EP2162084A4 - Methods and devices for treating tissue - Google Patents

Methods and devices for treating tissue

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Publication number
EP2162084A4
EP2162084A4 EP08771073A EP08771073A EP2162084A4 EP 2162084 A4 EP2162084 A4 EP 2162084A4 EP 08771073 A EP08771073 A EP 08771073A EP 08771073 A EP08771073 A EP 08771073A EP 2162084 A4 EP2162084 A4 EP 2162084A4
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Prior art keywords
methods
devices
treating tissue
tissue
treating
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
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Application number
EP08771073A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP2162084A1 (en
Inventor
Bankim H Mehta
Peter G Knopp
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Primaeva Medical Inc
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Primaeva Medical Inc
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Priority claimed from US11/764,032 external-priority patent/US20080312647A1/en
Priority claimed from US11/832,544 external-priority patent/US20090036958A1/en
Application filed by Primaeva Medical Inc filed Critical Primaeva Medical Inc
Publication of EP2162084A1 publication Critical patent/EP2162084A1/en
Publication of EP2162084A4 publication Critical patent/EP2162084A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/04—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating
    • A61B18/12—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by heating by passing a current through the tissue to be heated, e.g. high-frequency current
    • A61B18/14—Probes or electrodes therefor
    • A61B18/1477—Needle-like probes
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    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/18—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves
    • A61B18/20—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves using laser
    • A61B18/203—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves using laser applying laser energy to the outside of the body
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    • A61B18/20—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by applying electromagnetic radiation, e.g. microwaves using laser
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    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/00005—Cooling or heating of the probe or tissue immediately surrounding the probe
    • A61B2018/00011—Cooling or heating of the probe or tissue immediately surrounding the probe with fluids
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    • A61B2018/00005—Cooling or heating of the probe or tissue immediately surrounding the probe
    • A61B2018/00011—Cooling or heating of the probe or tissue immediately surrounding the probe with fluids
    • A61B2018/00023—Cooling or heating of the probe or tissue immediately surrounding the probe with fluids closed, i.e. without wound contact by the fluid
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    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/00315—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body for treatment of particular body parts
    • A61B2018/00452—Skin
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    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/00636—Sensing and controlling the application of energy
    • A61B2018/00696—Controlled or regulated parameters
    • A61B2018/00702—Power or energy
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    • A61B2018/00636—Sensing and controlling the application of energy
    • A61B2018/00696—Controlled or regulated parameters
    • A61B2018/00744—Fluid flow
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    • A61B2018/00636—Sensing and controlling the application of energy
    • A61B2018/00773—Sensed parameters
    • A61B2018/00791—Temperature
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    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/00994—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body combining two or more different kinds of non-mechanical energy or combining one or more non-mechanical energies with ultrasound
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    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/02—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by cooling, e.g. cryogenic techniques
    • A61B2018/0231—Characteristics of handpieces or probes
    • A61B2018/0237—Characteristics of handpieces or probes with a thermoelectric element in the probe for cooling purposes
EP08771073A 2007-06-15 2008-06-13 Methods and devices for treating tissue Withdrawn EP2162084A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US11/764,032 US20080312647A1 (en) 2007-06-15 2007-06-15 Methods and devices for treating tissue
US11/832,544 US20090036958A1 (en) 2007-08-01 2007-08-01 Methods and devices for treating tissue
PCT/US2008/066980 WO2008157400A1 (en) 2007-06-15 2008-06-13 Methods and devices for treating tissue

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EP2162084A1 EP2162084A1 (en) 2010-03-17
EP2162084A4 true EP2162084A4 (en) 2011-02-02

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WO (1) WO2008157400A1 (en)

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