A medical device for thermally affecting tissue including a heat exchanger having a first fluid circulating through the heat exchanger, a deployment member secured to at least a portion of the heat exchanger, and a second fluid located within the deployment member. The medical device may be deformable upon contact with tissue, and may further include a deployment member having a rigidity that can be modified by changes in temperature.

 
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