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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 2015

Filed:

Mar. 02, 2011
Applicants:

John M Baust, Owego, NY (US);

John G. Baust, Candor, NY (US);

Roy E. Cheeks, Harper's Ferry, WV (US);

Melissa K Dobson, Owego, NY (US);

Anthony T. Robilotto, Binghamton, NY (US);

Kristi K. Snyder, Candor, NY (US);

Robert G. Van Buskirk, Apalachin, NY (US);

Inventors:

John M Baust, Owego, NY (US);

John G. Baust, Candor, NY (US);

Roy E. Cheeks, Harper's Ferry, WV (US);

Melissa K Dobson, Owego, NY (US);

Anthony T. Robilotto, Binghamton, NY (US);

Kristi K. Snyder, Candor, NY (US);

Robert G. Van Buskirk, Apalachin, NY (US);

Assignee:

Endocare, Inc., Austin, TX (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00041 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00357 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00994 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0212 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0262 (2013.01);
Abstract

A cryogenic medical device for delivery of subcooled liquid cryogen to various configurations of cryoprobes is designed for the treatment of damaged, diseased, cancerous or other unwanted tissues, particularly as utilized for the ablation of cardiac tissue in the treatment of atrial fibrillation. The device is a closed or semi-closed system in which the liquid cryogen is nitrogen contained in both the supply and return stages. The device is capable of generating cryogen to a supercritical state, specifically supercritical nitrogen, and may be utilized in any rapid cooling systems. As designed, the device also integrates endocardial catheters and epicardial probes.


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