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Apparatuses and methods for cooling specific tissue

  • US 9,393,378 B2
  • Filed: 09/12/2012
  • Issued: 07/19/2016
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2010
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for therapeutic cooling of a patient, comprising:

  • a mask having a strap and a hole, said mask being adapted to cover at least the patient'"'"'s nose and to be held to the patient'"'"'s head by said strap, so that when said mask rests against the patient'"'"'s face a space between at least a portion of the patient'"'"'s face and said mask exists;

    a source of coolant, said coolant consisting essentially of compressed breathable gas, wherein a flow path extends from said source through said hole of said mask;

    a regulator in said flow path between said coolant source and said hole of said mask; and

    a delivery tube having a lumen defining at least part of said flow path for said coolant, for conducting said coolant toward said mask;

    wherein said coolant is cooled adiabatically on or after release from said source, and wherein first and second insertion tubes are connected to said delivery tube, each extending to a respective free end having an opening, said insertion tubes sized and configured to be inserted into respective nares of a patient'"'"'s nose so that said free ends are positioned in the airway beyond the anterior turbinate area of the patient'"'"'s nose, so that the gas passes the mucosa and conchae of the nose before exiting said insertion tubes,wherein at least one of said delivery tube and at least one insertion tube extend through said hole of said mask so that said mask rests against the patient'"'"'s face when said at least one insertion tube is inserted into the patient'"'"'s nose.

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