公开(公告)号：US20240358963A1

公开(公告)日：2024-10-31

申请号：US18526542

申请日：2023-12-01

Applicant: Fractyl Health, Inc.

Inventor： Harith RAJAGOPALAN ,  Jay CAPLAN ,  Craig M. GARDNER ,  J. Christopher FLAHERTY

IPC: A61M25/00 ,  A61B5/00 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/02 ,  A61B17/30 ,  A61B17/34 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B18/02 ,  A61B18/04 ,  A61B18/06 ,  A61B18/08 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B18/18 ,  A61B18/24 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61F5/00 ,  A61M25/04 ,  A61N7/00 ,  A61N7/02

CPC classification number: A61M25/00 ,  A61B5/0036 ,  A61B5/0084 ,  A61B5/4255 ,  A61B5/4836 ,  A61B5/6852 ,  A61B5/6885 ,  A61B17/00234 ,  A61B18/02 ,  A61B18/082 ,  A61B18/1492 ,  A61B18/1815 ,  A61F5/0069 ,  A61F5/0079 ,  A61M25/04 ,  A61N7/00 ,  A61B5/0066 ,  A61B5/055 ,  A61B2017/00004 ,  A61B2017/00022 ,  A61B2017/00199 ,  A61B2017/00269 ,  A61B17/00491 ,  A61B2017/00818 ,  A61B17/0218 ,  A61B2017/306 ,  A61B17/3478 ,  A61B2018/00005 ,  A61B2018/00011 ,  A61B2018/00017 ,  A61B2018/00029 ,  A61B2018/00041 ,  A61B2018/0022 ,  A61B2018/00255 ,  A61B2018/00285 ,  A61B2018/00291 ,  A61B2018/00494 ,  A61B2018/00559 ,  A61B2018/00577 ,  A61B2018/00642 ,  A61B2018/00672 ,  A61B2018/00678 ,  A61B2018/00744 ,  A61B2018/00791 ,  A61B2018/00809 ,  A61B2018/00815 ,  A61B2018/00821 ,  A61B2018/00839 ,  A61B2018/00863 ,  A61B2018/00875 ,  A61B2018/00982 ,  A61B2018/0212 ,  A61B2018/046 ,  A61B18/06 ,  A61B2018/1861 ,  A61B18/24 ,  A61B2090/3908 ,  A61B2090/3933 ,  A61B2090/395 ,  A61B2218/002 ,  A61B2505/05 ,  A61B2560/0431 ,  A61B2562/227 ,  A61M25/0082 ,  A61M2210/1053 ,  A61M2210/1057 ,  A61M2210/1071 ,  A61M2210/1408 ,  A61N7/022

Abstract: A method for performing a medical procedure in an intestine of a patient is provided. The method comprises providing a system comprising: a catheter for insertion into the intestine, the catheter comprising: an elongate shaft comprising a distal portion; and a functional assembly positioned on the shaft distal portion and comprising at least one treatment element. The catheter is introduced into the patient, and target tissue is treated with the at least one treatment element. The target tissue comprises mucosal tissue of the small intestine, and the medical procedure can be configured to treat polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS).

公开(公告)号：US20240197382A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-20

申请号：US18469396

申请日：2023-09-18

Applicant: Zeltiq Aesthetics, Inc

Inventor： Leonard DeBenedictis ,  George Frangineas, JR. ,  Kristine Tatsutani ,  Linda Pham

IPC: A61B18/02 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61F7/00 ,  A61H1/00 ,  A61K31/045 ,  A61K31/047 ,  A61N7/00

CPC classification number: A61B18/02 ,  A61B18/0206 ,  A61B90/04 ,  A61F7/00 ,  A61F7/007 ,  A61H1/006 ,  A61H1/008 ,  A61K31/045 ,  A61K31/047 ,  A61N7/00 ,  A61B2018/00291 ,  A61B2018/00464 ,  A61B2018/00714 ,  A61B2018/00791 ,  A61B2018/00875 ,  A61B2018/00994 ,  A61B2018/0237 ,  A61B2018/0262 ,  A61B2090/0463 ,  A61B2090/065 ,  A61F2007/0003 ,  A61F2007/0004 ,  A61F2007/0019 ,  A61F2007/0036 ,  A61F2007/0045 ,  A61F2007/0047 ,  A61F2007/0052 ,  A61F2007/0056 ,  A61F2007/0075 ,  A61F2007/0087 ,  A61F2007/0093 ,  A61F2007/0096

