Patent ID: 6430956
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: A61B,F25B,F25D

Abstract:
A cryogenic apparatus, comprising:an applicator, comprising: a thermal mass having first and second ends, said thermal mass at least partially insulated to form a probe which may be held by a user; a thermal cooling unit, comprising: a charging station having a socket configured to removably engage said thermal mass of said applicator; a quantity of thermally conductive fluid situated in said socket; and cooling means for cooling said socket; said applicator formed to engage said socket of said charging station in conjunction with said thermally conductive fluid situated in said socket so as to allow said cooling means to remove heat from said thermal mass to cryogenically cool same, said applicator further being separable from said socket, such that said chilled thermal mass may be utilized to extract heat from an application area.