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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2023
Applicant:
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Inventors:
Hongxuan Zhang, Austin, TX (US);
Ryan Medema, Georgetown, TX (US);
Assignee:
Varian Medical Systems, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary 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 2018/00095 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00791 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00875 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0262 (2013.01);
Abstract
An 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 an outer surface of the shell that is configured to heat the probe to perform thermal ablation.
Zhang, Hongxuan. (2026). Combination probe for cryoablation and thermal ablation with external heater (U.S. Patent No. 12733968). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12733968
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