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MEDICAL INSTRUMENTS AND TECHNIQUES FOR THERMALLY-MEDIATED THERAPIES

  • US 20100160905A1
  • Filed: 03/08/2010
  • Published: 06/24/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/09/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A surgical thermally-mediated therapy for treating tissue comprising causing a controlled vapor-to-liquid phase state change of a selected media in a tissue site by causing a sufficient amount of energy to conduct through the selected media when contained within an instrument such that the selected media increases in volume causing pressurized ejection of the selected media from the instrument into the tissue site thereby applying thermal energy substantially equal to the heat of vaporization of the media to said tissue site.

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