Surgery – Instruments – Cyrogenic application
Reexamination Certificate
2006-12-18
2011-11-29
Gibson, Roy (Department: 3739)
Surgery
Instruments
Cyrogenic application
C606S020000, C606S022000, C606S023000
Reexamination Certificate
active
08066697
ABSTRACT:
A cryosurgery apparatus is disclosed. The cryosurgery apparatus an introducer having a hollow and a distal portion, the distal portion being sufficiently sharp so as to penetrate into a body, the hollow of the introducer being designed and constructed for containing a plurality of cryoprobes each of the cryoprobes being for effecting cryoablation, such that each of the plurality of cryoprobes is deployable through the distal portion of the introducer when the distal portion is positioned with respect to a tissue to be cryoablated.
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Schatzberger Shaike
Zvuloni Roni
Fredrikson & Byron , P.A.
Galil Medical Ltd.
Gibson Roy
Smith Kaitlyn
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