US3702114A - Liquid refrigerant spray device - Google Patents
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- 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
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US3782366A (en) * | 1972-03-15 | 1974-01-01 | R Brown | Dental pulp tester |
US3841311A (en) * | 1972-03-15 | 1974-10-15 | R Brown | Dental pulp tester |
US3889681A (en) * | 1974-10-30 | 1975-06-17 | Jack Douglas Waller | Cryosurgical spraying apparatus |
US3901241A (en) * | 1973-05-31 | 1975-08-26 | Al Corp Du | Disposable cryosurgical instrument |
US4043341A (en) * | 1975-12-09 | 1977-08-23 | Tromovitch Theodore A | Portable cryosurgical instrument |
US4376376A (en) * | 1980-05-12 | 1983-03-15 | Virginia M. Gregory | Cryogenic device operable in single or dual phase with a range of nozzle sizes and method of using the same |
US5280784A (en) * | 1990-09-19 | 1994-01-25 | Paul Ritzau Pari-Werk Gmbh | Device in particular and inhalating device for treating the lung and the respiratory tracts |
US6553988B1 (en) * | 2000-06-09 | 2003-04-29 | Norton Healthcare, Inc. | Medicament dispensing device with a multimaterial diaphragm bounding a pneumatic force chamber |
US20030089367A1 (en) * | 2001-11-12 | 2003-05-15 | Riccardo Abate | Device for washing nasal cavities and collecting catarrhal matter |
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US9113855B2 (en) | 2007-02-16 | 2015-08-25 | Myoscience, Inc. | Replaceable and/or easily removable needle systems for dermal and transdermal cryogenic remodeling |
US9155584B2 (en) | 2012-01-13 | 2015-10-13 | Myoscience, Inc. | Cryogenic probe filtration system |
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US9345526B2 (en) | 2005-05-20 | 2016-05-24 | Myoscience, Inc. | Subdermal cryogenic remodeling of muscles, nerves, connective tissue, and/or adipose tissue (fat) |
US9610112B2 (en) | 2013-03-15 | 2017-04-04 | Myoscience, Inc. | Cryogenic enhancement of joint function, alleviation of joint stiffness and/or alleviation of pain associated with osteoarthritis |
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US1899749A (en) * | 1929-02-25 | 1933-02-28 | Electric Sprayit Company | Spraying device |
US2536001A (en) * | 1949-06-03 | 1950-12-26 | Chase William | Cooling instrument |
US2645097A (en) * | 1950-11-09 | 1953-07-14 | William F Teague | Thermal tooth testing instrument |
US2900808A (en) * | 1955-11-22 | 1959-08-25 | Wang Wensan | Pocket liquid cooling device |
US3534739A (en) * | 1967-11-15 | 1970-10-20 | Brymill Corp | Cryosurgical delivery and application of liquified gas coolant |
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US1899749A (en) * | 1929-02-25 | 1933-02-28 | Electric Sprayit Company | Spraying device |
US2536001A (en) * | 1949-06-03 | 1950-12-26 | Chase William | Cooling instrument |
US2645097A (en) * | 1950-11-09 | 1953-07-14 | William F Teague | Thermal tooth testing instrument |
US2900808A (en) * | 1955-11-22 | 1959-08-25 | Wang Wensan | Pocket liquid cooling device |
US3534739A (en) * | 1967-11-15 | 1970-10-20 | Brymill Corp | Cryosurgical delivery and application of liquified gas coolant |
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Cutt, R. A., Proportional Control Steadies Cryosurgical Probe Temp, Control Engineering V. 12, no. 3, p. 103 March 1965 * |
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US3841311A (en) * | 1972-03-15 | 1974-10-15 | R Brown | Dental pulp tester |
US3901241A (en) * | 1973-05-31 | 1975-08-26 | Al Corp Du | Disposable cryosurgical instrument |
US3889681A (en) * | 1974-10-30 | 1975-06-17 | Jack Douglas Waller | Cryosurgical spraying apparatus |
US4043341A (en) * | 1975-12-09 | 1977-08-23 | Tromovitch Theodore A | Portable cryosurgical instrument |
US4376376A (en) * | 1980-05-12 | 1983-03-15 | Virginia M. Gregory | Cryogenic device operable in single or dual phase with a range of nozzle sizes and method of using the same |
US5280784A (en) * | 1990-09-19 | 1994-01-25 | Paul Ritzau Pari-Werk Gmbh | Device in particular and inhalating device for treating the lung and the respiratory tracts |
US6553988B1 (en) * | 2000-06-09 | 2003-04-29 | Norton Healthcare, Inc. | Medicament dispensing device with a multimaterial diaphragm bounding a pneumatic force chamber |
US20040025867A1 (en) * | 2000-06-09 | 2004-02-12 | Michael Holroyd | Medicament dispensing device with a multimaterial diaphragm bounding a pneumatic force chamber |
US8225780B2 (en) | 2000-06-09 | 2012-07-24 | Norton Healthcare Limited | Medicament dispensing device with a multimaterial diaphragm bounding a pneumatic force chamber |
US7637260B2 (en) | 2000-06-09 | 2009-12-29 | Norton Healthcare Limited | Medicament dispensing device with a multimaterial diaphragm bounding a pneumatic force chamber |
US20100065050A1 (en) * | 2000-06-09 | 2010-03-18 | Norton Healthcare Limited | Medicament dispensing device with a multimaterial diaphragm bounding a pneumatic force chamber |
US20030089367A1 (en) * | 2001-11-12 | 2003-05-15 | Riccardo Abate | Device for washing nasal cavities and collecting catarrhal matter |
US7143763B2 (en) * | 2001-11-12 | 2006-12-05 | Flaem Nuova S.P.A. | Device for washing nasal cavities and collecting catarrhal matter |
US9072498B2 (en) | 2005-05-20 | 2015-07-07 | Myoscience, Inc. | Subdermal cryogenic remodeling of muscles, nerves, connective tissue, and/or adipose tissue (fat) |
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US9907693B2 (en) * | 2007-11-14 | 2018-03-06 | Myoscience, Inc. | Pain management using cryogenic remodeling |
US9066712B2 (en) | 2008-12-22 | 2015-06-30 | Myoscience, Inc. | Integrated cryosurgical system with refrigerant and electrical power source |
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US9241753B2 (en) | 2012-01-13 | 2016-01-26 | Myoscience, Inc. | Skin protection for subdermal cryogenic remodeling for cosmetic and other treatments |
US10188444B2 (en) | 2012-01-13 | 2019-01-29 | Myoscience, Inc. | Skin protection for subdermal cryogenic remodeling for cosmetic and other treatments |
US10213244B2 (en) | 2012-01-13 | 2019-02-26 | Myoscience, Inc. | Cryogenic needle with freeze zone regulation |
US9155584B2 (en) | 2012-01-13 | 2015-10-13 | Myoscience, Inc. | Cryogenic probe filtration system |
US9017318B2 (en) | 2012-01-20 | 2015-04-28 | Myoscience, Inc. | Cryogenic probe system and method |
US9610112B2 (en) | 2013-03-15 | 2017-04-04 | Myoscience, Inc. | Cryogenic enhancement of joint function, alleviation of joint stiffness and/or alleviation of pain associated with osteoarthritis |
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