GB1108905A - Cryosurgical devices - Google Patents

Cryosurgical devices

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GB1108905A
GB1108905A GB51436/65A GB5143665A GB1108905A GB 1108905 A GB1108905 A GB 1108905A GB 51436/65 A GB51436/65 A GB 51436/65A GB 5143665 A GB5143665 A GB 5143665A GB 1108905 A GB1108905 A GB 1108905A
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tip
tube
probe
gas
valve
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GB51436/65A
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CRYO VAC Inc
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CRYO VAC Inc
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    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/02—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by cooling, e.g. cryogenic techniques
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B9/00—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point
    • F25B9/02—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point using Joule-Thompson effect; using vortex effect
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B17/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods, e.g. tourniquets
    • A61B2017/00017—Electrical control of surgical instruments
    • A61B2017/00022—Sensing or detecting at the treatment site
    • A61B2017/00084—Temperature
    • A61B2017/00092—Temperature using thermocouples
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B2018/00005—Cooling or heating of the probe or tissue immediately surrounding the probe
    • A61B2018/00041—Heating, e.g. defrosting
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/02—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by cooling, e.g. cryogenic techniques
    • A61B2018/0231—Characteristics of handpieces or probes
    • A61B2018/0262—Characteristics of handpieces or probes using a circulating cryogenic fluid
    • A61B2018/0268—Characteristics of handpieces or probes using a circulating cryogenic fluid with restriction of flow
    • A61B2018/0281—Characteristics of handpieces or probes using a circulating cryogenic fluid with restriction of flow using a tortuous path, e.g. formed by fins or ribs
    • A61B2018/0287—Characteristics of handpieces or probes using a circulating cryogenic fluid with restriction of flow using a tortuous path, e.g. formed by fins or ribs the fluid flowing through a long thin tube with spiral shape
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2309/00—Gas cycle refrigeration machines
    • F25B2309/02—Gas cycle refrigeration machines using the Joule-Thompson effect
    • F25B2309/021—Gas cycle refrigeration machines using the Joule-Thompson effect with a cryosurgical probe tip having a specific construction

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
  • Thermotherapy And Cooling Therapy Devices (AREA)

Abstract

1,108,905 Cryosurgical probes. probes. CRYOVAC Inc. 3 Dec., 1965 [18 Dec., 1964; 22 March, 1965; 2 June, 1965], No. 51436/65. Heading A5R. A surgical probe, the tip 42 of which can be cooled as desired, comprises an insulated handle 20 housing coiled tubing 26 and capillary tubing 36 through which nitrogen gas is supplied under pressure to an expansion chamber 34, the cooled gas being allowed to pass through an inner conduit 50 to the interior of the probe tip 42 and then back along an outer tube 54 to a space 56 from which it escapes to atmosphere through a valve 60. The cooled gas from the chamber 34 is also passed through a conduit 28 over the surface of the coiled tube 26 and exhausts at the outlet 38 so that the tube 26 acts as a heat exchanger. The tip 42 may be interchanged with tips of different shapes and a thermocouple wired through the handle 20 indicates the temperature of the tip. The heat exchanger is said to be removable as a unit from within the housing. In an alternative embodiment, Figures 5-17 (not shown), a valve 60 and the spaces 34. 56 are not provided, the capillary tube (158), Figure 9 (not shown), leading directly to an expansion chamber (166), Figure 10 (not shown), at the probe tip from where the gas returns via an outer concentric tube (168). A valve is said to be provided in the gas supply to the probe. In this second embodiment, an electrical heating coil (196) is provided in the probe tip and the housing is formed as a double-walled jacket providing a vacuum insulating space.
GB51436/65A 1964-12-18 1965-12-03 Cryosurgical devices Expired GB1108905A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US41950464A 1964-12-18 1964-12-18
US44168765A 1965-03-22 1965-03-22
US46075165A 1965-06-02 1965-06-02

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GB1108905A true GB1108905A (en) 1968-04-10

