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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 20, 2011
Filed:
Apr. 16, 2008
Applicants:
Daniel M. Lafontaine, Plymouth, MN (US);
Boaz Avitall, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Inventors:
Daniel M. Lafontaine, Plymouth, MN (US);
Boaz Avitall, Whitefish Bay, WI (US);
Assignee:
Boston Scientific SCIMED, Inc., Maple Grove, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for performing cryotherapy on a target tissue region in a body includes positioning a first cooling element in a first location in a body adjacent a target tissue region, positioning a second cooling element in a second location in the body adjacent the target tissue region, and cooling the respective first and second cooling elements so as to cool the target tissue region.