Abstract: Treatment systems, methods, and apparatuses for improving the appearance of skin or other target regions are described. Aspects of the technology are directed to improving the appearance of skin by tightening the skin, improving skin tone or texture, eliminating or reducing wrinkles, increasing skin smoothness, or improving the appearance sites with cellulite. Treatments can include cooling a surface of a patient's skin and detecting freezing in the cooled skin. The tissue can be cooled after the freeze event is detected so to maintain the frozen state of the tissue to improve the appearance of the treatment site.

公开(公告)号：US11944276B2

公开(公告)日：2024-04-02

申请号：US17531565

申请日：2021-11-19

Applicant: Aulea Medical, Inc.

Inventor： George Chao-chih Hsu ,  Csaba Truckai

IPC: A61B1/307 ,  A61B1/00 ,  A61B1/005 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B90/11 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B17/32 ,  A61B17/34 ,  A61B18/00

CPC classification number: A61B1/307 ,  A61B1/0008 ,  A61B1/00135 ,  A61B1/00154 ,  A61B1/0058 ,  A61B18/1482 ,  A61B90/11 ,  A61B2017/00274 ,  A61B2017/00867 ,  A61B2017/320028 ,  A61B17/3417 ,  A61B17/3439 ,  A61B2018/00196 ,  A61B2018/00208 ,  A61B2018/00291 ,  A61B2018/00517 ,  A61B2018/00547 ,  A61B2018/00601 ,  A61B2018/00982 ,  A61B2018/144 ,  A61B2218/002 ,  A61B2218/007

Abstract: A medical introducer includes an elongated tubular member having a proximal end, a distal portion, and a central lumen extending from the proximal end to a distal port in the distal portion. A frame structure is coupled to the distal portion of the elongated tubular member, where frame structure supports the distal portion of the elongated tubular member in a tapered shape and alternatively in a non-tapered shape. The elongated tubular member may include a rigid outer tube and a rigid inner tube carried in an interior lumen of the outer tube. The distal portion is typically a reinforced elastomeric tubular extension of the outer tube, and the reinforced elastomeric tubular extension may have a conical shape.

公开(公告)号：US11871984B2

公开(公告)日：2024-01-16

申请号：US14793591

申请日：2015-07-07

Applicant: Cirrus Technologies KFT

Inventor： Csaba Truckai

IPC: A61F6/20 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61F6/22 ,  A61B17/42 ,  A61B17/12 ,  A61B18/02 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B17/32 ,  A61B17/3207

CPC classification number: A61B18/1492 ,  A61B17/12031 ,  A61B17/12159 ,  A61B17/42 ,  A61F6/22 ,  A61B17/320016 ,  A61B18/02 ,  A61B2017/320791 ,  A61B2017/4233 ,  A61B2018/0022 ,  A61B2018/00291 ,  A61B2018/00559 ,  A61B2018/00577 ,  A61B2018/00607 ,  A61B2018/00702 ,  A61B2018/00791 ,  A61B2018/00875 ,  A61B2018/00886 ,  A61B2218/007

Abstract: The present invention relates to medical devices and methods for treating and occluding a female patient's fallopian tubes to provide birth control or sterilization, where such birth control/sterilization can be short term, long term, or permanent.

