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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 29, 2010
Alexei Babkin, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Peter Littrup, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
William Nydam, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Barron Nydam, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Alexei Babkin, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Peter Littrup, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
William Nydam, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Barron Nydam, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
CryoMedix, LLC, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A cryoablation system includes thermally insulated containers for holding liquid refrigerant. The containers are placed in a docking station that charges the containers with a liquid refrigerant at a cryogenic temperature suitable for carrying out a surgical procedure. The charged containers are detachably connectable with an inlet line of a cryoablation probe. When the cryoprobe is activated, the chilled liquid refrigerant is transported from a delivery container, through the cryoprobe, and to a recovery container. The recovery container is preferably identical in design to the delivery container. The refilled recovery container is then placed in the docking station to charge. In another embodiment, a cartridge includes a delivery container and recovery container combined as a single unit. Methods are also described.