Apparatus, probe and method for a cryogenic system
AssigneeNitro Medical Limited
InventorBrian CLARKE
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Abstract
An apparatus, probe and method for a cryogenic system are described. According to certain embodiments of the invention there is provided an apparatus for cryosurgery comprising: an exhaust line configured to receive cryogen from a probe; and a vacuum source configured to be in fluid communication with the exhaust line.
Claims20
A method for effecting cryosurgery on soft tissue tumours, the method comprising providing an apparatus comprising a cryogen source, a delivery tube, a probe, and a vacuum source;
- locating the probe on or in a target area of soft tissue tumour;
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- drawing cryogen from the cryogen source along the delivery tube to the probe using the vacuum source.
A method of generating an ice ball within a soft tissue tumour, the method comprising providing an apparatus comprising a cryogen source, a probe comprising a thermally conductive tip;
- locating the thermally conductive tip of the probe in or on a target area of soft tissue tumour and drawing cryogen from the cryogen source to the probe under the influence of negative pressure so as to generate an ice ball about the periphery of the thermally conductive tip.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.