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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2005
Filed:
Jan. 16, 2003
Teresa Mihalik, Westmount, CA;
Cristian Petre, Laval, CA;
Daniel Nahon, Ottawa, CA;
Steven G. Arless, Beaconsfield, CA;
Fredric L. Milder, Brookline, MA (US);
Dan Wittenberger, Pierrefonds, CA;
Domenic N. Santoianni, Kirkland, CA;
Claudia Lückge, Ile Perrot, CA;
John W. Lehmann, Wayland, MA (US);
Jean-pierre Lalonde, Verdun, CA;
Kenneth A. Spector, Framingham, MA (US);
Teresa Mihalik, Westmount, CA;
Cristian Petre, Laval, CA;
Daniel Nahon, Ottawa, CA;
Steven G. Arless, Beaconsfield, CA;
Fredric L. Milder, Brookline, MA (US);
Dan Wittenberger, Pierrefonds, CA;
Domenic N. Santoianni, Kirkland, CA;
Claudia Lückge, Ile Perrot, CA;
John W. Lehmann, Wayland, MA (US);
Jean-Pierre Lalonde, Verdun, CA;
Kenneth A. Spector, Framingham, MA (US);
CryoCath Technologies Inc., Kirkland, CA;
Abstract
A cryosurgical system including a housing having a front portion and a rear portion. The front portion and rear portion are connectable to support a fluid supply. A control unit attached to the front portion, and has a regulator assembly connecting the fluid supply to the control unit. A medical device is connected to the control unit, the medical device including a handle, a shaft, and a thermally-transmissive region. The handle, the shaft, and the thermally-transmissive region defining a fluid pathway through the handle, shaft, and thermally-transmissive region. The shaft is malleable to retain a first shape until manipulated to a second shape.