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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8163000 | Selective organ cooling catheter with guidewire apparatus and temperature-monitoring device A guidable catheter for heating or cooling fluid in a feeding vessel in a vasculature of a patient includes a heat transfer element having exterior surface irregularities to create turbulence in a surrounding fluid. A supply catheter delivers a working fluid to an i... | 04/24/2012 |
| 8157794 | Method and device for performing cooling-or cryo-therapies for, e.g., angioplasty with reduced restenosis or pulmonary vein cell necrosis to inhibit atrial fibrillation The present invention provides an enhanced method and device to inhibit or reduce the rate of restenosis following angioplasty or stent placement. The invention involves placing a balloon tipped catheter in the area treated or opened through balloon angioplasty imme... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8043351 | Method and device for performing cooling- or cryo-therapies for, e.g., angioplasty with reduced restenosis or pulmonary vein cell necrosis to inhibit atrial fibrillation employing tissue protection An enhanced method and device are provided to treat atrial fibrillation or inhibit or reduce restenosis following angioplasty or stent placement. A balloon-tipped catheter is disposed in the area treated or opened through balloon angioplasty immediately following an... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8043283 | Method and device for performing cooling- or cryo-therapies for, e.g., angioplasty with reduced restenosis or pulmonary vein cell necrosis to inhibit atrial fibrillation The present invention provides an enhanced method and device to inhibit or reduce the rate of restenosis following angioplasty or stent placement. The invention involves placing a balloon tipped catheter in the area treated or opened through balloon angioplasty imme... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8038703 | Selective organ cooling apparatus and method An endovascular heat transfer device which can have a smooth exterior surface, or a surface with ridges and grooves. The device can have a plurality of elongated, articulated segments, with each having such a surface. A flexible joint connects adjacent elongated, ar... | 10/18/2011 |
| 7998182 | Selective organ cooling apparatus An endovascular heat transfer device which can have a smooth exterior surface, or a surface with ridges and grooves. The device can have a plurality of elongated, articulated segments, with each having such a surface. A flexible joint connects adjacent elongated, ar... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7951183 | Medical procedure The use of an intravascular cooling element to induce hypothermia in connection with a medical procedure. According to a first aspect of the present, invention, a coronary bypass procedure is conducted in which a patient's blood is oxygenated with the patient's lung... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7922752 | Method of making selective organ cooling catheter A heat transfer device has first and second elongated, articulated segments, each having a turbulence-inducing exterior surface. A flexible joint connects the first and second elongated, articulated segments. An inner coaxial lumen is disposed within the first and s... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7914564 | System and method for patient temperature control employing temperature projection algorithm Embodiments of the invention provide a system for temperature control of the human body. The system includes an indwelling catheter with a tip-mounted heat transfer element. The catheter is fluidically coupled to a console that provides a heated or cooled heat trans... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7850723 | Method and apparatus for patient temperature control employing titration of therapy using EEG signals A system and method for temperature control of the human body includes an indwelling catheter with a tip-mounted heat transfer element. The catheter is fluidically coupled to a console that provides a heated or cooled heat transfer working fluid to exchange heat wit... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7766949 | Fever regulation method and apparatus A device and method for providing body cooling for treating fever. The cooling device applies cooling to blood flowing in a vein or artery, e.g., the vena cavae, that is then distributed throughout the body. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7651518 | Inflatable catheter for selective organ heating and cooling and method of using the same A catheter system and method are provided which change the temperature of a fluid, such as blood, by heat transfer. Selective cooling or heating of an organ may be performed by changing the temperature of the blood feeding the organ. The catheter system includes an ... | 01/26/2010 |
