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Selective organ cooling apparatus and method

  • US 6,887,262 B2
  • Filed: 09/19/2002
  • Issued: 05/03/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/23/1998
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A method of treating an organ, comprising:

  • inserting a heat transfer element into a feeder artery from a distal location;

    circulating a working fluid through said heat transfer element to accomplish heat transfer;

    inducing mixing in said working fluid; and

    changing the temperature of the heat transfer element to modify the temperature of the blood in the feeder artery, thereby selectively modifying the temperature of the organ.

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