Rapid induction of mild hypothermia
First Claim
1. A device comprising:
- a garment configured to be placed in contact with a body;
a spacer configured to separate at least part of the garment from the body defining a space;
a seal member for separating the space from an exterior environment;
a coolant delivery conduit configured to deliver a coolant to the body in the space;
a carrier gas intake port in the garment for fluidly connecting the space to a carrier gas supply;
an exit port in the garment for fluidly connecting the space to the exterior environment; and
a carrier gas mover for moving the carrier gas within the space.
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Abstract
In general, the disclosure presents techniques for rapidly cooling the body of a patient. A cooling garment is placed in contact with the body of the patient. Spacers within the cooling garment create a space between at least a portion of the cooling garment and the body of the patient. The cooling garment receives a coolant from a coolant supply and delivers the coolant to the body of the patient. The heat from the body of the patient may evaporate the coolant. A carrier gas, which circulates within the space between the cooling garment and the patient, carries the gaseous coolant out of the cooling garment via an exit port. The rapid cooling of the patient may slow the neurological damage to the patient.
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83 Claims
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1. A device comprising:
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a garment configured to be placed in contact with a body; a spacer configured to separate at least part of the garment from the body defining a space; a seal member for separating the space from an exterior environment; a coolant delivery conduit configured to deliver a coolant to the body in the space; a carrier gas intake port in the garment for fluidly connecting the space to a carrier gas supply; an exit port in the garment for fluidly connecting the space to the exterior environment; and a carrier gas mover for moving the carrier gas within the space. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A method comprising:
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separating at least a portion of a cooling garment from a body of a patient with a spacer to create a space; isolating the space between the body and the garment from an external environment via a seal member; allowing a coolant to exit a coolant delivery conduit onto the body in the space; allowing a carrier gas to enter the space via a carrier gas port; and expelling the coolant in a gaseous state from an exit port in the garment. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59)
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60. A device comprising:
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an inner shell configured to be placed proximate to a body part of a patient, a space between the body part and the inner shell being an inner space; an outer shell surrounding the inner shell, a space between the outer shell and the inner shell being an outer space in fluid communication with the inner space; a seal member for forming a seal between the spaces and an exterior environment; and an exit port formed through the inner shell and the outer shell for expelling a coolant and a gas, the gas moving from the outer space to the inner space. - View Dependent Claims (61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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76. A device comprising:
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a garment configured to be placed in contact with a body; a spacer configured to separate at least part of the garment from the body defining a space; a coolant delivery conduit configured to deliver a coolant to the body in the space; a carrier gas intake port in the garment for fluidly connecting the space to a carrier gas supply; an exit port in the garment for fluidly connecting the space to the exterior environment; a carrier gas mover for moving the carrier gas within the space; and a support pad configured to support the body, wherein the support pad is internal to the garment and is absorbent.
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77. A device comprising:
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a garment configured to be placed in contact with a body; a spacer configured to separate at least part of the garment from the body defining a space; a coolant delivery conduit configured to deliver a coolant to the body in the space; a carrier gas intake port in the garment for fluidly connecting the space to a carrier gas supply; an exit port in the garment for fluidly connecting the space to the exterior environment; a carrier gas mover for moving the carrier gas within the space; and a sensor generating a signal, wherein the spacer includes the sensor. - View Dependent Claims (78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83)
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