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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 29, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Endocare, Inc., Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
607105 ; 606 20 ; 606 21 ; 606 22 ; 606 24 ;
Abstract
Cryocoolers for use in cryosurgery and other applications comprising dual finned tube helical coil heat exchangers. The size and shape of iceballs created by the probes is controlled by the location of the gas outlets within the cryocooler outer sheath.