Patent ID: 8906005

Claim:
A cryo-surgical system, comprising: a container containing a refrigerant; a delivery tube having a first end configured to be in flow communication with the container and a second end opposite the first end; a plurality of flexible finger portions disposed proximate a second end of the delivery tube opposite the first end; a porous applicator bud disposed proximate the second end of the delivery tube, the applicator bud having a body portion disposed between the plurality of flexible finger portions and a contact surface extending from the plurality of flexible finger portions; and an adjustment ring disposed along the delivery tube adjacent to the plurality of flexible finger portions, wherein the contact surface of the applicator bud is changeable by adjustment of the adjustment ring, which increases the size of the contact surface of the applicator bud by at least partially removing compression forces from the applicator bud or decreases the size of the contact surface of the applicator bud by changing the finger portions and thereby compressing the applicator bud.