ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,446,945, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to Erbe Elektromedizine GmbH (Tuebingen, Germany).
"Cryoprobe" was invented by Joerg Kronenthaler (Hirrlingen, Germany) and Marcus Adler (Burladingen, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A cryoprobe having a head to which cryofluid is supplied via a capillary tube. A hose serves for removal of the cryofluid, wherein the capillary tube extends through the lumen thereof. The capillary tube comprises a flexible section that is bridged by a pull element. In this manner a cryoprobe that can be handled well is obtained that can be easily and very largely bent and still transmits tensile forces for sa...