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US 2023/0404647 A1Published application
Apparatuses and methods for combination radio frequency and cryo ablation treatments
AssigneeVarian Medical Systems, Inc.
InventorsHongxuan Zhang, Vineel Vallapureddy
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Abstract
A probe for performing an ablation treatment includes a shell defining an outer surface, a cooling path comprising an inflow path and a return path for a cryogen, and at least one radio frequency (RF) emitter. The probe is used to provide combination radio frequency (RF) and cryo treatments during a common procedure.
Claims20
A probe for performing an ablation treatment comprising:
- a shell defining an outer surface;
- a cooling path comprising an inflow path and a return path for a cryogen;
- and
- at least one radio frequency (RF) emitter.
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A method comprising:
- cooling a target tissue by moving a cryogen through a probe;
- and
- heating the target tissue emitting radio frequency (RF) energy from a radio frequency (RF) emitter in the probe.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.