TY - GEN
T1 - Development of precise-temperature-controlled cooling apparatus for medical application by using Peltier effect
AU - Maruyama, Shigenao
AU - Komiya, Atsuki
AU - Takeda, Hiroki
AU - Aiba, Setsuya
PY - 2008/9/18
Y1 - 2008/9/18
N2 - This paper describes precise temperature controlled cooling apparatuses for medical application. A Peltier cryoprobe for dermis treatment and flexible cryoprobe for cryosurgery for deep region of human body were developed by utilizing the Peltier effect. The evaluation experiment of the Peltier cryoprobe was conducted. The proposed apparatus has enough performance to necrotize target diseased cells precisely. The proposed flexible cryoprobe is composed of a flexible resin tube enough to treat the deeper parts of the human body with a catheter. A Peltier element is attached at the top of the probe for active heat-transfer control of the cooling tip. The cooling experiments are carried out and the performance of the cryoprobe is evaluated. The achieved minimum temperature at the tip is-43 °C.
AB - This paper describes precise temperature controlled cooling apparatuses for medical application. A Peltier cryoprobe for dermis treatment and flexible cryoprobe for cryosurgery for deep region of human body were developed by utilizing the Peltier effect. The evaluation experiment of the Peltier cryoprobe was conducted. The proposed apparatus has enough performance to necrotize target diseased cells precisely. The proposed flexible cryoprobe is composed of a flexible resin tube enough to treat the deeper parts of the human body with a catheter. A Peltier element is attached at the top of the probe for active heat-transfer control of the cooling tip. The cooling experiments are carried out and the performance of the cryoprobe is evaluated. The achieved minimum temperature at the tip is-43 °C.
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U2 - 10.1109/BMEI.2008.239
DO - 10.1109/BMEI.2008.239
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:51649095929
SN - 9780769531182
T3 - BioMedical Engineering and Informatics: New Development and the Future - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on BioMedical Engineering and Informatics, BMEI 2008
SP - 610
EP - 614
BT - BioMedical Engineering and Informatics
T2 - BioMedical Engineering and Informatics: New Development and the Future - 1st International Conference on BioMedical Engineering and Informatics, BMEI 2008
Y2 - 27 May 2008 through 30 May 2008
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