CH552378A - SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR LOCAL SUPERCOOLING OF A BODY TISSUE AND PROCEDURE FOR ITS OPERATION. - Google Patents

SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR LOCAL SUPERCOOLING OF A BODY TISSUE AND PROCEDURE FOR ITS OPERATION.

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CH552378A
CH552378A CH1454172A CH1454172A CH552378A CH 552378 A CH552378 A CH 552378A CH 1454172 A CH1454172 A CH 1454172A CH 1454172 A CH1454172 A CH 1454172A CH 552378 A CH552378 A CH 552378A
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procedure
surgical instrument
body tissue
local supercooling
supercooling
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CH1454172A
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German (de)
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Cryomedics
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    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B9/00—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point
    • F25B9/02—Compression machines, plants or systems, in which the refrigerant is air or other gas of low boiling point using Joule-Thompson effect; using vortex effect
    • A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A61—MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE; HYGIENE
    • A61B—DIAGNOSIS; SURGERY; IDENTIFICATION
    • A61B18/00—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body
    • A61B18/02—Surgical instruments, devices or methods for transferring non-mechanical forms of energy to or from the body by cooling, e.g. cryogenic techniques
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25—REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25B—REFRIGERATION MACHINES, PLANTS OR SYSTEMS; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS
    • F25B2309/00—Gas cycle refrigeration machines
    • F25B2309/02—Gas cycle refrigeration machines using the Joule-Thompson effect
    • F25B2309/021—Gas cycle refrigeration machines using the Joule-Thompson effect with a cryosurgical probe tip having a specific construction

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  • Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Surgery (AREA)
  • Nuclear Medicine, Radiotherapy & Molecular Imaging (AREA)
  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Animal Behavior & Ethology (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Heart & Thoracic Surgery (AREA)
  • Medical Informatics (AREA)
  • Molecular Biology (AREA)
  • Otolaryngology (AREA)
  • General Health & Medical Sciences (AREA)
  • Public Health (AREA)
  • Veterinary Medicine (AREA)
  • Biomedical Technology (AREA)
  • Mechanical Engineering (AREA)
  • Thermal Sciences (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Surgical Instruments (AREA)
  • Thermotherapy And Cooling Therapy Devices (AREA)
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CH1454172A 1971-10-06 1972-10-05 SURGICAL INSTRUMENT FOR LOCAL SUPERCOOLING OF A BODY TISSUE AND PROCEDURE FOR ITS OPERATION. CH552378A (en)

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US18946971A 1971-10-06 1971-10-06

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CH552378A true CH552378A (en) 1974-08-15

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US (1) US3696813A (en)
JP (2) JPS5124834B2 (en)
BE (1) BE796706Q (en)
BR (1) BR7206778D0 (en)
CA (1) CA995910A (en)
CH (1) CH552378A (en)
DE (1) DE2239914B2 (en)
ES (1) ES407307A1 (en)
FR (1) FR2155283A5 (en)
GB (1) GB1339218A (en)
IT (1) IT969339B (en)
NL (1) NL154932B (en)

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FR2155283A5 (en) 1973-05-18
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DE2239914A1 (en) 1973-04-12
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GB1339218A (en) 1973-11-28
IT969339B (en) 1974-03-30
BE796706Q (en) 1973-07-02
JPS49145488U (en) 1974-12-16
JPS5124834B2 (en) 1976-07-27
DE2239914B2 (en) 1974-06-27
JPS4845086A (en) 1973-06-28
US3696813A (en) 1972-10-10
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NL154932B (en) 1977-11-15
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