Coolant Line Clip Assemblies For Use With Fluid Delivery Systems

A method of preventing kinking in tubing, comprising the steps of:

• providing a clip housing including a channel defined at least partially therethrough and a luer including a passageway defined at least partially therethrough;
• inserting a tubing into and through the passageway;
• inserting the tubing into and through the channel of the clip housing such that the tubing extends therefrom for engagement with an instrument;
• and
• operatively engaging mechanical interfaces on the luer with corresponding mechanical interfaces on the clip housing to limit rotation of the tubing.

A coolant delivery system for use with a microwave antenna, comprising:

• at least one length of tubing having one end adapted to connect to a microwave antenna and a second end adapted to connect to a coolant reservoir configured to store at least one type of coolant;
• a clip housing including a distal end, the clip housing having a channel defined at least partially therethrough and extending at least partially along the distal end thereof, the channel including a radius configured to receive the at least one length of tubing therealong to allow the at least one length of tubing to flex thereabout without kinking;
• and
• a luer including a passageway defined at least partially therethrough, the passageway configured to receive the at least one length of tubing for further reception within the channel defined in the clip housing, the luer including at least one interface on a surface thereof configured to engage a corresponding interface on the clip housing to limit rotation of the luer and the tubing disposed therein.