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GB2283678A (en) * 1993-11-09 1995-05-17 Spembly Medical Ltd Cryosurgical probe
EP1012521A1 (en) * 1997-07-17 2000-06-28 Cryogen, Inc. Cryogenic heat exchanger
WO2009128014A1 (en) * 2008-04-16 2009-10-22 Arbel Medical Ltd Cryosurgical instrument with enhanced heat exchange
US7938822B1 (en) 2010-05-12 2011-05-10 Icecure Medical Ltd. Heating and cooling of cryosurgical instrument using a single cryogen
US7967815B1 (en) 2010-03-25 2011-06-28 Icecure Medical Ltd. Cryosurgical instrument with enhanced heat transfer
US7967814B2 (en) 2009-02-05 2011-06-28 Icecure Medical Ltd. Cryoprobe with vibrating mechanism
US8080005B1 (en) 2010-06-10 2011-12-20 Icecure Medical Ltd. Closed loop cryosurgical pressure and flow regulated system
US8162812B2 (en) 2009-03-12 2012-04-24 Icecure Medical Ltd. Combined cryotherapy and brachytherapy device and method
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US11446075B2 (en) 2014-06-04 2022-09-20 Csa Medical, Inc. Method and system for consistent, repeatable, and safe cryospray treatment of airway tissue
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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
GB2283678A (en) * 1993-11-09 1995-05-17 Spembly Medical Ltd Cryosurgical probe
GB2283678B (en) * 1993-11-09 1998-06-03 Spembly Medical Ltd Cryosurgical catheter probe
EP0857464A1 (en) 1993-11-09 1998-08-12 Spembly Medical Limited Cryosurgical probe
EP1012521A1 (en) * 1997-07-17 2000-06-28 Cryogen, Inc. Cryogenic heat exchanger
EP1012521A4 (en) * 1997-07-17 2002-05-15 Cryogen Inc Cryogenic heat exchanger
WO2009128014A1 (en) * 2008-04-16 2009-10-22 Arbel Medical Ltd Cryosurgical instrument with enhanced heat exchange
US8083733B2 (en) 2008-04-16 2011-12-27 Icecure Medical Ltd. Cryosurgical instrument with enhanced heat exchange
US7967814B2 (en) 2009-02-05 2011-06-28 Icecure Medical Ltd. Cryoprobe with vibrating mechanism
US8162812B2 (en) 2009-03-12 2012-04-24 Icecure Medical Ltd. Combined cryotherapy and brachytherapy device and method
US7967815B1 (en) 2010-03-25 2011-06-28 Icecure Medical Ltd. Cryosurgical instrument with enhanced heat transfer
US7938822B1 (en) 2010-05-12 2011-05-10 Icecure Medical Ltd. Heating and cooling of cryosurgical instrument using a single cryogen
US8080005B1 (en) 2010-06-10 2011-12-20 Icecure Medical Ltd. Closed loop cryosurgical pressure and flow regulated system
EP3964150A1 (en) * 2013-03-04 2022-03-09 CSA Medical, Inc. Cryospray catheters
US11446075B2 (en) 2014-06-04 2022-09-20 Csa Medical, Inc. Method and system for consistent, repeatable, and safe cryospray treatment of airway tissue
US11478290B2 (en) 2014-06-04 2022-10-25 Csa Medical, Inc. Method and system for consistent, repeatable, and safe cryospray treatment of airway tissue
US11963709B2 (en) 2014-06-04 2024-04-23 Csa Medical, Inc. Method and system for consistent, repeatable, and safe cryospray treatment of airway tissue
US11633224B2 (en) 2020-02-10 2023-04-25 Icecure Medical Ltd. Cryogen pump
EP4039209A1 (en) * 2021-02-04 2022-08-10 AFreeze GmbH Cryoablation catheter assembly, cryoablation system
WO2022167535A1 (en) * 2021-02-04 2022-08-11 Afreeze Gmbh Cryoablation catheter assembly, cryoablation system

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