Patent ID: 7207985

Claim:
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; and, 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 ablation, wherein said cryosurgical probe comprises a bellows portion and includes a probe return fluid flow passageway, said fluid connector assembly includes a connector assembly return fluid flow passageway in fluid communication with said probe return fluid flow passageway, and said fluid supply line includes a supply line return fluid flow passageway in fluid communication with said connector assembly return fluid flow passageway.