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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 30, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 19, 2015
Lucent Medical Systems, Inc., Kirkland, WA (US);
University of Miami, Miami, FL (US);
Suhrud Rajguru, Coral Gables, FL (US);
Efrem Ari Roberson, McLean, VA (US);
Curtis S. King, Kirkland, WA (US);
Thomas J. Balkany, Silverthorne, CO (US);
Lucent Medical Systems, Inc., Kirkland, WA (US);
University of Miami, Miami, FL (US);
Abstract
Therapeutic application of mild to moderate hypothermia in a medical procedure has been found to provide benefits to patients. For example, application of mild hypothermia in the auditory pathway can prevent functional hearing loss post cochlear implant surgery. Devices have been conceived and reduced to practice that apply localized cooling to a small area such as the basal or middle turn of the cochlea. The devices include a cooling tip with at least one thermo-conductive surface. A heat-transporting fluid is circulated through the cooling tip. After absorbing heat, the heat-transporting fluid may be controllably cooled with a thermoelectric cooling device.