Cryosurgical catheter
US6235019A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 30, 1998 |
| Grant date | May 22, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 30, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S977/906
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cryogenic catheter having an elongate outer member and a plurality of inner members disposed within the elongate outer member is provided. The inner members define at least one cryogenic path through the outer member. At least one of the inner members has at least one controllable opening formed thereon to selectively release cryogenic fluid. The inner members also include an overtube and an injection tube slideably disposed to one another.
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