WO1998004221A1 - Cryoprobe - Google Patents
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- WO1998004221A1 WO1998004221A1 PCT/US1997/012719 US9712719W WO9804221A1 WO 1998004221 A1 WO1998004221 A1 WO 1998004221A1 US 9712719 W US9712719 W US 9712719W WO 9804221 A1 WO9804221 A1 WO 9804221A1
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- high pressure
- heat exchanger
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
- F25B9/00—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point
- F25B9/02—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point using Joule-Thompson effect; using vortex effect
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
- A61B18/02—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by cooling, e.g. cryogenic techniques
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- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
- A61B2018/00005—Cooling or heating of the probe or tissue immediately surrounding the probe
- A61B2018/00041—Heating, e.g. defrosting
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
- A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
- A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
- A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
- A61B18/02—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by cooling, e.g. cryogenic techniques
- A61B2018/0293—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by cooling, e.g. cryogenic techniques using an instrument interstitially inserted into the body, e.g. needle
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
- F25B2309/00—Gas cycle refrigeration machines
- F25B2309/02—Gas cycle refrigeration machines using the Joule-Thompson effect
- F25B2309/021—Gas cycle refrigeration machines using the Joule-Thompson effect with a cryosurgical probe tip having a specific construction
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
- F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
- F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
- F25B2500/00—Problems to be solved
- F25B2500/01—Geometry problems, e.g. for reducing size
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S128/00—Surgery
- Y10S128/27—Cryogenic
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Priority Applications (5)
Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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DE69721015T DE69721015T2 (en) | 1996-07-23 | 1997-07-21 | cryoprobe |
JP10508907A JP2000516696A (en) | 1996-07-23 | 1997-07-21 | Cryoprobe |
AU38065/97A AU740358B2 (en) | 1996-07-23 | 1997-07-21 | Cryoprobe |
AT97935033T ATE237289T1 (en) | 1996-07-23 | 1997-07-21 | CRYOPROBE |
EP97935033A EP0925045B1 (en) | 1996-07-23 | 1997-07-21 | Cryoprobe |
Applications Claiming Priority (4)
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US08/685,326 US5800488A (en) | 1996-07-23 | 1996-07-23 | Cryoprobe with warming feature |
US08/685,233 US5800487A (en) | 1996-07-23 | 1996-07-23 | Cryoprobe |
US08/685,233 | 1996-07-23 | ||
US08/685,326 | 1996-07-23 |
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WO1998004221A1 true WO1998004221A1 (en) | 1998-02-05 |
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PCT/US1997/012719 WO1998004221A1 (en) | 1996-07-23 | 1997-07-21 | Cryoprobe |
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US (3) | US5800488A (en) |
EP (1) | EP0925045B1 (en) |
JP (1) | JP2000516696A (en) |
AT (1) | ATE237289T1 (en) |
AU (1) | AU740358B2 (en) |
CA (1) | CA2261177C (en) |
DE (1) | DE69721015T2 (en) |
WO (1) | WO1998004221A1 (en) |
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