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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2026
Filed:
Sep. 28, 2023
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Steve Jester, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Paul Joseph Hattan, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Tim Bachman, Saint Paul, MN (US);
Matt Goulet, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Logan Ernster, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Charlie Weber, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Jonathan Nath, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
An apparatus for cooling an ablation probe includes a cassette receptacle configured to accept a cassette including a supply tube for supplying a coolant to the ablation probe. The apparatus also includes a pump head movably positioned proximate the cassette receptacle. The pump head is configured to move between a loading position and an operating position. The pump head includes one or more rollers configured to engage the supply tube of the cassette when the pump head is in the operating position. The apparatus also includes an actuator coupled to the pump head. The actuator is configured to move the pump head between the loading position and the operating position.