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1. A cryogenic medical system comprising:
- a medical device, wherein the medical device includes a catheter;
a system component, the system component being connectable to the medical device at a connection point, the system component controlling temperature of the medical device, and the system component including a first cooling system directing coolant to the medical device at a first temperature along a coolant supply line; and
a second cooling system chilling the coolant within the coolant supply line to a temperature below the first temperature before the coolant reaches the connection point, wherein the first cooling system includes a coolant return line leading from the catheter to a coolant scavenging system, and wherein the first cooling system and the catheter comprise a substantially open-loop, and wherein the second cooling system includes an enclosure having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet;
the enclosure defining a fluid path from the inlet to the outlet, and the enclosure enveloping a portion of the coolant supply line, and wherein the inlet is provided inside the enclosure.
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A cryogenic medical system includes a medical device and a console connectable to the medical device at a connection point. The console controls the temperature of the medical device. The console includes a first cooling system directing coolant to the medical device at a first temperature along a coolant supply line and a second cooling system chilling the coolant within the coolant supply line to a temperature below the first temperature before the coolant reaches the connection point.
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1. A cryogenic medical system comprising:
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a medical device, wherein the medical device includes a catheter;
a system component, the system component being connectable to the medical device at a connection point, the system component controlling temperature of the medical device, and the system component including a first cooling system directing coolant to the medical device at a first temperature along a coolant supply line; and
a second cooling system chilling the coolant within the coolant supply line to a temperature below the first temperature before the coolant reaches the connection point, wherein the first cooling system includes a coolant return line leading from the catheter to a coolant scavenging system, and wherein the first cooling system and the catheter comprise a substantially open-loop, and wherein the second cooling system includes an enclosure having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet;
the enclosure defining a fluid path from the inlet to the outlet, and the enclosure enveloping a portion of the coolant supply line, andwherein the inlet is provided inside the enclosure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A cryogenic medical system comprising:
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a medical probe;
a system component external to the medical probe, including a first cooling system comprising a substantially closed loop first fluid pathway, the first cooling system comprising a coolant supply line leading to the medical probe, and a coolant return line leading from the medical probe;
a first compressor outputting coolant into the coolant supply line;
a vacuum pump in fluid communication with the first compressor and the coolant return line; and
a second cooling system conditioning the coolant within the coolant supply line, the second cooling system comprising a heat exchanging chamber defining a closed volume second fluid pathway and having at least one fluid inlet and at least one fluid outlet, the chamber enclosing a portion of the coolant supply line, the portion of the coolant supply line defining at least one orifice in fluid communication with the first fluid pathway, the orifice being the fluid inlet for the second fluid pathway. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A cryogenic medical system comprising:
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a medical probe;
a system component external to the medical probe, including a first cooling system comprising a substantially closed loop first fluid pathway, the first cooling system comprising a coolant supply line leading to the medical probe, and a coolant return line leading from the medical probe;
a first compressor outputting coolant into the coolant supply line;
a vacuum pump in fluid communication with the first compressor and the coolant return line; and
a second cooling system conditioning the coolant within the coolant supply line, the second cooling system comprising a thermo-electric cooler having a first heat exchanging surface and a second heat exchanging surface, the second heat exchanging surface being cooler than the first heat exchanging surface, the second heat exchanging surface being proximate a portion of the coolant supply line, the first heat exchanging surface being proximate a supplemental external cooling source. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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