Thermal quenching of tissue
US6451007B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 29, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 17, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/00452
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for selective heating of subsurface structures in material such as tissue includes a cooling device for thermally quenching or removing heat from the top surface of tissue during or just after delivering pulsed energy to target or subsurface structures or tissue, a preferred embodiment of the invention using dynamic cooling, to quench the thermal energy conducted from the targeted structure into surrounding tissue.
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