AU3204097A - Method and apparatus for ablating turbinates - Google Patents

Method and apparatus for ablating turbinates

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AU3204097A
AU3204097A AU32040/97A AU3204097A AU3204097A AU 3204097 A AU3204097 A AU 3204097A AU 32040/97 A AU32040/97 A AU 32040/97A AU 3204097 A AU3204097 A AU 3204097A AU 3204097 A AU3204097 A AU 3204097A
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turbinates
ablating
ablating turbinates
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AU32040/97A
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Stuart D Edwards
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Somnus Medical Technologies Inc
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Somnus Medical Technologies Inc
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Priority claimed from US08/754,588 external-priority patent/US5746224A/en
Priority claimed from US08/790,172 external-priority patent/US5823197A/en
Priority claimed from US08/790,173 external-priority patent/US5843077A/en
Priority claimed from US08/790,081 external-priority patent/US5827277A/en
Application filed by Somnus Medical Technologies Inc filed Critical Somnus Medical Technologies Inc
Publication of AU3204097A publication Critical patent/AU3204097A/en
Abandoned legal-status Critical Current

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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • 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
    • A61B18/1485—Probes or electrodes therefor having a short rigid shaft for accessing the inner body through natural openings
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N1/00—Electrotherapy; Circuits therefor
    • A61N1/02—Details
    • A61N1/04—Electrodes
    • A61N1/06—Electrodes for high-frequency therapy
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/00053—Mechanical features of the instrument of device
    • A61B2018/00214—Expandable means emitting energy, e.g. by elements carried thereon
    • A61B2018/0022—Balloons
    • A61B2018/0025—Multiple balloons
    • A61B2018/00261—Multiple balloons arranged in a line
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • 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
    • A61B2018/00761—Duration
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • 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
    • A61B2018/00773—Sensed parameters
    • A61B2018/00886—Duration
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61N—ELECTROTHERAPY; MAGNETOTHERAPY; RADIATION THERAPY; ULTRASOUND THERAPY
    • A61N5/00—Radiation therapy
    • A61N5/02—Radiation therapy using microwaves
    • A61N5/04—Radiators for near-field treatment

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Radiology & Medical Imaging (AREA)
  • Plasma & Fusion (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Thermotherapy And Cooling Therapy Devices (AREA)
  • Radiation-Therapy Devices (AREA)
AU32040/97A 1996-05-22 1997-05-06 Method and apparatus for ablating turbinates Abandoned AU3204097A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (19)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US65179896A 1996-05-22 1996-05-22
US65179696A 1996-05-22 1996-05-22
US08651798 1996-05-22
US08651796 1996-05-22
US66300496A 1996-06-07 1996-06-07
US08663004 1996-06-07
US75306396A 1996-11-19 1996-11-19
US08752076 1996-11-19
US08753063 1996-11-19
US08/754,588 US5746224A (en) 1994-06-24 1996-11-19 Method for ablating turbinates
US08/752,076 US5800429A (en) 1994-06-24 1996-11-19 Noninvasive apparatus for ablating turbinates
US08754588 1996-11-19
US08790173 1997-01-29
US08790172 1997-01-29
US08/790,172 US5823197A (en) 1994-06-24 1997-01-29 Method for internal ablation of turbinates
US08/790,173 US5843077A (en) 1994-06-24 1997-01-29 Minimally invasive apparatus for internal ablation of turbinates with surface cooling
US08790081 1997-01-29
US08/790,081 US5827277A (en) 1994-06-24 1997-01-29 Minimally invasive apparatus for internal ablation of turbinates
PCT/US1997/007818 WO1997043971A2 (en) 1996-05-22 1997-05-06 Method and apparatus for ablating turbinates

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