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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 18, 2019
Applicant:
Atricure, Inc., Mason, OH (US);
Inventors:
Jonathon McHale, Cincinnati, OH (US);
Frank M. Fago, Mason, OH (US);
Stefan Stefanov, Ludlow, KY (US);
Assignee:
AtriCure, Inc., Mason, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00199 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00672 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00678 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00714 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00744 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00791 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0262 (2013.01);
Abstract
Medical devices and related methods, and, more specifically, cryogenic surgical systems and related methods are disclosed. Some example cryogenic surgical systems may include a cryosurgical control unit configured to cool a cryosurgical probe to a temperature colder than a temperature at which flow of cryogenic fluid to the probe is stopped. Some example tank level indicating systems may utilize the pressure of the fluid in the tank and a temperature of the exterior wall of the tank to indicate liquid level.