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Medical procedure

  • US 6,491,039 B1
  • Filed: 03/31/2000
  • Issued: 12/10/2002
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/23/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A hypothermic medical procedure comprising;

  • administering a beta-blocking drug to a patient;

    placing a heat transfer element into a blood vessel of the patient; and

    cooling a region of the patient or the body of the patient to less than 35°

    C. using said heat transfer element, after or contemporaneous with the administration of the beta-blocking drug, while said patient is in a conscious or semiconscious state.

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