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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2005
Applicants:
Kenneth A. Collins, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
William J. Worthen, Coto de Caza, CA (US);
Inventors:
Kenneth A. Collins, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
William J. Worthen, Coto de Caza, CA (US);
Assignee:
Alsius Corporation, Irvine, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
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.