Critical care thermal therapy method and system
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1. A critical care, thermal therapy system utilizing a thermal fluid flow to which a patient is thermally exposed, the system comprising:
- a recirculating, temperature controlled fluid flow network adapted for patient care;
a temperature control module connectable in fluid communication with the temperature controlled fluid flow network for regulating the thermal fluid temperature and flow to the patient;
a thermal therapy device adapted for the flow of the thermal fluid therethrough and thermal exposure to the patient, the device being connectable to the temperature control module through the temperature controlled fluid flow network; and
at least one temperature sensor in thermal communication with the patient and remotely disposed from the temperature control module;
wherein the at least one remotely disposed temperature sensor monitors a select body temperature and sends thermal measurement signals to the temperature control module;
wherein, the temperature control module calculates a rate factor and an acceleration factor of the select body temperature; and
wherein, responsive to the rate factor and the acceleration factor of the select body temperature, the temperature control module is adapted to increase or decrease the thermal fluid temperature or flow rate in response to the thermal measurement signals from the at least one remotely disposed temperature sensor.
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Abstract
A critical care thermal therapy system incorporating a remote temperature sensor in association with a thermal module adapted for delivering a fluid to a patient in response to the sensed temperature thereof.
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35 Claims
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1. A critical care, thermal therapy system utilizing a thermal fluid flow to which a patient is thermally exposed, the system comprising:
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a recirculating, temperature controlled fluid flow network adapted for patient care; a temperature control module connectable in fluid communication with the temperature controlled fluid flow network for regulating the thermal fluid temperature and flow to the patient; a thermal therapy device adapted for the flow of the thermal fluid therethrough and thermal exposure to the patient, the device being connectable to the temperature control module through the temperature controlled fluid flow network; and at least one temperature sensor in thermal communication with the patient and remotely disposed from the temperature control module; wherein the at least one remotely disposed temperature sensor monitors a select body temperature and sends thermal measurement signals to the temperature control module; wherein, the temperature control module calculates a rate factor and an acceleration factor of the select body temperature; and wherein, responsive to the rate factor and the acceleration factor of the select body temperature, the temperature control module is adapted to increase or decrease the thermal fluid temperature or flow rate in response to the thermal measurement signals from the at least one remotely disposed temperature sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of thermal therapy critical care utilizing a thermal fluid flow to which a patient is thermally exposed, the method comprising:
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recirculating a thermal fluid through a closed-loop fluid flow network adapted for patient care; controlling the flow of the thermal fluid with a temperature control module connectable to the fluid flow network; thermally exposing an environment to the thermal fluid via a thermal therapy device connectable to the fluid flow network; monitoring a patient temperature with at least one temperature sensor remotely disposed from the temperature control module; and sending real-time signals from the at least one remotely disposed temperature sensor to the temperature control module indicating the patient temperature, wherein the temperature control module calculates a rate factor and an acceleration factor of the patient temperature; and adjusting a temperature of the thermal fluid responsive to the rate factor and the acceleration factor of the patient temperature via the temperature control module. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A critical care, thermal therapy system utilizing a thermal fluid flow to which a patient is thermally exposed, the system comprising:
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a recirculating, temperature controlled fluid flow network adapted for patient care; a temperature control module connectable in fluid communication with the temperature controlled fluid flow network for regulating the thermal fluid temperature and flow to the patient; a thermal therapy device adapted for the flow of the thermal fluid therethrough and thermal exposure of the patient, the device being connectable to the temperature control module through the temperature controlled fluid flow network; and a temperature sensor in thermal communication with the patient and remotely disposed from the temperature control module; wherein the temperature sensor monitors a select body temperature and sends thermal measurement signals to the temperature control module; and wherein the temperature control module utilizes a rate factor and an acceleration factor of the monitored temperature as well as a moving average of the monitored temperature to control the thermal fluid temperature or flow rate. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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