Cryoablation Console
Cryoablation System · Cryo Console · cryoICE BOX · Cryoablation Device
A flat, non-sterile reusable console with digital timer and temperature displays and color-coded gas ports on the front. It connects to a nitrous oxide gas cylinder and has an optional footswitch.
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What it does, the lengths it comes in and what experienced techs know about it.
What it’s for
Supplies nitrous oxide to a single-use cryoablation probe so the probe tip freezes tissue. In a thoracotomythor-uh-KOT-uh-meeA surgical cut through the chest wall to reach the lungs, heart or other organs in the chest.thorac/o chest-tomy cutting intoFull entry it is used to freeze the intercostalin-ter-KOS-tulBetween the ribs.inter- betweencost/o rib-al relating toFull entry nerves for pain control after surgery; it is also used for surgical ablationab-LAY-shunA procedure that destroys a small area of tissue, often with heat or cold, to stop it from causing a problem.Full entry of heart rhythm problems.
Lengths and variants
The AtriCure cryoICE BOX comes in a 115 V model (ACM1) and a 230 V model (ACM2).
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