| US 7,485,117 B2 | ||
| Detachable cryosurgical probe | ||
| Sanford D. Damasco, Irvine, Calif. (US); and Thach Duong, Tustin, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Endocare, Inc., Irvine, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Sep. 28, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/529,615. | ||
| Application 11/529615 is a division of application No. 10/828031, filed on Apr. 20, 2004, granted, now 7,160,291. | ||
| Application 10/828031 is a continuation in part of application No. 10/603883, filed on Jun. 25, 2003, granted, now 7,207,985. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0049912 A1, Mar. 01, 2007 | ||
| This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer. | ||
| Int. Cl. A61B 18/02 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 606—20 [606/23; 606/27] | 4 Claims |
| 1. A threaded cryostat for a cryosurgical probe system, comprising:
a. an outer tube;
b. an inner tube positioned within said outer tube; and,
c. a threaded element positioned between said outer tube and said inner tube, said threaded element being threaded on an outer
surface thereof,
wherein a working fluid is transported in a first direction between a fluid supply line and a cryosurgical probe within a
first space formed between said outer tube and said threaded element; and, working fluid is transported in a second direction
between said fluid supply line and the cryosurgical probe within a second space formed between said threaded element and said
inner tube.
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