for insertion into a blood vessel along a guide wire thereby to reach...
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6616594 |
Cartridge-moveable shield
A cartridge is configured to be inserted into a medical instrument for treating patients with radioactive seeds. The cartridge includes a rotating internal barrel that is loaded with a plurality of...
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6498642 |
Endoscope inspection system
An inspection system for performing a test selected from the group consisting of field of view, angle of view, distortion, image quality, depth of field, illumination system transmission...
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6485414 |
Color video diagnostic system for mini-endoscopes
A color video diagnostic system for mini-endoscopes for viewing features of objects where access to the object is limited or where minimally invasive techniques are preferable, such as in medical...
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6475138 |
Apparatus and method as preparation for performing a myringotomy in a child's ear without the need for anaesthesia
A focusable imaging laser otoscope for performing laser surgery without the need for anesthesia, The apparatus includes a housing, an end member movably disposed within the housing, an imaging...
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6468204 |
Fluorescent endoscope apparatus
According to a fluorescent endoscope apparatus for detecting an autofluorescent-light image emitted from a living body upon irradiation thereof by stimulating light, when the endoscope insertion...
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6443976 |
Methods for treating conditions and illnesses associated with abnormal vasculature
Use of radiation-absorbing dyes (e.g., indocyanine green (ICG), fluorescein, rose bengal) and photodynamic dyes (e.g., hematoporphyrins, aminolevulinic acids, porphyrins, merocyanines, porphycenes,...
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6293940 |
Apparatus and method as preparation for performing a myringotomy in a child's ear without the need for anaesthesia
An apparatus and method for performing a myringotomy in a child's ear without the need for anaesthesia. A charge coupled device or television camera is aimed within a micromanipulator housing at a...
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5989181 |
Device for endoscopic diagnosis and treatment of tissue
The device comprises a treatment laser and at least two diagnosis lasers of differing wavelengths, wherein a receiving means is allocated to each diagnosis laser. The signal of the receiving means...
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5954633 |
Endoscope optical system
An endoscope optical system is used in an endoscope which can be combined with at least two laser treatment units that produce different wavelengths. At least two filters for removing laser light...
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5921916 |
Endoscope utilizing a fiber optic holding tube with a jacket slit for lateral placement of the fiber optic
An endoscope, in particular for applications in urology, has a hollow shaft (10), an optical viewing system (12) which can be inserted in the hollow shaft (10) and has a fiber-optic illumination...
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5893828 |
Contact laser surgical endoscope and associated myringotomy procedure
In a myringotomy, a selected amount of tympanic membrane tissues are removed from a patient by the application of laser energy to vaporize the tissues. An endoscope is inserted into the ear canal...
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5836941 |
Laser probe
A laser probe including an optical fiber for guiding a laser beam, a holder fixed at an end portion of the optical fiber, and a reflection tip detachably attached to the holder and having a...
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5836909 |
Automatic fluid control system for use in open and laparoscopic laser surgery and electrosurgery and method therefor
A manual and automatic fluid control system and method for use in open and laparoscopic laser surgery and electrosurgery is disclosed. The system includes a manual mode along with several automatic...
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5823941 |
Apparatus for directing the movement of an endoscopic surgical laser especially for use in vaporizing brain tumors
An apparatus for removing brain tumors by vaporizing the tumor tissue with a laser beam in select scan planes of the tumor. A cored hole through the tumor is made by the laser beam, and an...
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5785704 |
Method for performing stereotactic laser surgery
A method for the photodisruption of tissue using a laser beam for stereotactic laser neurosurgery includes the initial step of positioning the distal end of a probe into the tissue to be...
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5730700 |
Method for measuring incident light in a body cavity
An obturator for measuring incident light in a remote situs such as a body cavity which includes a treatment tubular member through which light is delivered to the remote situs and one or more...
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5685877 |
Mutiple tool laparoscopic surgical instrument
A multiple tool laparoscopic surgical instrument that includes a hand piece, an outer conduit connected to the hand piece, four inner conduits within the outer conduit, an interior channel within...
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5672171 |
Apparatus and method for interstitial laser treatment
An apparatus for delivering laser energy to a target through a radiation-transmitting waveguide having a distal end terminating in a tip which is in contact with the target during delivery, while...
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5593405 |
Fiber optic endoscope
An endoscope has an elongated flexible guide the distal end of which can be introduced into a selected chamber of a human or other animal heart or into the internal space of another body organ. The...
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5593404 |
Method of treatment of prostate
A method of treating a patient's prostate. An endoscopic instrument is inserted through the patient's urethra such that a distal portion of the endoscopic instrument is inserted into the patient's...
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5582190 |
Arthroscopic surgical device and method for evaluating and relieving the symptoms of temporomandibular joint disorders
A device and method are provided for evaluating and relieving the symptoms associated with joint disorders. The cannula device has two channels extending from the proximal end to the distal end....
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5573531 |
Fluid core laser angioscope
A liquid core laser optical scope for illuminating, viewing, and delivering laser energy to a site in a lumen of an animal or human body which includes a flexible tube for insertion into the lumen,...
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5549601 |
Delivery of intracorporeal probes
A system for delivering a probe into a body part to perform a therapeutic or diagnostic procedure therein which includes an elongated probe device which is disposed within a protective sheath and...
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5505725 |
Shapeable optical fiber apparatus
A shapeable optical fiber apparatus includes an optical fiber, a support structure secured over a distal end portion of the optical fiber, and terminates in a lens at its distal end. The transition...
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5468238 |
Endoscopic laser instrument
An endoscopic instrument having a diode laser at the distal end of the instrument for cutting and/or coagulating tissue during an endoscopic procedure.
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5428699 |
Probe having optical fiber for laterally directing laser beam
An improved optical fiber for laterally directing a laser beam having a waveguide including a tip for communicating electromagnetic radiation in a propagation direction to the tip of the waveguide,...
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5421323 |
Endoscope with additional viewing aperture
An endoscope has a tubular shaft for receiving a viewing lens and a treatment instrument. The shaft has a distal end portion of channel-shape, providing a viewing window for the viewing lens. The...
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5419312 |
Multi-function endoscope apparatus
A multi-function endoscope capable of insertion within a body cavity for treatment/diagnostic purposes. The endoscope includes a flexible probe having an optical fiber connected to a laser light...
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5416878 |
Surgical methods and apparatus using a bent-tip side-firing laser fiber
An improved side-firing laser fiber assembly is provided in which the output end terminates in a substantially flat face having an arcuate edge around the circumference thereof. The presently...
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5409480 |
Laser endoscope system console
An endoscope laser system console including a chassis having a front wall, a rear wall, and a first side wall connecting the front and rear walls; an interior wall connected to the rear wall and...
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5396366 |
Endoscope apparatus
An endoscope is disclosed which is designed to transmit light to the area under observation and allows the light to make contact with the image plane, without the need of a fiber optic bundle. The...
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5395362 |
Methods and apparatus for distributing laser radiation
Apparatus and methods are disclosed for distributing and delivering laser radiation with substantially uniform intensity to multi-spatial locations. Laser radiation is directed into a fiber optic...
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5342353 |
System for laser treatment of the female urethra and bladder
A CO2 laser system which includes the CO2 laser unit, a microscope for receiving the laser beam and directing the beam to the infected area; a modified air cystoscope which further comprises a...
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