IceCure Medical Ltd. announced it has received a Notice of Allowance from the Japan Patent Office (the JPO) for IceCure's patent application titled "Cryogen Pump". The patent will be in effect until 2041. A patent for this invention has been issued in the European Union and is pending in other major markets, including the U.S. IceCure's novel cryogenic pump is submersible in liquid nitrogen, works in a closed circuit, improves the cooling rate during a procedure, and is designed to be used for multiple procedures or longer duration procedures without the need to refill liquid nitrogen.

Moreover, this pump enables temperature control of the cryoprobe, as well as the use of a wider range of cryoprobes and catheters.