Patent ID: 11857239
Assignee: PACIRA CRYOTECH, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A method for cryogenically treating target tissue, the method comprising:
providing a needle probe having at least one needle with a distal portion and a proximal portion, the needle probe being coupled to a coolant supply system regulated by a valve, wherein the least one needle is advanced into the target tissue;
regulating the valve to provide the at least one needle probe with coolant to form a cooling zone in the target tissue;
providing power to a heater assembly of the needle probe to protect non-target tissue;
monitoring at least one characteristic of the heater assembly while providing the power to the heater assembly;
regulating coolant to the needle probe using the valve based on a correlation of the at least one monitored characteristic of the heater assembly and a tissue characteristic or an operating parameter.