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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 23, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2019
Gyrus Acmi, Inc., Southborough, MA (US);
Richard C. Faherty, Watertown, MA (US);
Lawrence J. St. George, Sudbury, MA (US);
Gyrus Acmi, Inc., Westborough, MA (US);
Abstract
A method includes attaching one or more heat exchangers to one or more of a distal handle end and a proximal handle end of a lithotripter, the lithotripter including a handle, the handle having a handle distal end and a handle proximal end; a probe housed within the handle, the probe having a probe distal end and a probe proximal end; a passageway extending through the handle at least partially containing the probe; and a shielding insert contained within the passageway; wherein the probe, the passageway, and the shielding insert are contained within a central lumen of a driver resource; and performing a sterilization procedure on the surgical device; wherein the one or more heat exchangers collect and transfer heat at least through a full length of the handle, particularly to the lumen contained within the handle.