Patent ID: 7967814
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: A61B

Abstract:
1. A cryoprobe comprising: a shaft having a central axis, a tip at a first end, a male socket section at a second end opposite the first end, a cryogen feeding pipe extending from the tip through the male socket section along the axis, and a cryogen return passage extending from the tip through the male socket section; and a handle having a female socket adapted and configured to receive and connect with the male socket section in a quick connect manner, a vibration section that selectively causes vibration along the axis, a cryogen exhaust passage extending from the female socket to an exterior of the handle, and a cryogen supply tube connected to the female socket at an end of the tube, wherein, when the male socket section is received by and connected with the female socket section, the cryogen exhaust passage is in communication with the cryogen return passage, the cryogen supply tube is in communication with the cryogen feeding pipe, and the vibration section selectively causes the male socket section to vibrate along the axis.