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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 29, 2011
Applicant:
Andrew K. Zachman, St. Michael, MN (US);
Inventor:
Andrew K. Zachman, St. Michael, MN (US);
Assignee:
Medtronic ATS Medical, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (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 2018/00017 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00041 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0212 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0225 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0262 (2013.01);
Abstract
A medical device including elongate probe defining proximal and distal ends and a thermally-transmissive region at its distal end, the elongate probe including a first fluid supply line in fluid communication with the thermally-transmissive region. A second fluid supply line is provided in fluid communication with the thermally-transmissive region, the second fluid supply line being connected to the elongate probe separately from the first fluid supply line. An exhaust line in fluid communication with the first and second fluid supply lines.