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Method and apparatus for medical procedures using high-intensity focused ultrasound

  • US 6,007,499 A
  • Filed: 10/31/1997
  • Issued: 12/28/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/31/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of performing surgery with minimized bleeding, comprising the steps of:

  • a) determining each path of incision to be made in a tissue volume;

    b) cauterizing each path using ultrasonic energy to form at least one surgical pathway in the tissue volume prior to incising; and

    c) making surgical incisions only along a surgical pathway formed in accordance with step b).

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