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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:
Oct. 08, 2002
Filed:
Feb. 02, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Bharat B. Pant, Sony Brook, NY (US);
David E. Acker, Setauket, NY (US);
Edward Paul Harhen, Duxbury, MA (US);
Assignee:
Transurgical, Inc., Setauket, NY (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 1/00 ; A61H 1/02 ; A61H 5/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61H 1/00 ; A61H 1/02 ; A61H 5/00 ;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for applying sonic energy within the body of the living subject. A probe for applying sonic energy within the body of a subject includes a probe body having a proximal and a distal end adapted for insertion into the body of a subject, a spatially-distributed sonic transducer disposed adjacent to the distal end of the probe body and a device for moving one portion of the spatially-distributed transducer relative to another portion of the transducer while the distal end of the probe is disposed within the body of the subject.
Published as:
CA2368707A1; WO0045706A1; AU2751200A; EP1148817A1; CN1338909A; US6461314B1; JP2002536040A; US2003004439A1; EP1148817A4; IL144513A; CA2368707C;