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Use of cryoprotective agent compounds during cryosurgery

US6041787A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMar 17, 1998
Grant dateMar 28, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateMar 17, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
  • CPC primaryA61B2218/002
  • WIPO fieldMedical technology
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The invention features an apparatus and method for protecting tissue from freeze damage during cryosurgery. According to the method, a cryoprotective agent is introduced to a tissue to be protected in an amount sufficient to protect the tissue from damage during cryosurgery, and cryosurgery is performed on tissue to be destroyed.

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