Provided are a method for adjusting an in-tank pressure of a working medium storage tank and an apparatus for the same. The method includes: acquiring a backflow temperature collected by each of first thermocouples; counting the number of target backflow paths whose backflow temperature reaches a preset temperature; and adjusting an in-tank pressure of the working medium storage tank to a target in-tank pressure corresponding to the number of the target backflow paths according to the number of the target backflow paths and a corresponding relationship between a preset number of backflow paths and the in-tank pressure. The control box determines the target in-tank pressure corresponding to the number of the target backflow paths to realize automatic adjustment of the in-tank pressure of the working medium storage tank.

A cryoablation method, system, and device that allows for real-time and accurate assessment and monitoring of PV occlusion and lesion formation without the need for expensive imaging systems and without patient exposure to radiation. The system includes a cryoballoon catheter with a cryoballoon, a distal electrode, a proximal electrode, and a temperature sensor. Impedance measurements recorded by the electrodes may be used to predict ice formation, quality of pulmonary vein occlusion, and lesion formation.

The present invention provides a double-layer cryogenic inflatable balloon including an inflatable balloon assembly and a cryogenic balloon assembly. The inflatable balloon assembly includes an inflatable balloon, an outer catheter and a liquid-filling cavity provided with a liquid-filling chamber, the inflatable balloon, the outer catheter and the liquid-filling cavity being communicated with each other. The cryogenic balloon assembly includes a cryogenic balloon, an inner catheter and a fluid-diverting cavity provided with a gas return chamber as well as a gas inlet pipe and an inflation assembly, the cryogenic balloon, the inner catheter and the fluid-diverting cavity being communicated with each other, wherein the cryogenic balloon is located in the inflatable balloon, and the inner catheter is located in the outer catheter. The fluid-diverting cavity is further provided with a gas return channel, a liquid-filling channel, and a cork chamber, wherein the gas return channel has one end communicated with the gas return chamber and the other end communicated with the cork chamber. The liquid-filling channel has one end communicated with the cork chamber and the other end communicated with the liquid-filling chamber. The cork chamber is communicated with a gas return joint, and is internally provided with an adjustment structure. The fluid-diverting cavity is provided with a gas inlet chamber, and the gas inlet pipe penetrates through the cryogenic balloon, the inner catheter and the fluid-diverting cavity, the gas inlet pipe having one end located in the cryogenic balloon and the other end communicated with the gas inlet chamber. The gas inlet chamber is communicated with the inflation assembly, and the inflation assembly is used to input a refrigerant gas into the cryogenic balloon through a pipe.

Systems and methods are provided for non-destructive inspection of an interior of a vessel filled with a liquid.

An apparatus for performing cryosurgery, especially suited for the sacroiliac joint. The apparatus includes a first expansion tube having a first length; a second expansion tube having a second length, wherein the second length is longer than the first length; a first supply tube supplying a cooling agent to the first expansion tube; a second supply tube supplying another cooling agent to the second expansion tube; and a drain tube for removing cooling agents from an enclosed working part, wherein the first expansion tube supplies the cooling agent to a first portion of the working part, the second expansion tube supplies the another cooling agent to a second portion of the working part, the working part further including a tip; wherein the first expansion tube and the second expansion tube are positioned inside a casing.

A cryosurgical instrument includes a feed line for conveying fluid into an expansion chamber. The feed line has a capillary line section that terminates in the expansion chamber and forms an aperture for the fluid to undergo the Joule-Thomson effect. The flow cross-section of the feed line decreases in at least one transition section of the feed line in the form of a funnel. Following each transition section there preferably follows a step section, in which latter section the flow cross-section is preferably largely constant. The last step section is preferably formed by the capillary line section. Due to the acceleration of the fluid in the transition sections and the abating of pressure fluctuations in the capillary tube section and, optionally in the additional step sections, the expansion range in the expansion chamber is increased, without impeding the backflow of the expanded gas out of the expansion chamber.

A method of predicting an adverse event during an ablation procedure includes providing a medical device having an expandable element and positioning the medical device proximate to an area of target tissue. The medical device includes a fluid exhaust lumen and a fluid supply lumen each being in fluid communication with the expandable element. The method further includes delivering fluid to expandable element and exhausting fluid from the expandable element; measuring a pressure within a vacuum return path; and measuring a period of time it takes for the pressure within the vacuum return path to reach a target pressure.

The present invention provides a medical device having an elongate body with both a proximal end and a distal end, wherein the elongate body defines an intake lumen and an exhaust lumen. The medical device also has a first pliable element defining a cooling chamber disposed at a point along the elongate body, with the cooling chamber being in fluid communication with the intake lumen and the exhaust lumen. A second pliable element is provided which at least partially encloses the first pliable element, thereby defining a junction between the first and second pliable element. A check valve is included which is in fluid communication with the junction between the first pliable element and second pliable element, the valve further being in fluid communication with the exhaust lumen. Additionally, the medical device may include sensors or other monitoring means in fluid communication with the junction and the cooling chamber.

An ablation assembly includes a handle, a catheter assembly and a connector locking assembly. The catheter assembly includes: a catheter shaft, a balloon and a connector at the distal and proximal ends of the catheter shaft, and a delivery tube extending between there between. The connector includes a connector body secured to the proximal end and a plug secured to the delivery tube, the plug and delivery tube movable axially and rotationally. The handle includes an open portion receiving the plug and the connector body. The connector locking assembly includes: means for simultaneously automatically connecting the plug and the connector body to the handle to place the connector in a load state prior to use, and means for automatically releasing the connector body and thereafter the plug from the handle to place the connector in an eject state to permit the connector to be removed from the handle.

A cryosurgery system for application of medical-grade liquid nitrogen to a treatment area via a small, low pressure, open tipped catheter. The system includes a console, including a touch panel computer, a cryogen module, a suction module and an electronics module, and a disposable spray kit. Features include optional low cryogen flow setting to reduce the cryogen flow rate by 50%, improved cryogen flow consistency reducing pressure pulses and peaks, an integrated suction pump for improved consistency and self-checks, specified vent tube areas and corresponding maximum expected pressures during cryospray procedure; optional pressure sensing capability to monitor pressure during a treatment, and novel catheter designs of multilayer and flexible construction providing a variety of spray patterns.