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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 29, 2004
Applicants:
Wayne A. Noda, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
William J. Worthen, Coto de Caza, CA (US);
Inventors:
Wayne A. Noda, 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
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.