Variable geometry tip for a cryosurgical ablation device
US6106518A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 9, 1998 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 9, 2018 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2218/002
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A medical device includes a flexible member having a variable geometry tip with a thermally-transmissive region. A smooth fluid path is provided through the flexible member to and from the variable geometry, thermally-transmissive region. The thermally-transmissive region can be deformed.
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