METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING CAPILLARY OF LASER FIBER DURING INSERTION AND REDUCING METAL CAP DEGRADATION
    71.
    发明申请
    METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROTECTING CAPILLARY OF LASER FIBER DURING INSERTION AND REDUCING METAL CAP DEGRADATION 有权
    用于在插入期间保护激光毛细管并减少金属箔降解的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US20130231648A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-09-05

    申请号:US13851325

    申请日:2013-03-27

    IPC分类号: A61B18/22

    摘要: A method and an apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention includes disposing a cover about a capillary used in a side-firing optical fiber. The cover can be used to protect the capillary when being inserted through an endoscope for medical treatment. In some embodiments, the cover can be a low-profile cover such as a coating made of a light-sensitive polymer or like material. At least a portion of the coating can be removed after insertion by exposing the light-sensitive material to laser energy transmitted from an optical-fiber-core end housed within the capillary. In other embodiments, the cover can be a slideable or moveable low-profile sleeve or metal cover. During insertion, the sleeve or metal cover is positioned over the capillary. After insertion, the sleeve or metal cover is retracted to expose the area to be treated to side-fired laser energy transmitted from the capillary.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的实施例的方法和装置包括在侧面发光光纤中使用的毛细管周围设置盖。 当通过用于医疗的内窥镜插入时,该盖可用于保护毛细管。 在一些实施例中,盖可以是低轮廓的覆盖物,例如由光敏聚合物或类似材料制成的涂层。 通过将感光材料暴露于从容纳在毛细管内的光纤纤芯端传递的激光能量,可以在插入后至少部分涂层被去除。 在其他实施例中,盖可以是可滑动或可移动的低轮廓套筒或金属盖。 在插入期间,套筒或金属盖位于毛细管上方。 在插入之后,套筒或金属盖缩回以将待处理的区域暴露于从毛细管传递的侧火激光能量。

    Method and device for tissue removal and for delivery of a therapeutic agent or bulking agent
    72.
    发明授权
    Method and device for tissue removal and for delivery of a therapeutic agent or bulking agent 有权
    用于组织去除和用于递送治疗剂或填充剂的方法和装置

    公开(公告)号:US08517994B2

    公开(公告)日:2013-08-27

    申请号:US12893168

    申请日:2010-09-29

    摘要: According to an aspect of the present invention, a medical device is provided, which comprises the following: (a) a hollow elongate body (e.g., an elongate cylinder, such as a needle) having distal and proximal ends; and (b) a rotatable member comprising a tissue morselizer and an elongate shaft (e.g., an auger-like tissue-drilling bit). The device (i) advance material (e.g., morselated tissue) toward the proximal end of the hollow elongate body when the shaft is rotated in a first direction, and (ii) advance material (e.g., a therapeutic agent and/or a bulking agent) toward the distal end of the hollow elongate body when the shaft is rotated in a second direction that is opposite the first direction. The invention also provides a method of treatment for morselizing and removing tissue from within the patient and creating a void within the patient and introducing a therapeutic agent and/or a bulking agent into the void.

    摘要翻译: 根据本发明的一个方面,提供一种医疗装置,其包括:(a)具有远端和近端的中空细长体(例如细长圆柱体,例如针头); 和(b)可旋转构件,其包括组织修整器和细长轴(例如,螺旋状组织钻头)。 当所述轴沿第一方向旋转时,所述装置(i)朝着所述中空细长主体的近端向前推进材料(例如,组织),和(ii)推进材料(例如,治疗剂和/或填充剂 )当所述轴沿与第一方向相反的第二方向旋转时朝向所述中空细长体的远端。 本发明还提供了一种治疗方法,用于从患者内部进行细胞破碎和去除组织,并在患者体内产生空洞并将治疗剂和/或填充剂引入空隙中。

    Systems and Methods for Treatment of BPH
    74.
    发明申请
    Systems and Methods for Treatment of BPH 有权
    BPH治疗的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US20130158534A1

    公开(公告)日:2013-06-20

    申请号:US13764645

    申请日:2013-02-11

    摘要: A prostate therapy system is provided that may include any of a number of features. One feature of the prostate therapy system is that it can access a prostate lobe from the urethra. Another feature of the prostate therapy system is that it can deliver condensable vapor into the prostate to ablate the prostate tissue. Another feature of the prostate therapy system is that it can aspirate tissue from the prostate. Yet another feature of the prostate therapy system is that it can rotate during delivery of vapor and aspiration of tissue. Methods associated with use of the prostate therapy system are also covered.

    摘要翻译: 提供了可以包括多个特征中的任何一个的前列腺治疗系统。 前列腺治疗系统的一个特征是它可以从尿道进入前列腺。 前列腺治疗系统的另一个特征是它可将可冷凝的蒸气输送到前列腺中以消融前列腺组织。 前列腺治疗系统的另一个特征是它可以从前列腺抽吸组织。 前列腺治疗系统的另一个特征是它可以在输送蒸气和组织抽吸期间旋转。 还涉及与使用前列腺治疗系统相关的方法。

    ELECTRICAL ABLATION DEVICES
    79.
    发明申请
    ELECTRICAL ABLATION DEVICES 有权
    电气设备

    公开(公告)号:US20120330306A1

    公开(公告)日:2012-12-27

    申请号:US13602742

    申请日:2012-09-04

    IPC分类号: A61B18/14

    摘要: An electrical ablation apparatus comprises first and second electrodes. Each electrode comprises a first end configured to couple an energy source and a second end configured to couple to a tissue treatment region. An energy source is coupled to the first and second electrodes. The energy source is configured to deliver a first series of electrical pulses sufficient to induce cell necrosis by irreversible electroporation and a second series of electrical pulses sufficient to induce cell necrosis by thermal heating, through at least one of the first and second electrodes. The first series of electrical pulses is characterized by a first amplitude, a first pulse length, and a first frequency. The second series of electrical pulses is characterized by a second amplitude, a second pulse length, and a second frequency.

    摘要翻译: 电切除装置包括第一和第二电极。 每个电极包括构造成耦合能量源的第一端和被配置为耦合到组织治疗区域的第二端。 能量源耦合到第一和第二电极。 能量源被配置为递送足以通过不可逆电穿孔诱导细胞坏死的第一系列电脉冲和通过热加热通过第一和第二电极中的至少一个足以诱导细胞坏死的第二系列电脉冲。 第一系列电脉冲的特征在于第一幅度,第一脉冲长度和第一频率。 第二系列电脉冲的特征在于第二幅度,第二脉冲长度和第二频率。