Cryoprobe based on a peltier module
OwnerLuc Pirainventor
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Abstract
An apparatus is described which is suitable for thermal treatment of the human or animal skin and underlying tissue, substituting ice frictions, and cold sprays. This cryoprobe is characterised by a Peltier module with a cold and a hot side. An electrical power supply drives the Peltier module. The cold side is mounted at a cooling head, by which the skin is treated, whereas the hot side is cooled by a heat dissipation element which is itself cooled by a cooling fluid. A temperature sensor in the cooling head allows to control the temperature of treatment. The cryoprobe may be controlled by a micro-controller or by a personal computer.
Claims20
A cryoprobe comprising:
- a Peltier module with a cold side and a hot side;
- a system for supplying electrical energy to said Peltier module;
- a cooling head thermally coupled to said cold side of the Peltier module, the cooling head having a convex curved surface;
- a heat dissipation element thermally coupled to said hot side of the Peltier module;
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- a reservoir for a thermally conductive liquid thermally coupled to said heat dissipation element.
A cryoprobe comprising:
- a Peltier module with a cold side and a hot side;
- a system for supplying electrical energy to said Peltier module;
- a cooling head thermally coupled to the cold side of the Peltier module;
- a heat dissipation element thermally coupled to the hot side of the Peltier module;
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- a reservoir for a thermally conductive liquid thermally coupled to the heat dissipation element, the reservoir including an inlet for supplying the thermally conductive liquid to the reservoir, and an outlet for removing the thermally conductive liquid from the reservoir.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.