Isolated selective organ cooling apparatus
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1. A selective organ cooling system, comprising:
- a flexible catheter insertable into an artery feeding the brain of a patient;
a cooling element attached to a distal end of said catheter; and
a collar adapted for application to the neck of the patient, said collar being adapted to apply heat only to the area of the neck over the jugular veins to maintain the temperature of the remainder of the patient'"'"'s body, exclusive of the brain.
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Abstract
A selective organ cooling device with a separate warming device for preventing secondary cooling which can result from cooling the selected organ. The cooling device applies cooling to the blood flowing in the feeder artery of the selected organ, while the body temperature control device warms the whole body either directly, or by warming blood returning to the heart from the selected organ, via a vein.
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1. A selective organ cooling system, comprising:
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a flexible catheter insertable into an artery feeding the brain of a patient;
a cooling element attached to a distal end of said catheter; and
a collar adapted for application to the neck of the patient, said collar being adapted to apply heat only to the area of the neck over the jugular veins to maintain the temperature of the remainder of the patient'"'"'s body, exclusive of the brain. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A selective organ cooling system, comprising:
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a flexible catheter insertable into an artery feeding the brain of a patient;
a cooling element attached to a distal end of said catheter; and
a collar adapted for application to the neck of the patient, to apply heat to maintain the temperature of the remainder of the patient'"'"'s body, exclusive of the brain;
a source of energy connected to said collar to generate heat for application to the neck of the patient only via conduction from said collar; and
a control device adapted to regulate said application of conductive heat to the neck of the patient;
wherein said source of energy comprises a supply of warm circulating fluid connected to circulate warm fluid through a fluid tight heat exchanger in said collar. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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8. A selective organ cooling system, comprising:
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a flexible catheter insertable into an artery feeding the brain of a patient;
a cooling element attached to a distal end of said catheter; and
a collar adapted for application to the neck of the patient, said collar being adapted to apply heat only via conduction and only to the area of the neck over the jugular veins to maintain the temperature of the remainder of the patient'"'"'s body, exclusive of the brain;
a supply of warm circulating fluid connected to circulate warm fluid through a fluid tight heat exchanger in only the portion of said collar adapted to contact the jugular vein area of the neck of the patient, to apply heat only to the jugular vein area of the neck of the patient; and
a control device adapted to regulate said application of only conductive heat, only to the jugular vein area of the neck of the patient. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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