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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 2007
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2004
Applicants:
Hanson S. Gifford, Woodside, CA (US);
Mark Deem, Mountain View, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hanson S. Gifford, Woodside, CA (US);
Mark Deem, Mountain View, CA (US);
Assignee:
Cierra, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61N 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods and apparatus are provided for non-invasively treating patent foramen ovale using an ultrasound imaging system and a high intensity focused ultrasound system to selectively target high intensity ultrasound energy on either or both of a patient's septum primum or septum secundum.