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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 20, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 13, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Amy L. Hammack, San Mateo, CA (US);
Jeff P. Callister, Redwood City, CA (US);
Paul M. Stull, San Mateo, CA (US);
Alex T. Roth, Redwood City, CA (US);
William S. Tremulis, Redwood City, CA (US);
Assignee:
Radiant Medical, Inc., Redwood City, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 7/12 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 7/12 ;
Abstract
A catheter system for controlling the body temperature of a patient by modifying the temperature of blood flowing within a blood vessel of the patient. The catheter system comprises a catheter body having a heat exchange region in contact with the blood; and a temperature probe having a distal end that extends from the catheter body, thereby monitoring the temperature of blood flowing within the blood vessel.