Patent ID: 7160291
Filing Date: 2007-01-09
Classification: A61B,F25B,F28D,F28F

Abstract:
1. A cryosurgical probe system, comprising: a. a fluid supply line connectable at an inlet section to a source of cryogenic fluid; b. a fluid connector assembly securely connected to an outlet section of said fluid supply line for receiving fluid from said outlet section of said fluid supply line, said fluid connector assembly comprising: c. a detachable cryosurgical probe detachably connectable to said fluid connector assembly, said cryosurgical probe for receiving fluid from said fluid connector assembly and manipulating said fluid to provide suitable temperatures for cryosurgical treatment, said detachable cryosurgical probe, comprising: wherein during operation fluid is delivered through said fluid delivery/return manifold assembly, through a Joule-Thomson (J-T) port defined at a distal end of said fluid delivery section and is returned through said return manifold section and delivered out of said cryosurgical probe, said insulative vacuum sleeve being provided between said outer sheath and said return manifold section at a control region of said outer sheath proximal to a distally located treatment region of said outer sheath.