| US 7,572,268 B2 | ||
| Apparatus and methods for the selective removal of tissue using combinations of ultrasonic energy and cryogenic energy | ||
| Eilaz P. Babaev, Minnetonka, Minn. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Bacoustics, LLC, Minnetonka, Minn. (US) | ||
| Filed on Oct. 13, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/250,870. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0088217 A1, Apr. 19, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. A61B 17/32 (2006.01); A61B 18/18 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 606—169 [606/20] | 14 Claims |
| 1. An apparatus comprising:
a. an ultrasound tip, comprising:
i. a body defining a chamber;
ii. a tube in communication with the chamber;
iii. a distal end;
iv. one or a plurality of orifices connected to the chamber in the distal end; and
v. an ice ball, that is separate and distinct from the tissue selected for treatment, on the distal end of the ultrasound
tip through which ultrasonic energy is delivered to the tissue; and
b. an ultrasonic transducer connected to the ultrasound tip through an ultrasound horn.
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