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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 2011
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2005
Applicants:
Jon T. Mcintyre, Newton, MA (US);
Francis P. Grillo, Wellesley, MA (US);
Isaac Ostrovsky, Wellesley, MA (US);
Inventors:
Jon T. McIntyre, Newton, MA (US);
Francis P. Grillo, Wellesley, MA (US);
Isaac Ostrovsky, Wellesley, MA (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/04 (2006.01); A61B 8/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tissue treatment device comprises an insertion sized and shaped for insertion into the body via a trocar and a diagnostic element coupled to the insertion section, the diagnostic element illuminating tissue with the light of a wavelength selected to facilitate identification of target tissue in combination with an ultrasound element coupled to the insertion section for delivering to a portion of tissue illuminated by the diagnostic element ultrasound energy.