| Bronchial recanalization with the cryoprobe does not require a general anesthesia. |
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| A basic system will have a trigger that the operator can depress to allow the gas to circulate through the tubing and the tip of the cryoprobe. |
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| To freeze the lesion, the cryoprobe is placed on the cervix, ensuring that the probe covers the entire lesion. |
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| At the present time, the new cryoprobe is being constructed along with critical filters that are key components of the BIPM Josephson standards. |
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| A 3-dimensional ultrasound system developed at our institution was used to guide and verify cryoprobe placement. |
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| Airway obstructions or stenoses of the bronchial tree can be removed safely, quickly, cost-effectively and with few complications using the flexible cryoprobe. |
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| Finally, the electronically chilled cryoprobe is used to rapidly chill the area being treated. |
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| The resulting closed-cycle cryoprobe is extremely compact, can operate indefinitely, and does not require ventilation. |
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| Moreover, as the enlarging ice ball approaches a ureter or another key structure, its progress can be halted by turning off a particular cryoprobe. |
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| After this company was sold in 2005, Dr Altman became a partner of CryoProbe, a cryogenic probe technology company. |
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