Nerve and soft tissue ablation device having release instrument

An ablation device of claim 8, wherein the cutting surface comprises a blade having a regular or irregular polygon shape comprising a square, a rectangle, a circle, or an oval shape and the shape comprises smooth, beveled or ridged edges.

A cryoablation device comprising:

• a probe comprising an interior surface defining an internal passage and an exterior surface comprising a tip, wherein the internal passage has a filament comprising an opening configured to release a pressurized material into the interior surface of the probe so as to cool the exterior surface of the probe to a selected temperature;
• and
• a release instrument comprising a sheath and a heating element disposed with the sheath, wherein the sheath comprises an exterior surface, and an interior surface configured for engagement with the probe, wherein the probe tip is configured for ablating nerve and/or soft tissue by forming an ice ball and the release instrument is configured to release the probe tip from the ice ball.