Detachable cryosurgical probe
AssigneeEndocare, Inc.
InventorsTHACH DUONG, SANFORD DAMASCO, DAVID BATTLES, PAUL MIKUS, JEFFREY KURTZER
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Abstract
A cryosurgical probe system includes a fluid supply line connectable at an inlet section to a source of cryogenic fluid; a fluid connector assembly securely connected to an outlet section of the fluid supply line for receiving fluid from the outlet section of the fluid supply line; and, a detachable cryosurgical probe detachably connectable to the fluid connector assembly. The cryosurgical probe system includes the capability of providing return fluid flow.
Claims33
A cryosurgical probe system, comprising:
- a) a fluid supply line connectable at an inlet section to a source of cryogenic fluid;
- b) a fluid connector assembly securely connected to an outlet section of said fluid supply line for receiving fluid from said outlet section of said fluid supply line;
- c) a detachable cryosurgical probe detachably connectable to said fluid connector assembly, said cryosurgical probe for receiving fluid from said fluid connector assembly and manipulating said fluid to provide suitable temperatures for cryosurgical ablation, wherein
- said cryosurgical probe includes a probe return fluid flow passageway, said fluid connector assembly includes a connector assembly return fluid flow passageway in fluid communication with said probe return fluid flow passageway, and said fluid supply line includes a supply line return fluid flow passageway in fluid communication with said connector assembly return fluid flow passageway.
A cryosurgical probe system, comprising:
- a) a fluid supply line;
- b) a fluid connector assembly securely connected to said fluid supply line for receiving fluid from said fluid supply line;
- c) a detachable cryosurgical probe detachably connectable to said fluid connector assembly, said cryosurgical probe for receiving fluid from said fluid connector assembly and manipulating said fluid to provide suitable temperatures for ablation, wherein
- said cryosurgical probe includes a probe return fluid flow passageway, said fluid connector assembly includes a connector assembly return fluid flow passageway in fluid communication with said probe return fluid flow passageway, and said fluid supply line includes a supply line return fluid flow passageway in fluid communication with said connector assembly return fluid flow passageway.
A cryosurgical system for use with computerized tomography (CT) applications, comprising:
- a) a hose for supplying a cooling fluid;
- b) a fluid connector assembly securely connected to a distal end of said hose, said fluid connector assembly having a central axis;
- and,
- c) a detachable cryosurgical probe detachably connectable to said fluid connector assembly,
- wherein, said central axis of said fluid connector assembly is angled relative to said distal end of said hose to provide access to said cryosurgical system within a CT scanner.
A method for providing cryosurgical treatment of a patient, comprising the steps of:
- a) introducing at least one detachable cryosurgical probe into a treatment zone of a patient;
- b) introducing the patient relative to an imaging device to provide imaging of said treatment zone during cryosurgical treatment, wherein said detachable cryosurgical probe is a component of a cryosurgical probe system, said cryosurgical probe system, further comprising:
- i. a fluid supply line connectable at an inlet section to a source of cryogenic fluid;
- ii. a fluid connector assembly securely connected to an outlet section of said fluid supply line for receiving fluid from said outlet section of said fluid supply line, said detachable cryosurgical probe being detachably connectable to said fluid connector assembly, said cryosurgical probe for receiving fluid from said fluid connector assembly and manipulating said fluid to provide suitable temperatures for cryosurgical treatment.
A method for providing cryosurgical treatment of a patient, comprising the steps of:
- a) introducing at least one detachable cryosurgical probe into a treatment zone of a patient, said at least one detachable cryosurgical probe being in a detached mode;
- b) introducing the patient relative to an imaging device to provide an initial indication that the probes are properly inserted in said treatment zone;
- c) attaching said at least one detachable cryosurgical probe to a fluid connector assembly connected to a fluid supply line;
- and,
- d) introducing the patient relative to an imaging device to provide imaging of said treatment zone during cryosurgical treatment.
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