Brain cooling system
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1. A clinical grid electrode system for seizure control through local cooling, mapping brain function and the provision of reversible functional ablation comprising:
- a modular, addressable, scalable, cooling and sensing array composed of a plurality of cooling sensing elements, wherein each of the cooling sensing elements is composed of a cooling module, a temperature sensor and an EEG electrode mounted within a film supporting structure; and
a control system to which the cooling and sensing array is coupled for providing for control and monitoring of the cooling sensing elements making up the cooling and sensing array.
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Abstract
A clinical grid electrode system for seizure control through local cooling, mapping brain function and me provision of reversible functional ablation. The system includes a modular, scalable, cooling and sensing array composed of a plurality of cooling sensing elements. The system also includes a control system to which die cooling and sensing array is coupled for providing for control and monitoring of die cooling sensing elements making up the cooling and sensing array.
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25 Claims
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1. A clinical grid electrode system for seizure control through local cooling, mapping brain function and the provision of reversible functional ablation comprising:
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a modular, addressable, scalable, cooling and sensing array composed of a plurality of cooling sensing elements, wherein each of the cooling sensing elements is composed of a cooling module, a temperature sensor and an EEG electrode mounted within a film supporting structure; and a control system to which the cooling and sensing array is coupled for providing for control and monitoring of the cooling sensing elements making up the cooling and sensing array. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A clinical grid electrode system for seizure control through local cooling, mapping brain function and the provision of reversible functional ablation comprising:
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a modular scalable cooling and sensing array composed of a plurality of cooling sensing elements, wherein each of the cooling sensing elements is composed of a cooling module, a temperature sensor and an EEG electrode; and a control system to which the cooling and sensing array is coupled for providing for control and monitoring of the cooling sensing elements making up the cooling and sensing array wherein each of cooling sensing elements has a layered configuration with a lowermost tissue contact layer composed of the EEG electrode positioned on the cooling module, a cooling plate positioned along the lowermost tissue contact layer and to which the EEG electrode is mounted. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A cooling sensing element for an clinical grid electrode system for seizure control through local cooling, mapping brain function and provision of reversible functional ablation, comprising:
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a cooling module; a temperature sensor; and an EEG electrode; wherein the cooling module, the temperature sensor and the EEG electrode are mounted within a film supporting structure. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A cooling sensing element for an clinical grid electrode system for seizure control through local cooling, mapping brain function and provision of reversible functional ablation, comprising:
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a cooling module; a temperature sensor; and an EEG electrode; wherein each of the cooling sensing elements has a layered configuration with a lowermost tissue contact layer composed of the EEG electrode positioned on the cooling module, a cooling plate positioned along the lowermost tissue contact layer and to which the EEG electrode is mounted. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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