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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 03, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hosheng Tu, Tustin, CA (US);
Steve Chun-Guang Tu, Tustin, CA (US);
Assignee:
Quantum Cor Incorporated, Dana Point, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/814 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 1/814 ;
Abstract
A medical device for treating the hemorrhoid, or reducing the dilatation of cellular tissues comprising ligating a hemorrhoid tissue and heating the hemorrhoid tissue. In one embodiment, an elongate tubular shaft comprises at least one coil loop electrode arrangement disposed at the distal end portion of the shaft, a RF energy generating source, and a method for deploying a dilated ligature element to effect the pressure therapy for the hemorrhoid tissues.