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| 20090281477 | ELECTROPORATION DEVICE AND METHOD - Disclosed herein are methods and devices configured for pulsed voltage ablation that have two or more voltage delivery regions separated along a probe by electrically insulating regions. The electrically insulating regions are of sufficient lengths to allow the voltage delivery regions to be oppositely energized for delivering voltage pulses to treat cells within a predetermined ablation volume that can be delineated through representations indicating pulsed voltage ablation thresholds for cells. | 11-12-2009 |
| 20090318849 | Device and Method for the Ablation of Fibrin Sheath Formation on a Venous Catheter - An indwelling venous catheter and method capable of destroying undesirable cellular growth is provided. The catheter includes a shaft having at least one lumen and adapted to be placed inside a vein for long term use. A plurality of electrodes are positioned near a distal section of the shaft and are adapted to receive from a voltage generator a plurality of electrical pulses in an amount sufficient to cause destruction of cells in the undesirable cellular growth that have grown around the shaft. In one aspect of the invention, a probe is configured to be removably insertable into the at least one lumen and the electrodes are positioned near the distal section of the probe. | 12-24-2009 |
| 20100004623 | Method for Treatment of Complications Associated with Arteriovenous Grafts and Fistulas Using Electroporation - Electroporation devices and methods for use in the treatment of complications, such as thrombosis, stenotic segments, or infections, associated with an arteriovenous graft or fistula are provided. The devices include at least two electrodes. The electrodes are adapted to be positioned near the target zone of complication for applying electrical pulses and thereby causing electroporation. In a preferred embodiment, the electroporation pulses are sufficient to subject substantially all cells within the target zone to irreversible electroporation without creating a thermally damaging effect. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100249771 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERACTIVELY PLANNING AND CONTROLLING A TREATMENT OF A PATIENT WITH A MEDICAL TREATMENT DEVICE - A system and method for interactively planning and controlling a treatment of a patient for a medical treatment device are provided. The system includes a memory; a processor coupled to the memory; and a treatment control module stored in the memory and executable by the processor. The treatment control module graphically displays in real time a continuously changing treatment region defined by the electrodes as a user moves at least one of the electrodes. This allows the user to more effectively plan and treat a target region. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100250209 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ESTIMATING A TREATMENT REGION FOR A MEDICAL TREATMENT DEVICE - A medical system and method for estimating a treatment region for a medical treatment device is provided. The system includes a memory; a processor coupled to the memory; and a treatment control module stored in the memory and executable by the processor. The treatment control module generates an estimated treatment region which is an estimate of a treatment region which would have been derived as a result of a numerical model analysis such as a finite element analysis. Advantageously, the estimated treatment region is generated using a fraction of the time it takes to generate the region using the numerical model analysis. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20110112527 | FLEXIBLE MEDICAL ABLATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF USE - Disclosed herein are methods and devices involving a medical probe placeable into tissue where the probe has a high pushability yet is capable of being conformed to a patient's shape due to use of a removable stiffener and a flexible needle section allowing for placement, imaging, and treatment to be performed without removal of the probe regardless of environmental and physical restrictions related to devices used during the patient's procedure. | 05-12-2011 |
