Title:
MONITORING OF FREEZING TEMPERATURE
Document Type and Number:
Japanese Patent JP2009226225
Kind Code:
A
Abstract:
To provide a cryoplastic catheter having an accurate temperature monitoring function.
The instrument and method are intended for cryotherapy of a lesion in a body. A temperature monitoring device 310 used with a cryotherapeutic instrument 12 may have the cryotherapeutic instrument 12, one or more tubular members 314 connected with the cryotherapeutic instrument 12, and a temperature monitoring member 320 connected with the tubular members 314. The temperature monitoring member 320 may have a retractable needle, an infrared sensor, and an ultrasonic transmitter or a stent 36 having a plurality of spikes 38.
Inventors:
LAFONTAINE DANIEL M
Application Number:
JP2009135513A
Publication Date:
October 08, 2009
Filing Date:
June 04, 2009
Export Citation:
Assignee:
BOSTON SCIENT LTD
International Classes:
A61B5/01; A61B18/02; A61B8/12; A61F2/82; A61B17/00; A61B19/00
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Hidesaku Yamamoto
Takaaki Yasumura
Natsuki Morishita
Takaaki Yasumura
Natsuki Morishita
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