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US 2016/0095643 A1Published application
Skin Protection for Subdermal Cryogenic Remodeling for Cosmetic and Other Treatments
AssigneeMyoScience, Inc.
InventorsMichael Fourkas, Ronald Williams, John Allison
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Abstract
A cryogenic needle probe having a proximal and distal region. A cooling supply tube provides pressurized cooling fluid within the needle. The proximal region is more conductive that the distal region. The proximal region is conductively coupled to a heat source.
Claims13
An apparatus for cryogenically treating tissue, the apparatus comprising:
- a housing having a proximal and distal end, the housing including a heat source;
- at least one needle probe shaft extending from the distal end of the housing and having a distal needle shaft portion and a proximal needle shaft portion, wherein the proximal needle shaft portion is more conductive than the distal needle shaft portion;
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- a cooling supply tube internally housed within elongate needle, wherein the cooling supply tube includes an exit within the elongate needle.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.