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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2012
Applicants:
Claudia Lueckge, L'Île-Bizard, CA;
Ethel Rubin, Baltimore, MD (US);
Inventors:
Claudia Lueckge, L'Île-Bizard, CA;
Ethel Rubin, Baltimore, MD (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic CryoCath LP, Toronto, Ontario, CA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61B 18/148 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0293 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and device for treating tissue with temperature-sensitizing adjuvants to enhance the effects of ablation therapy. The method may comprise identifying tissue to receive ablation therapy, treating the tissue with a temperature-sensitizing agent, and activating an ablation therapy device proximate the treated tissue. The device may comprise a cryo-sensitizing adjuvant operable in association with a cryotherapy device, the cryo-sensitizing adjuvant enhancing the effectiveness of tissue destruction upon application of temperatures below 0° C.