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Isolated selective organ cooling apparatus

  • US 6,599,312 B2
  • Filed: 05/29/2001
  • Issued: 07/29/2003
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/24/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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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