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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2011
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2006
Applicant:
Kenneth A. Collins, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Inventor:
Kenneth A. Collins, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Assignee:
Zoll Circulation, Inc., Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61F 7/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A system and method uses both a heart-lung machine (HLM) and a catheter and/or pad to reach a target temperature for, e.g., cardiac bypass surgery. At or about the target temperature, temperature control of the catheter/pad is suspended and patient temperature controlled using only the HLM.