Nerve and soft tissue ablation device

A cryoablation device comprising an insulated probe comprising an interior surface that defines an internal passage having a filament disposed therein having an opening configured to release a pressurized material into the interior surface of the probe so as to cool an exterior surface of the probe to a selected temperature, wherein the exterior surface comprises a tip configured for ablating nerve and/or soft tissue.

A method of ablating a nerve and/or soft tissue, comprising:

• disposing a probe at a surgical site, the probe comprises an outer tube having an exterior surface comprising a tip and an interior surface that defines an internal passage, and an inner tube is disposed therein, the inner tube comprising an exterior surface and an interior surface that defines an internal passage having a filament disposed therein having an opening configured to release a pressurized material into the interior surface of the probe so as to cool the exterior surface of the outer tube to a selected temperature, wherein the disposal of the inner tube within the internal passage of the outer tube produces an air gap that surrounds the exterior surface of the inner tube, and the tip is configured for ablating nerve and/or soft tissue;
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• placing the device adjacent to the nerve and/or soft tissue to ablate the nerve and/or soft tissue.