Invention Application
US20090292280A1 APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING TISSUES DURING CRYOABLATION
审中-公开
用于保护组织中的组织的装置和方法
- Patent Title: APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING TISSUES DURING CRYOABLATION
- Patent Title (中): 用于保护组织中的组织的装置和方法
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Application No.: US12356120Application Date: 2009-01-20
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Publication No.: US20090292280A1Publication Date: 2009-11-26
- Inventor: Samuel Cytron , Paul Sofer , Doris Schechter , Uri Amir , Roni Zvuloni
- Applicant: Samuel Cytron , Paul Sofer , Doris Schechter , Uri Amir , Roni Zvuloni
- Applicant Address: IL Yokneam
- Assignee: Galil Medical Ltd.
- Current Assignee: Galil Medical Ltd.
- Current Assignee Address: IL Yokneam
- Main IPC: A61B18/02
- IPC: A61B18/02
Abstract:
An apparatus and method for protecting the neurovascular bundle during cryoablation of tissues of the prostate by heating the vicinity of the neurovascular bundle while cooling pathological tissues of a prostate to cryoablation temperatures, thereby cryoablating pathological tissues while protecting the neurovascular bundle from damage. A cryoprobe operable to cool a distal operating tip while heating a proximal shaft is presented.
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