Cryosurgical probe
US4207897A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 13, 1977 |
| Grant date | Jun 17, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 13, 1997 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S128/27
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cryosurgical probe is adapted for the freezing of a nerve and is fitted with an electrode at its tip for electrical stimulation of the nerve, to enable the surgeon to know when the probe tip has been correctly placed in proximity to a particular nerve which it is desired to freeze.
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