Enhanced control systems including flexible shielding and support systems for electrosurgical applications

D Newton, W Taylor - US Patent 8,500,728, 2013 - Google Patents
A surgical system comprises a device adapted to deliver a plurality of surgical instruments to
a site within a patient's body, a first surgical instrument comprising an active electrode probe …

Methods and apparatuses for remodeling tissue of or adjacent to a body passage

P Mathur - US Patent 9,037,259, 2015 - Google Patents
US9037259B2 - Methods and apparatuses for remodeling tissue of or adjacent to a body
passage - Google Patents US9037259B2 - Methods and apparatuses for remodeling tissue of …

System for inducing desirable temperature effects on body tissue

CW Stone, MF Hoey, AG Blanck, L Briggs… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
A catheter and catheter system may be used to treat disease tissue by gentle heating in
combination with gentle or standard dilation. An elongate flexible catheter body with a …

Ablation balloon with vapor deposited cover layer

PA Haverkost, MM Byron, CA Hanson… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
Medical devices and methods for making and using medical devices are disclosed. An
example medical device may include a catheter shaft. An expandable balloon may be …

Methods and conduits for flowing blood from a heart chamber to a blood vessel

PJ Wilk, DY Phelps, SJ Wolf - US Patent 7,736,327, 2010 - Google Patents
Disclosed is a conduit that provides a bypass around an occlusion or stenosis in a coronary
artery. The conduit is a tube adapted to be positioned in the heart wall to provide a passage …

Apparatus and method for treatment of in-stent restenosis

P Mathur, M Mazor, D Perez - US Patent 9,713,730, 2017 - Google Patents
US9713730B2 - Apparatus and method for treatment of in-stent restenosis - Google Patents
US9713730B2 - Apparatus and method for treatment of in-stent restenosis - Google Patents …

Power generating and control apparatus for the treatment of tissue

B Herscher, D Krawzsenek, A LaBarge… - US Patent …, 2016 - Google Patents
Apparatus, systems, and methods are provided for the gen eration and control of energy
delivery in a dosage to elicit a therapeutic response in diseased tissue. A balloon catheter …

Focused ultrasonic renal denervation

R Hastings, AC Shuros, F Ingle… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
Acoustic energy is delivered to innervated vascular that con tributes to renal sympathetic
nerve activity, Such as inner vated tissue of the renal artery and abdominal aorta. Focused …

Tuned RF energy and electrical tissue characterization for selective treatment of target tissues

CW Stone, MF Hoey, TA Steinke, RM Michel… - US Patent …, 2015 - Google Patents
A catheter and catheter system can use energy tailored for remodeling and/or removal of
target material along a body lumen, often of atherosclerotic material of a blood vessel of a …

Cooled conductive balloon RF catheter for renal nerve ablation

S Smith, J Koblish, ML Jenson, R Hastings - US Patent 9,463,062, 2016 - Google Patents
A catheter includes a flexible shaft having a lumen arrangement and a length sufficient to
access a target vessel of a patient. A balloon at the distal end of the shaft is fluidly coupled to …