Abstract: A cryosurgical probe is adapted for the freezing of a nerve and is fitted with an electrode at its tip for electrical stimulation of the nerve, to enable the surgeon to know when the probe tip has been correctly placed in proximity to a particular nerve which it is desired to freeze.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
July 13, 1977
Date of Patent:
June 17, 1980
Assignees:
Spembly Limited, John W. Lloyd
Inventors:
John W. Lloyd, David E. Wild, Humphry R. Evatt
Abstract: The invention provides for re-warming of a cryosurgical instrument after its use in the cold mode, during which refrigerant is supplied through a first duct through first restriction, by admitting to the cavity within the probe tip fluid from a pressurized source through a second duct this supply being subject to control imposed by a second restriction.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
April 5, 1976
Date of Patent:
December 20, 1977
Assignee:
Spembly Limited
Inventors:
Ernest Hilton Thomas, Humphry Robert Evatt