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Method and system for control of a patient's body temperature by way of transluminally insertable heat exchange catheter

  • US 6,695,874 B2
  • Filed: 02/01/2002
  • Issued: 02/24/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/24/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A heat transfer catheter system, comprising:

  • a heat transfer catheter insertable into a patient;

    a disposable heat exchange plate having two layers, a stiff back plate and a thinner heat exchange layer bonded thereto, the pattern of bonding between the two layers defining a serpentine pathway;

    conduits coupled to the heat transfer catheter and heat exchange plate that enable circulation of a heat exchange medium therebetween; and

    a master control unit housing a heater/cooler unit within and having a slot, the slot being sized so that the disposable heat exchange plate can be installed therethrough into the master control unit and into thermal communication with the heater/cooler unit, wherein the heater/cooler unit can influence the temperature of the patient via the disposable heat exchange plate, conduits, and heat transfer catheter.

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