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US 2013/0158347 A1Published application
Devices and Methods for the Treatment of Endometriosis
AssigneeBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc.
InventorsJon T. McINTYRE, Francis P. GRILLO, Isaac OSTROVSKY
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Abstract
A tissue treatment device comprises an insertion section 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 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.
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A tissue treatment device, comprising:
- an insertion section sized and shaped for insertion into a body;
- a diagnostic element coupled to the insertion section, the diagnostic element configured to illuminate a target area with a first light of a first wavelength and a second light of a second wavelength selected to facilitate identification of a select portion of a target tissue;
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- an ultrasound element coupled to the insertion section, the ultrasound element including a generating component that generates ultrasound energy for delivery to the select portion of the target tissue,
- wherein the diagnostic element and the ultrasound element are positioned and oriented within the insertion section such that the second light from the diagnostic element and the ultrasound energy from the generating component converge on a target spot.
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A method for tissue treatment, comprising:
- inserting into a body space an endoscopic element;
- illuminating tissue with a first light of a first wavelength and a second light of a second wavelength selected to facilitate identification of a first target portion of tissue via an integrated illumination element of the endoscopic element;
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- generating ultrasound energy for delivery to the first target portion via an integrated generating component of the endoscopic element,
- wherein the illumination element and the generating component are positioned within the endoscopic element such that the light from the illumination element and the ultrasound energy from the generating component converge on a target spot.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.