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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 21, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 07, 2010
Applicants:
Rodney L. Ross, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Gregg Hughes, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Inventors:
Rodney L. Ross, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Gregg Hughes, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Med-Logics, Inc., Laguna Hills, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61F 9/007 (2006.01); A61M 39/24 (2006.01); A61B 18/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61M 1/0037 (2013.01); A61F 9/00736 (2013.01); A61M 1/008 (2013.01); A61M 1/0045 (2014.02); A61B 18/082 (2013.01); A61M 2039/2473 (2013.01); A61M 2039/2486 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3653 (2013.01); A61M 2210/0612 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tissue removal device includes a cannula that can aspirate tissue, and a thermal element located at a tip of the cannula that can apply localized heat to the tissue to be aspirated. The tissue removal device may also include a device for applying a vacuum in the cannula, which may be configured for applying vacuum pulses according to a controlled pulse rate and vacuum level. The tissue removal device may also include a device for applying the heat at the tip according to a controllable pulse rate and power level.