公开(公告)号：US11751932B2

公开(公告)日：2023-09-12

申请号：US15423540

申请日：2017-02-02

Applicant: Guided Therapy Systems, LLC

Inventor： Michael H. Slayton ,  Peter G. Barthe

IPC: A61B18/12 ,  A61B18/20 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61N7/00 ,  A61B8/08 ,  A61B8/14 ,  A61B8/00 ,  A61N7/02 ,  A61M37/00 ,  A61B18/18 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B18/00 ,  A61B90/00 ,  G01S15/89 ,  A61N5/02 ,  A61N5/06

CPC classification number: A61B18/12 ,  A61B8/14 ,  A61B8/429 ,  A61B8/4483 ,  A61B8/483 ,  A61B18/20 ,  A61B18/203 ,  A61B34/20 ,  A61N7/00 ,  A61N7/02 ,  A61B8/4455 ,  A61B2017/00221 ,  A61B2017/00734 ,  A61B2018/00291 ,  A61B2018/00464 ,  A61B2018/00577 ,  A61B2018/1807 ,  A61B2090/065 ,  A61B2090/378 ,  A61M37/0092 ,  A61N5/02 ,  A61N5/06 ,  A61N2007/0008 ,  A61N2007/0052 ,  A61N2007/0078 ,  G01S15/899

Abstract: A method can include targeting a region of interest below a surface of skin, which contains fat lobuli and delivering ultrasound energy to the region of interest. The ultrasound energy generates a conformal lesion with said ultrasound energy on a surface of a fat lobuli. The lesion creates an opening in the surface of the fat which allows the draining of a fluid out of the fat lobuli and through the opening. In addition, by applying ultrasound energy to fat cells to increase the temperature to between 43° C. and 49° C. degrees, cell apoptosis can be realized, thereby resulting in reduction of fat.

公开(公告)号：US20230233244A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-27

申请号：US18013002

申请日：2021-07-21

Applicant: Apyx Medical Corporation

Inventor： Gregory Goliszek ,  Shawn D. Roman ,  Amin Elachchabi ,  Fredrik Jonsson

IPC: A61B18/04 ,  A61B90/00

CPC classification number: A61B18/042 ,  A61B90/06 ,  A61B2018/00291

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to devices, systems and methods for subdermal tissue tightening through soft tissue coagulation and for use in cosmetic surgery applications. The devices, systems and methods of the present disclosure may be used for a minimally invasive application of plasma energy to subcutaneous tissue for the purpose of tightening lax tissue. The present disclosure further provides tissue tightness measurement devices, systems and methods, which are used to determine the tightness of tissue. The measurements obtained by the tissue tightness measurement devices and/or systems are used to determine when a desired tissue tightness has been achieved during a tissue tightening procedure.

公开(公告)号：US11701158B2

公开(公告)日：2023-07-18

申请号：US16335893

申请日：2017-10-11

Applicant: Acutus Medical, Inc.

Inventor： Derrick Ren-Yu Chou ,  Marcus Frederick Julian ,  Steven Anthony Yon ,  Randell L. Werneth ,  Alexander Higgins ,  Ricardo Roman ,  Alexander J. Asconeguy ,  Christoph Scharf ,  Dennis O'Brien ,  Rob Andre Pescar ,  Ahmad Falahatpisheh ,  Tom Esbeck ,  Gerald M. Stobbs, III ,  Leo Mariappan ,  Brandon Pratt Noheaikaika Lee ,  James Calvin Allan ,  Michael C. Oliveira ,  Daniel Welsh ,  R. Maxwell Flaherty ,  J. Christopher Flaherty

IPC: A61B18/00 ,  A61B34/30 ,  A61B90/00 ,  A61B17/32 ,  A61B18/06 ,  A61B18/08 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B18/24 ,  A61B17/00 ,  A61B18/02 ,  A61B18/18 ,  A61M25/01

CPC classification number: A61B18/00 ,  A61B18/06 ,  A61B18/082 ,  A61B18/1492 ,  A61B18/24 ,  A61B2017/00199 ,  A61B2017/320069 ,  A61B2018/00267 ,  A61B2018/00291 ,  A61B2018/00351 ,  A61B2018/00577 ,  A61B2018/00791 ,  A61B2018/00839 ,  A61B2018/00994 ,  A61B2018/0212 ,  A61B2018/1861 ,  A61B2034/301 ,  A61B2090/065 ,  A61M25/0155 ,  A61M25/0158 ,  A61M2205/0216

Abstract: An ablation system comprises: an ablation catheter and a console. The ablation catheter comprises: a shaft including a proximal end, a distal portion and a distal end; an ablation element configured to deliver energy to tissue; and a force maintenance assembly comprising a force maintenance element and configured to control and/or assess contact force between the ablation element and cardiac tissue. The console is configured to operably attach to the ablation catheter and comprises: an energy delivery assembly configured to provide energy to the ablation element. Methods of ablating tissue are also provided.

