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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 27, 2023
Filed:
Oct. 03, 2018
Applicant:
University of Pittsburgh—of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Inventor:
Eric A. Nofzinger, Allison Park, PA (US);
Assignee:
University of Pittsburgh—Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 7/00 (2006.01); A61F 7/02 (2006.01); A61F 7/10 (2006.01); A61M 21/02 (2006.01); A61B 17/00 (2006.01); A61M 21/00 (2006.01); A61M 16/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 7/007 (2013.01); A61F 7/02 (2013.01); A61F 7/10 (2013.01); A61M 21/02 (2013.01); A61B 2017/00132 (2013.01); A61F 7/106 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0002 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0007 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0054 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0056 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0071 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0075 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0076 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0095 (2013.01); A61M 16/0683 (2013.01); A61M 2021/0066 (2013.01); A61M 2205/366 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3606 (2013.01); A61M 2205/3673 (2013.01); A61M 2205/59 (2013.01); A61M 2230/10 (2013.01); A61M 2230/50 (2013.01); A61M 2230/60 (2013.01); A61M 2230/63 (2013.01);
Abstract
Apparatuses and methods for treating neurological and/or neuropsychiatric disorders are by application of thermal energy to the patient's forehead region, for example, by maintaining a target temperature or temperature range to the forehead of a patient for a time period. In particular, described herein are regional brain cooling mechanisms to treat neuropsychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety, and autism.