Alsius Corporation

Zoll Circulation, Incorporated

University of California

Alsius Corporations

Mike L. Jones

Scott M. Evans

Blair D. Walker

Wayne A. Noda

Pierre Gobin

William J. Worthen

William J Worthen

Scott M Evans

Wayne Arthur Noda

Blair D Walker

Mike L Jones

Yves Pierre Gobin

David P Balding

Suzanne C Winter

Kenneth A Collins

Jack W Lasersohn

Robert A Pecor

Lynn M Shimada

Xia Luo

Anthony C Aliberto

Elbert Tzeng

Peter Barker

Hortensia Pompa

Vaso Adzich

Wayne A Noda

An intravenous heat exchange catheter and/or an external cooling pad/bladder can be used to maintain hypothermia in, e.g., a cardiac arrest patient, but to accelerate the cooling process the patient first can be infused with cold saline before the opportunity arises to connect the catheter or pad to the patient.

System and method for bringing hypothermia rapidly onboard

A catheter is adapted to exchange heat with a body fluid, such as blood, flowing in a body conduit, such as a blood vessel. The catheter includes a shaft with a heat exchange region disposed at its distal end. This region may include hollow fibers which are adapted to receive a remotely cooled heat exchange fluid preferably flowing in a direction counter to that of the body fluid. The hollow fibers enhance the surface area of contact, as well as the mixing of both the heat exchange fluid and the body fluid. The catheter can be positioned to produce hypothermia in a selective area of the body or alternatively positioned to systemically cool the entire body system.

Indwelling heat exchange catheter and method of using same

External heat exchange pad for patient

A system for exchanging heat with the body of a patient for cooling or warming the patient provides for automatic temperature control in accordance with the monitored temperature of the patient. The system comprises a temperature control module and temperature probes for making body core temperature measurements. The body core temperature measurements are used to control the temperature of fluid circulating within the fluid circuit.

Cooling system for indwelling heat exchange catheter

A method for treating cardiac arrest includes defibrillating the patient and/or ventilating the patient and/or administering a cardiac arrest drug such as epinephrine to resuscitate the patient, and then cooling the patient using one or more cooling catheter positioned in the central venous system of the patient.

Method and system for treating cardiac arrest using hypothermia

A catheter with three spiral heat exchange elements surrounding a central supply tube and communicating with a source of heat exchange fluid in a closed loop for effecting patient temperature control and at least two infusion lumens for providing access to the central venous blood supply when the catheter is placed in the central venous system. An anchor can be provided to suture or tape the catheter to the skin of a patient.

Method and system for patient temperature management and central venous access

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William J Worthen