Multiple cryoprobe apparatus and method
US6706037B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | May 21, 2001 |
| Grant date | Mar 16, 2004 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 21, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61B2018/0293
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A cryosurgery apparatus is disclosed. The cryosurgery apparatus an introducer having a hollow and a distal portion, the distal portion being sufficiently sharp so as to penetrate into a body, the hollow of the introducer being designed and constructed for containing a plurality of cryoprobes each of the cryoprobes being for effecting cryoablation, such that each of the plurality of cryoprobes is deployable through the distal portion of the introducer when the distal portion is positioned with respect to a tissue to be cryoablated.
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