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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2014
Applicant:
Covidien Lp, Mansfield, MA (US);
Inventors:
Christopher A. Deborski, Denver, CO (US);
Anthony B. Ross, Boulder, CO (US);
William H. Nau, Jr., Longmont, CO (US);
David J. Van Tol, Boulder, CO (US);
Assignee:
COVIDIEN LP, Mansfield, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22 (2006.01); A61M 1/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/00 (2006.01); A61N 5/02 (2006.01); A61N 7/00 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01); A61N 5/04 (2006.01); A61N 5/06 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 17/22004 (2013.01); A61B 18/148 (2013.01); A61B 18/1815 (2013.01); A61M 1/0084 (2013.01); A61N 5/00 (2013.01); A61N 5/022 (2013.01); A61N 7/00 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00642 (2013.01); A61N 5/045 (2013.01); A61N 5/062 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of performing a medical procedure is disclosed. The method includes: positioning an energy delivery device configured to deliver energy adjacent uric acid (UA) crystals having a resonance frequency; applying energy to tissue through the energy delivery device at a predetermined frequency thereby resonating the UA crystals; debulking at least a portion of the UA crystals; and removing at least a portion of the debulked UA crystals.