| 7491223 | Therapeutic heating and cooling via temperature management of a colon-inserted balloon A method and apparatus is provided for heating or cooling at least a selected portion of a patient's body. The method begins by inserting a catheter having a balloon into the colon or stomach of the patient. A heated or chilled fluid is conducted through a supply lu... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7458984 | System and method for inducing hypothermia with active patient temperature control employing catheter-mounted temperature sensor and temperature projection algorithm Embodiments of the invention provide a system for temperature control of the human body. The system includes an indwelling catheter with a tip-mounted heat transfer element. The catheter is fluidically coupled to a console that provides a heated or cooled heat trans... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7449018 | Method and device for performing cooling- or cryo-therapies for, e.g., angioplasty with reduced restenosis or pulmonary vein cell necrosis to inhibit atrial fibrillation employing microporous balloon An enhanced method and device are provided to inhibit or reduce restenosis following angioplasty or stent placement. A porous balloon-tipped catheter is disposed in the area treated or opened through balloon angioplasty immediately following angioplasty. The balloon... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7422600 | Method and apparatus for patient temperature control employing administration of anti-shivering agents Embodiments of the invention provide a system for temperature control of the human body. The system includes an indwelling catheter with a tip-mounted heat transfer element. The catheter is fluidically coupled to a console that provides a heated or cooled heat trans... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7398682 | Low fluid level detector system A fluid level detector system, which may measure the amount of fluid in a reservoir, and may further trigger an alarm when the fluid level in the cassette reaches a low level condition. The cassette's reservoir may contain a transient sterile solution, which is movi... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7371254 | Medical procedure The use of an intravascular cooling element to induce hypothermia in connection with a medical procedure. According to a first aspect of the present, invention, a coronary bypass procedure is conducted in which a patient's blood is oxygenated with the patient's lung... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7351254 | Method and device for patient temperature control employing optimized rewarming Embodiments of the invention provide a system for temperature control of the human body. The system includes an indwelling catheter with a tip-mounted heat transfer element. The catheter is fluidically coupled to a console that provides a heated or cooled heat trans... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7311725 | Patient temperature regulation method and apparatus A device and method for providing body cooling. The cooling device applies cooling to blood flowing in a vena cavae that is then distributed throughout the body. The cooling can be assisted by use of thermoregulatory drugs or warming devices to prevent shivering and... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7300453 | System and method for inducing hypothermia with control and determination of catheter pressure Embodiments of the invention provide a system for temperature control of the human body. The system includes an indwelling catheter with a tip-mounted heat transfer element. The catheter is fluidically coupled to a console that provides a heated or cooled heat trans... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7291144 | Method and device for performing cooling- or cryo-therapies for, e.g., angioplasty with reduced restenosis or pulmonary vein cell necrosis to inhibit atrial fibrillation The present invention provides an enhanced method and device to inhibit or reduce the rate of restenosis following angioplasty or stent placement. The invention involves placing a balloon tipped catheter in the area treated or opened through balloon angioplasty imme... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7288109 | Method of manufacturing a heat transfer element for in vivo cooling without undercuts An intravascular heat transfer device is provided with a mixing-inducing surface formed by an easily manufacturable process. The device can have a plurality of elongated, articulated segments, each having a mixing-inducing exterior surface. A flexible joint connects... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288089 | Method and device for performing cooling- or cryo-therapies for, e.g., angioplasty with reduced restenosis or pulmonary vein cell necrosis to inhibit atrial fibrillation employing tissue protection An enhanced method and device are provided to treat atrial fibrillation or inhibit or reduce restenosis following angioplasty or stent placement. A balloon-tipped catheter is disposed in the area treated or opened through balloon angioplasty immediately following an... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7211106 | Selective organ cooling apparatus and method An endovascular heat transfer device which can have a smooth exterior surface, or a surface with ridges and grooves. The device can have a plurality of elongated, articulated segments, with each having such a surface. A flexible joint connects adjacent elongated, ar... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7211105 | Method for determining the effective thermal mass of a body or organ using a cooling catheter A method and apparatus is provided for determining an effective thermal mass of a patient. The effective thermal mass is employed to determine a gain factor used in a feedback control system controlling patient temperature. The method begins by inducing hypothermia ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7189254 | Method and device for patient temperature control employing optimized rewarming Embodiments of the invention provide a system for temperature control of the human body. The system includes an indwelling catheter with a tip-mounted heat transfer element. The catheter is fluidically coupled to a console that provides a heated or cooled heat trans... