发明名称 |
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROTECTING THE NEUROVASCULAR BUNDLEDURING CRYOSURGICAL TREATMENT OF THE PROSTATE |
摘要 |
An apparatus (50) and method for protecting the neurovascular bundle (NVB) during cryoablation of tissues of the prostate by heating the vicinity of th e NVB while cooling pathological tissues of a prostate to cryoablation temperatures, thereby cryoablating pathological tissues while protecting the NVB from damage. A cryoprobe (50) operable to cool a distal operating tip while heating a proximal shaft is presented. |
申请公布号 |
CA2471904(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2003.07.24 |
申请号 |
CA20022471904 |
申请日期 |
2002.12.31 |
申请人 |
GALIL MEDICAL LTD. |
发明人 |
CYTRON, SAMUEL;ZVULONI, RONI;AMIR, URI;SOFER, PAUL;SCHECHTER, DORIS |
分类号 |
A61B19/00;A61B8/04;A61B17/00;A61B18/00;A61B18/02 |
主分类号 |
A61B19/00 |
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