公开(公告)号：US11642542B2

公开(公告)日：2023-05-09

申请号：US16544122

申请日：2019-08-19

Applicant: Frederick R. Guy

Inventor： Frederick R. Guy

IPC: A61N1/44 ,  A61C5/62 ,  A61C5/50 ,  A61B17/88 ,  A61B18/04 ,  A61B17/56 ,  A61B18/00

CPC classification number: A61N1/44 ,  A61B17/56 ,  A61B17/88 ,  A61B18/042 ,  A61C5/50 ,  A61C5/62 ,  A61B2018/00291

Abstract: Aspects described herein pertain to restoring damaged portions of tooth or bone using plasma mediated deposition. In an embodiment, a biocompatible carrier gas is ionized to form a biocompatible atmospheric plasma stream. Restoration material, such as nano-scale powdered hydroxyapatite, is introduced into the plasma stream, which is then applied to a damaged portion of a bone or tooth. The restoration material is deposited on the damaged portion of the bone or tooth, thus restoring a shape and mechanical integrity of the bone or tooth.

公开(公告)号：US20190247113A1

公开(公告)日：2019-08-15

申请号：US16286173

申请日：2019-02-26

Applicant: AtriCure, Inc.

Inventor： Tamer IBRAHIM ,  Dwight P. MOREJOHN ,  Michael J. BANCHIERI ,  Ara STEPHANIAN ,  John D. PAVLIDIS ,  David K. SWANSON

IPC: A61B18/14

CPC classification number: A61B18/1492 ,  A61B18/02 ,  A61B18/1815 ,  A61B18/20 ,  A61B2018/00011 ,  A61B2018/00291 ,  A61B2018/00357 ,  A61B2018/00375 ,  A61B2018/00577 ,  A61B2018/00613 ,  A61B2018/00791 ,  A61B2018/00821 ,  A61B2018/142 ,  A61B2018/1467 ,  A61B2090/064 ,  A61B2218/002 ,  A61N7/022

Abstract: Surgical systems and methods for administering an ablation treatment and other therapeutic or diagnostic protocols to a patient tissue involve a flexible stabilizer mechanism having an inner recess and an ablation mechanism coupled with the stabilizer mechanism.

公开(公告)号：US20190133684A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-09

申请号：US16237494

申请日：2018-12-31

Applicant: MIRADRY, INC.

Inventor： Mark E. DEEM ,  Daniel E. FRANCIS ,  Jessi Ernest JOHNSON ,  Ted Y. SU ,  Steven W. KIM ,  Alexey SALAMINI ,  Peter SMITH ,  Daniel HALLOCK

IPC: A61B18/18 ,  A61N5/02 ,  A61N5/04

CPC classification number: A61B18/1815 ,  A61B18/18 ,  A61B90/37 ,  A61B2018/00005 ,  A61B2018/00023 ,  A61B2018/00029 ,  A61B2018/00041 ,  A61B2018/00291 ,  A61B2018/0047 ,  A61B2018/00779 ,  A61B2018/0091 ,  A61B2018/1823 ,  A61F2007/0075 ,  A61N5/02 ,  A61N5/04 ,  A61N2005/007

Abstract: Systems, methods and devices for creating an effect using microwave energy to specified tissue are disclosed herein. A system for the application of microwave energy to a tissue can include, in some embodiments, a signal generator adapted to generate a microwave signal having predetermined characteristics, an applicator connected to the generator and adapted to apply microwave energy to tissue, the applicator comprising one or more microwave antennas and a tissue interface, a vacuum source connected to the tissue interface, a cooling source connected to said tissue interface, and a controller adapted to control the signal generator, the vacuum source, and the coolant source. The tissue may include a first layer and a second layer, the second layer below the first layer, and the controller is configured such that the system delivers energy such that a peak power loss density profile is created in the second layer.