Cryotherapy Insertion System and Method
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1. A cryosurgery system comprising at least one cryoprobe and a positionable element adapted to at least guide insertion of said probe into a body of a patient.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for inserting therapeutic probes into a patient are present. Embodiments include an automated probe insertion system and a probe insertion guide comprising a moveable probe guide sleeve; a positioner for positioning said probe guide sleeve; and a controller operable to receive a definition of a locus within a body of a patient and to direct positioning and orienting of said probe guide sleeve so that a probe advanced through said sleeve will advance in direction of said locus. Cryosurgery applications are presented.
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- 1. A cryosurgery system comprising at least one cryoprobe and a positionable element adapted to at least guide insertion of said probe into a body of a patient.
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3. A probe insertion guide comprising
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(b) a positioner for positioning said probe guide sleeve; and (c) a controller operable to receive a definition of a locus within a body of a patient and to direct positioning and orienting of said probe guide sleeve so that a probe advanced through said sleeve will advance in direction of said locus. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5)
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6. A probe insertion system comprising:
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(a) a plurality of therapeutic probes; and (b) a probe insertion apparatus for sequentially inserting said plurality of cryoprobes into a patient, said apparatus comprises (i) an immobilizer for maintaining said apparatus in a fixed spatial relationship to a patient; (ii) a probe gripper; (iii) a positioner for positioning said grasper with respect to said patient; and (iv) an inserter operable to linearly advance a probe grasped by said grasper. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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