Heating method for tissue contraction
US7251531B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 30, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 31, 2007 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 20, 2025 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/00791
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Systems, software, devices, and methods are disclosed for therapeutically heating a collagenous structural support tissue within a pelvic support system of a patient body. The present invention may monitor the delivery of energy and dynamically adjust the delivery of energy during the treatment so that an actual treatment time for reaching a target temperature falls within a desired treatment time range of reaching the target temperature. The present invention may also dynamically adjust the power level after the target temperature has been reached so that the tissue is held at the target temperature for a desired dwell time.
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