Surgery – Instruments – Cyrogenic application
Patent
1998-01-23
1999-06-29
Flanagan, Beverly M.
Surgery
Instruments
Cyrogenic application
607104, 607113, A61B 1736
Patent
active
059162120
ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a portable, hand held, self-contained cryosurgical probe system. In particular, the present invention relates to an improved portable, hand held cryosurgical probe system having easily changeable probes and cryogen sources wherein the cryogen can be provided in precharged cylinders mountable on the hand held unit and/or supplied from remote sources and which is capable of serving a plurality of probes via a multiprobe adapter. The present invention provides the flexibility of easily changeable probes and cryogen sources in a lightweight hand unit whereby different cryogens may be employed at different stages within a procedure or the cryogens may be mixed to vary the effective freeze capacity of the device.
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Baust John G.
Baust John M.
Cheeks Roy
Ma Hewu
Pottorf Lawrence
Cryomedical Sciences Inc.
Flanagan Beverly M.
Gibson Roy
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