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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 22, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2015
Applicant:
Endocare, Inc., Austin, TX (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 2018/00791 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00863 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00982 (2013.01); A61B 2018/00994 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0212 (2013.01); A61B 2018/0262 (2013.01); F04C 2270/0421 (2013.01);
Abstract
Cryogenic medical devices and apparatus are disclosed which are capable of generating cryogen to a supercritical state, specifically supercritical nitrogen. The cryogenic medical devices and apparatus disclosed are useful in methods of treating damaged, diseased, cancerous or other unwanted tissues.