ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,369,961, issued on July 29, was assigned to Boston Scientific Scimed Inc. (Maple Grove, Minn.).
"Cryosurgery system" was invented by Jason W. Sprain (Shoreview, Minn.) and Timothy J. Davis (Coon Rapids, Minn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cryosurgery system, comprising two or more cryoprobes is provided. Each cryoprobe includes a probe shaft having a distal section insertable in a patient and a proximal coupler. A connector interface with connection ports permits connections to a corresponding cryoprobe. Each connection port can have an isolating sleeve between the proximal coupler and the connection port when the proximal coupler of ...