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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2004
Applicants:
Günter Fuhr, Berlin, DE;
Uwe Schön, Neunkirchen, DE;
Heiko Zimmermann, Kronberg im Taunus, DE;
Young-joo OH, Sulzbach, DE;
Inventors:
Günter Fuhr, Berlin, DE;
Uwe Schön, Neunkirchen, DE;
Heiko Zimmermann, Kronberg im Taunus, DE;
Young-Joo Oh, Sulzbach, DE;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F24F 3/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention relates to a device and method for handling a probe, in particular, for treating, examining, inserting or extracting a cryoprobe. According to the invention, said probe is surrounded by an ambient gas, during handling, and an air-conditioning device () cools, dries and/or at least partially replaces the ambient gas by a protective gas, in order to prevent deterioration of the probe by the ambient gas during handling.