IceCure™ Medical Ltd.
DMS-7063 rev. C
ProSense™
Confidential
User Manual
68
US User Manual
Always monitor the ice ball growth with adequate imaging techniques.
If an introducer to guide the cryoprobes to the tissue location is used, make sure to
choose an introducer with tight dimensions. The cryoablation may be affected by the use
of an introducer that is too big in diameter and create an air barrier between the freezing
power of the cryoprobe and the tissue, especially if this introducer is the same length as
the cryoprobe shaft and if the ice ball will be created on this introducer part.
In such a case, injecting 5cc of sterile saline or water into the introducer lumen can
improve heat exchange between the cryoprobe and the tissue.
Warning
The system and its accessories: cryoprobes, introducers, temperature sensor
and holder
are not compatible with magnetic resonance imaging
Figure 60:
Ice ball measurement ranges
Ice ball measurement ranges are based on bench testing done at room temperature gel.
Isotherm measurements in soft tissue tumors may vary depending on clinical application.
Times and sizes (±3 mm) are approximate and should not preclude clinical judgment.
below represent ice ball isotherms of
ProSense™
cryoprobe
from
experiments in gel at room temperature.
