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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2016
Applicant:
Cpsi Holdings Llc, Owego, NY (US);
Inventor:
John M. Baust, Owego, NY (US);
Assignee:
CPSI Holdings LLC, Owego, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2006.01); A61B 18/08 (2006.01); A61B 18/10 (2006.01); A61N 1/40 (2006.01); A61B 18/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61B 18/02 (2013.01); A61B 18/082 (2013.01); A61B 18/10 (2013.01); A61N 1/403 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00077 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00154 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00577 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00994 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0293 (2013.01);
Abstract
The invention is a multi-functional ablation device that encompasses the use of both heat energy and cryogenic energy as integrated into one medical device. In one embodiment, the medical device integrates a heat source such as RF or HIFU in combination with a source of cryogenic energy such that the multi-functional ablation device is a dual thermal ablation device capable of utilizing either energy source alone or in combination.