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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2022
Filed:
Apr. 05, 2018
Applicant:
Miraki Innovation Think Tank Llc, Cambridge, MA (US);
Inventor:
Christopher Velis, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
MIRAKI INNOVATION THINK TANK LLC, Cambridge, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 7/12 (2006.01); A61M 25/10 (2013.01); A61M 25/00 (2006.01); A61F 7/00 (2006.01); A61F 7/02 (2006.01); A61B 90/00 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 7/123 (2013.01); A61F 7/12 (2013.01); A61M 25/007 (2013.01); A61M 25/1002 (2013.01); A61B 2090/0463 (2016.02); A61F 2007/0056 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0063 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0069 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0092 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0096 (2013.01); A61F 2007/025 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0249 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0253 (2013.01); A61F 2007/126 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1013 (2013.01); A61M 2025/1072 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention provides methods and devices for controlling a cold slurry that is delivered to a target tissue and for limiting heat transferring from surrounding tissue to the target tissue. In particular, a balloon structure is deployed at or near a point of delivery to act as a physical and/or thermal barrier. In some instances, the balloon structure can act as a pressure device obstructing the flow of warm blood into a treatment area, which can melt the cold slurry.