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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2016
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2011
Alexei Babkin, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Peter Littrup, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
William Nydam, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
Alexei Babkin, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Peter Littrup, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
William Nydam, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US);
CryoMedix, LLC, San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A cryoablation apparatus includes a distal energy delivery section to facilitate energy transfer to the tissue, resulting in faster achievement of tissue target temperatures. The energy delivery section includes a first heat exchange region and a second heat exchange region having a different heat exchange efficiency than the first heat exchange region. The first heat exchange region may comprise an increased surface area along a radial portion or length of the cryoprobe in contact with surrounding tissue. The heat exchange region may include ridges, texture, threads, and microtubes which serve to increase the thermal-contacting surface area and provide enhanced cryoenergy to the tissue.