IP Library Granted Patent US 9,883,900
Granted Patent B2
US 9,883,900 · App. 14/666,880 · Granted Feb 6, 2018

Method of operating a medical cooling system

Inventor: Jean-Pierre Lalonde (Candiac, CA)
Assignee: Medtronic CryoCath LP
A61B18/02A61B2018/00214A61B2018/00577A61B2018/0212A61B2018/0237A61B2018/0262
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Patent No.
US 9,883,900
App. No.
14/666,880
Granted
Feb 6, 2018
Kind
B2
Abstract

A method of operating a medical system, including coupling a medical system to an outlet of a fluid distribution network having a plurality of fluid outlets in a patient treatment center; delivering fluid from the outlet to the medical system; compressing the delivered fluid with the medical system; decreasing the moisture content of the delivered fluid with the medical system; cooling the fluid with the medical system; delivering the fluid from the medical system to a medical device; and removing the fluid from medical device with the medical system.

Claims (48)

1. A method of operating a medical cooling system, comprising:

coupling a medical cooling system to an outlet of a fluid distribution network having a plurality of fluid outlets in communication with a central supply;

coupling the medical cooling system to a fluid delivery subsystem including a conditioned fluid reservoir and being in communication with a medical device, the medical cooling system comprising:

a fluid delivery conduit defining an inlet engageable with one of the plurality of fluid outlets of the fluid distribution network and an outlet engageable with the medical device;

a compressor in fluid communication with the fluid delivery conduit; and

an adsorbent material disposed in the fluid delivery conduit;

delivering fluid from the outlet of the fluid distribution network to the fluid delivery conduit of the medical cooling system;

compressing the delivered fluid with the compressor of the medical cooling system; and

decreasing the moisture content of the delivered fluid with the adsorbent material of the medical cooling system.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising storing the fluid in the medical cooling system for use in a medical procedure.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising delivering the fluid from the fluid delivery conduit of the medical cooling system to the medical device.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising removing the fluid from medical device with the medical cooling system.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the fluid is compressed to a pressure between approximately 500 psig to 1,000 psig.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the moisture content is decreased to approximately 60 ppm or less.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising liquefying the fluid with the medical cooling system.

8. A method of operating a medical cooling system, comprising:

coupling a first end of the medical cooling system to an outlet of a fluid distribution network having a plurality of fluid outlets in communication with a central supply;

coupling a second end of the medical cooling system to an outlet of a fluid delivery subsystem that includes a conditioned fluid reservoir and is in communication with a medical device, the medical cooling system comprising:

a fluid delivery conduit defining an inlet engageable with one of the plurality of fluid outlets of the fluid distribution network and an outlet engageable with the medical device;

a compressor in fluid communication with the fluid delivery conduit;

an adsorbent material disposed in the fluid delivery conduit; and

a subcooler in thermal communication with the fluid delivery conduit;

delivering fluid from the outlets of the fluid distribution network to the fluid delivery conduit of the medical cooling system;

compressing the delivered fluid with the compressor of the medical cooling system; and

decreasing the moisture content of the delivered fluid with the adsorbent material of the medical cooling system,

the medical cooling system being upstream of the conditioned fluid reservoir of the fluid delivery subsystem and downstream of the fluid distribution network.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the fluid is compressed to a pressure between approximately 500 psig to 1,000 psig.

10. The method of claim 8 , wherein the moisture content of the delivered fluid is decreased to approximately 60 ppm or less.

11. The method of claim 8 , further comprising delivering fluid from the medical cooling system to the fluid delivery subsystem.

12. The method of claim 11 , further comprising delivering fluid from the fluid delivery subsystem to the medical device.

13. The method of claim 8 , wherein the medical device includes a thermal treatment region.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein the thermal treatment region includes an expandable element.

15. The method of claim 8 , wherein the subcooler is coupled to the fluid delivery conduit.

16. The method of claim 8 , wherein the subcooler includes a heat exchange assembly.

17. The method of claim 16 , wherein the subcooler is a Peltier heat transfer device.

18. A method of operating a medical cooling system, comprising:

coupling a first end of the medical cooling system to an outlet of a fluid distribution network having a plurality of fluid outlets in communication with a central supply;

coupling a second end of the medical cooling system to an outlet of a fluid delivery subsystem that includes a conditioned fluid reservoir and is in communication with a medical device, the medical cooling system comprising:

a fluid delivery conduit defining an inlet engageable with one of the plurality of fluid outlets of the fluid distribution network and an outlet engageable with the medical device;

a compressor in fluid communication with the fluid delivery conduit;

an adsorbent material disposed in the fluid delivery conduit;

a first subcooler in thermal communication with the fluid delivery conduit;

a heat exchanger in thermal communication with the fluid delivery and located downstream of the compressor; and

a second subcooler in thermal communication with the fluid delivery conduit and located downstream of the compressor, the first subcooler, and the heat exchanger;

delivering fluid from the outlets of the fluid distribution network to the fluid delivery conduit of the medical cooling system;

compressing the delivered fluid with the compressor of the medical cooling system; and

decreasing the moisture content of the delivered fluid with the adsorbent material of the medical cooling system,

the medical cooling system being upstream of the conditioned fluid reservoir of the fluid delivery subsystem and downstream of the fluid distribution network.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2015
From: LALONDE, JEAN-PIERRE
To: MEDTRONIC CRYOCATH LP
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Continuity (2)
Continuation 12913281 · Oct 27, 2010
Related Publication 20150190188A1 · Jul 9, 2015