Secure Cryosurgical Treatment System
AssigneePacira CryoTech, Inc.
InventorsCorydon A. Hinton, Kyler Mikhail Connelly, Bijy Zachariah, Jesse Rosen
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Abstract
A method for cryogenically treating tissue. A connection is detected between a probe having a disposable secure processor (DSP) to a handpiece having a master control unit (MCU) and a handpiece secure processor (HSP), the probe having at least one cryogenic treatment applicator. The probe is fluidly coupled to a closed coolant supply system within the handpiece via the connection. An authentication process is initiated between the DSP and the HSP using the MCU. As a result of the authentication process, one of at least two predetermined results is determined, the at least two predetermined results being that the probe is authorized and non-authorized.
Claims21
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A system comprising:
- a probe having at least one cryogenic treatment applicator and a disposable secure processor (DSP);
- a handpiece removeably coupled to the probe and configured to provide cryogen coolant from a coolant supply system to the probe, the handpiece having a microcontroller unit (MCU);
- wherein the MCU is configured to:
- detect connection of a first type of probe having a first DSP to the handpiece having the MCU, the handpiece being compatible with a plurality of different types of probes, the first type of probe having at least one cryogenic treatment applicator, the first type of probe being fluidly coupled to a closed coolant supply system within the handpiece via the connection;
- initiate a communication process between the first DSP and the MCU, wherein the first DSP provides a first type of tip descriptor to the MCU;
- and
- as a result of the communication process, initiate a first type of treatment protocol based on the first type of tip descriptor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.