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7101386 | Patient temperature regulation method and apparatus A device and method for providing body cooling. The cooling device applies cooling to blood flowing in a vena cavae that is then distributed throughout the body. The cooling can be assisted by use of thermoregulatory drugs or warming devices to prevent shivering and... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7094253 | Fever regulation method and apparatus A device and method for providing body cooling for treating fever. The cooling device applies cooling to blood flowing in a vein or artery, e.g., the vena cavae, that is then distributed throughout the body. ... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7066947 | Method of manufacturing a heat transfer element for in vivo cooling An intravascular heat transfer device is provided with a mixing-inducing surface formed by an easily manufacturable process. The device can have a plurality of elongated, articulated segments, each having a mixing-inducing exterior surface. A flexible joint connects... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066948 | Selective organ cooling apparatus and method An endovascular heat transfer device which can have a smooth exterior surface, or a surface with ridges and grooves. The device can have a plurality of elongated, articulated segments, with each having such a surface. A flexible joint connects adjacent elongated, ar... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7063718 | Selective organ hypothermia method and apparatus A method and apparatus for performing hypothermia of a selected organ without significant effect on surrounding organs or other tissues. A flexible catheter is inserted through the vascular system of a patient to place the distal tip of the catheter in an artery fee... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7052508 | Inflatable heat transfer apparatus An apparatus having an inflatable balloon near a distal end of a multi-lumen catheter, with a plurality of blood flow passageways formed through the interior of the balloon from a proximal face of the inflated balloon to a distal face of the inflated balloon. A heat... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7018399 | Method of making selective organ cooling catheter Whole body cooling of a patient is obtained by providing a catheter with a conductive heat transfer element at a distal end thereof, inserting the catheter and heat transfer element into the vascular system of the patient and utilizing the heat transfer element to m... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7004960 | Circulation set for temperature-controlled catheter and method of using the same The invention provides a single-use, disposable circulation set for a heat transfer catheter. The circulation set includes a single-use, disposable fluid reservoir adapted to supply a heat transfer fluid to the catheter, a single-use, disposable pump adapted to pump... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7001378 | Method and device for performing cooling or cryo-therapies, for, e.g., angioplasty with reduced restenosis or pulmonary vein cell necrosis to inhibit atrial fibrillation employing tissue protection An enhanced method and device are provided to treat atrial fibrillation or inhibit or reduce restenosis following angioplasty or stent placement. A balloon-tipped catheter is disposed in the area treated or opened through balloon angioplasty immediately following an... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6991645 | Patient temperature regulation method and apparatus A device and method for providing body cooling. The cooling device applies cooling to blood flowing in a vena cavae that is then distributed throughout the body. The cooling can be assisted by use of thermoregulatory drugs or warming devices to prevent shivering and... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6979345 | Multipurpose catheter assembly An apparatus for performing hypothermia of the body of a patient, or of a selected organ, while delivering a medicament to a selected blood vessel. A flexible coaxial catheter is inserted through the vascular system of a patient to place the distal tip of the cathet... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974463 | System and method for patient temperature control employing temperature projection algorithm Embodiments of the invention provide a system for temperature control of the human body. The system includes an indwelling catheter with a tip-mounted heat transfer element. The catheter is fluidically coupled to a console that provides a heated or cooled heat trans... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6918924 | Method and apparatus for regulating patient temperature by irrigating the bladder with a fluid A method and apparatus is provided for heating or cooling at least a selected portion of a patient's body. The method begins by inserting a catheter through the urethra and into the bladder of the patient. A heated or chilled fluid is conducted through a supply lume... | 07/19/2005 |
