US 12,215,811 B2
Cryogenic system connector
Naum Muchnik, Yokneam Illit (IL); Ron Hilleli, Zichron Yaacov (IL); Shai Kaufman, Nir Eliyahu (IL); Lior Lasker, Haifa (IL); and Adir Weiser, Nofit (IL)
Assigned to IceCure Medical Ltd., Caesarea (IL)
Filed by ICECURE MEDICAL LTD., Caesarea (IL)
Filed on Jul. 18, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/866,614.
Prior Publication US 2024/0019058 A1, Jan. 18, 2024
Int. Cl. F16L 37/08 (2006.01); A61B 18/02 (2006.01); F16L 37/086 (2006.01)
CPC F16L 37/086 (2013.01) [A61B 18/02 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. Cryogenic apparatus, comprising:
a connector comprising:
a connector base plate configured for connection to
a conduit carrying a cryogen;
a slot extending across the base plate; and
a connector cover, comprising a first cover opening
and a second cover opening, coupled to the base plate;
a plug, which is configured for insertion via the first cover opening into an opening in the base plate;
a latch plate configured to slide within the slot between a first position, in which the plug is inserted through an aperture in the latch plate into the opening, and a second position, in which a cryogenic probe is inserted via the first cover opening through the aperture and brought into fluid communication with the opening;
a sensor, which is coupled to control a flow of the cryogen through the conduit by detecting whether the latch plate is in the first position or the second position;
a control rod which penetrates the second cover opening and a further aperture in the latch plate and which is configured to operate the sensor; and
a button, attached to a termination of the control rod so as to lie outside the connector cover.