Systems and methods for selective thermal treatment
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1. A system for providing selective thermal therapy, the system comprising:
- a first elongated element having a first lumen therethrough, said first elongated element having a distal end and a proximal end and a length from said distal end to said proximal end;
an exit port located at said distal end of said first elongated element;
an occlusion element positioned on said first elongated element, proximal to said exit port;
a second elongated element having a second lumen therethrough, said second elongated element coaxial to said first elongated element, said second elongated element having a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end of said second elongated element proximal to said distal end of said first elongated element, said distal end of said second elongated element positioned relative to said distal end of said first elongated element such that said distal end of said second elongated element is in proximity to said distal end of said first elongated element so that the second lumen acts as an insulating layer along a majority of said length of said first elongated element when receiving blood from the body;
wherein said second elongated element is insertable into an artery of the body at a peripheral location of the body and adapted to extend to a remote location of the body;
a second port located at said distal end of said second elongated element, said second port proximal to said occlusion element; and
a control unit in fluid communication with said first lumen and said second lumen, said control unit comprising;
a supply blood inlet in fluid communication with said second lumen, said supply blood inlet for receiving blood from the body;
a thermal adjustor in fluid communication with said supply blood inlet, said thermal adjustor configured for changing a temperature of the received blood so as to provide thermally treated blood; and
a delivery blood outlet in fluid communication with said thermal adjustor and in fluid communication with said first lumen, said delivery blood outlet for providing the thermally treated blood to said first lumen.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for selective cooling or heating of a target site in the human body include a catheter having a supply elongated element and a delivery elongated element, with inlet and exit ports. Blood is withdrawn from the supply elongated element and cooled or heated in a control unit. The treated blood is sent to the targeted area via delivery elongated element. The supply elongated element can act as an insulator for the treated blood in the delivery elongated element.
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1. A system for providing selective thermal therapy, the system comprising:
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a first elongated element having a first lumen therethrough, said first elongated element having a distal end and a proximal end and a length from said distal end to said proximal end; an exit port located at said distal end of said first elongated element; an occlusion element positioned on said first elongated element, proximal to said exit port; a second elongated element having a second lumen therethrough, said second elongated element coaxial to said first elongated element, said second elongated element having a proximal end and a distal end, said distal end of said second elongated element proximal to said distal end of said first elongated element, said distal end of said second elongated element positioned relative to said distal end of said first elongated element such that said distal end of said second elongated element is in proximity to said distal end of said first elongated element so that the second lumen acts as an insulating layer along a majority of said length of said first elongated element when receiving blood from the body; wherein said second elongated element is insertable into an artery of the body at a peripheral location of the body and adapted to extend to a remote location of the body; a second port located at said distal end of said second elongated element, said second port proximal to said occlusion element; and a control unit in fluid communication with said first lumen and said second lumen, said control unit comprising; a supply blood inlet in fluid communication with said second lumen, said supply blood inlet for receiving blood from the body; a thermal adjustor in fluid communication with said supply blood inlet, said thermal adjustor configured for changing a temperature of the received blood so as to provide thermally treated blood; and a delivery blood outlet in fluid communication with said thermal adjustor and in fluid communication with said first lumen, said delivery blood outlet for providing the thermally treated blood to said first lumen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A device for providing selective thermal therapy, the device comprising:
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a control unit; a supply elongated element having a supply lumen therethrough for supplying blood to said control unit, said supply elongated element having at least one inlet port at a distal end thereof for receiving the blood; a delivery elongated element having a delivery lumen therethrough for receiving thermally treated blood from said control unit and delivering the thermally treated blood to a target site in the body, wherein said supply elongated element is positioned coaxial to said delivery elongated element along a majority of a length of said delivery elongated element thereby providing an insulating layer, wherein the thermally treated blood is the supplied blood after a thermal adjustment, wherein the supply lumen acts as the insulating layer when receiving blood from the body, said delivery elongated element having at least one exit port at a distal end thereof for providing the thermally treated blood to the target site, and wherein said supply elongated element, said control unit and said delivery elongated element form a closed system; wherein said supply elongated element is insertable into an artery of the body at a peripheral location of the body and adapted to extend to a remote location of the body; and an occlusion element positioned on said delivery elongated element in a location which is proximal to a distal end of said delivery elongated element and distal to a distal end of said supply elongated element. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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