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Date of Patent:
Mar. 31, 2026

Filed:

Mar. 20, 2023
Applicant:

Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);

Inventors:

Hongxuan Zhang, Austin, TX (US);

Vineel Vallapureddy, Plymouth, MN (US);

Ryan Medema, Georgetown, TX (US);

Sean Doll, Cedar Park, TX (US);

Elizabeth Campo, Austin, TX (US);

Kenneth Zapalac, Cedar Park, TX (US);

Assignee:

Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00041 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0262 (2013.01);
Abstract

A combination ablation probe includes a shell configured to be positioned at a target tissue in a patient and a conduit positioned inside the shell. The conduit is configured to supply a cryo-fluid toward a tip of the probe. The probe also includes a heater positioned radially outward of the conduit in the shell and at least one heat transfer element in thermal communication with the heater and the shell.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Zhang, Hongxuan. (2026). Combination probe for cryoablation and thermal ablation and related methods (U.S. Patent No. 12588938). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12588938

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