Class 607/106 - Blood

Subclass of Class 607 - Surgery: light, thermal, and electrical application
Definition: Subject matter wherein means are applied to the body to directly modify
No. of applications: 24
Last issue date: 12/22/2011

Application No.	Application Title	Issue Date
20110313496	Method for Controlling a Patent's Body Temperature The present invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling the internal body temperature of a patient. According to the present invention, a catheter is inserted through an incision into a large blood vessel of a patient. By selectively heating or cooling a p...	12/22/2011
20110276115	Cooling Guide Catheter And Associated Method Of Use A catheter apparatus configured to provide a delivery system for standard intervention devices typically used during emergency angioplasty and to provide rapid localized cooling to organs at risk of ischemic and reperfusion injury. The catheter apparatus including a cat...	11/10/2011
20110275935	Methods and Apparatus for Treating or Deterring Injuries to or Disorders of the Brain or Spinal Cord of a Subject Methods and apparatus for treating or deterring injuries to or disorders of the brain or spinal cord of a subject. A heat exchange catheter device is inserted into the subject's body and used to cause heating or cooling the subject's cerebrospinal fluid. In some embodim...	11/10/2011
20110208278	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR REGIONAL AND WHOLE BODY TEMPERATURE MODIFICATION A heat exchange fluid supply system for supplying a heat exchange fluid to an intravascular heat exchange catheter includes a disposable cassette having a bulkhead and an external heat exchanger, and which is configured to operate in combination with a reusable master c...	08/25/2011
20110166634	INHIBITION OF PLATELET ACTIVATION, AGGREGATION AND/OR ADHESION BY HYPOTHERMIA A method for treating acute coronary syndromes (i.e., unstable angina or non-Q-wave MI) or transient ischemic attacks in a human or animal patient by placing a heat exchange apparatus in the patient=s vasculature and using that heat exchange apparatus to cool the patien...	07/07/2011
20110137249	System and method for bringing hypothermia rapidly onboard 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 ...	06/09/2011
20110130812	INDWELLING HEAT EXCHANGE CATHETER AND METHOD OF USING SAME A catheter is adapted to exchange heat with a body fluid, such as blood, flowing in a body conduit, such as a blood vessel. The catheter includes a shaft with a heat exchange region disposed at its distal end. This region may include hollow fibers which are adapted to r...	06/02/2011
20110125236	INDWELLING HEAT EXCHANGE CATHETER AND METHOD OF USING SAME A catheter is adapted to exchange heat with a body fluid, such as blood, flowing in a body conduit, such as a blood vessel. The catheter includes a shaft with a heat exchange region disposed at its distal end. This region may include hollow fibers which are adapted to r...	05/26/2011
20110125237	INDWELLING HEAT EXCHANGE CATHETER AND METHOD OF USING SAME A catheter is adapted to exchange heat with a body fluid, such as blood, flowing in a body conduit, such as a blood vessel. The catheter includes a shaft with a heat exchange region disposed at its distal end. This region may include hollow fibers which are adapted to r...	05/26/2011
20110125235	INDWELLING HEAT EXCHANGE CATHETER AND METHOD OF USING SAME A catheter is adapted to exchange heat with a body fluid, such as blood, flowing in a body conduit, such as a blood vessel. The catheter includes a shaft with a heat exchange region disposed at its distal end. This region may include hollow fibers which are adapted to r...	05/26/2011
20080319519	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 transfer ...	12/25/2008
20080228246	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 transfer ...	09/18/2008
20080221651	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 lungs an...	09/11/2008
20080200970	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 vas...	08/21/2008
20080114430	Temperature management system with assist mode for use with heart-lung machine 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 controlle...	05/15/2008
20080091253	Catheter System With On-Board Temperature Probe 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 temperatu...	04/17/2008
20080065180	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 immediat...	03/13/2008
20080058697	Heat exchange systems, devices and methods Embodiments of the present invention relate generally to heat-exchanger systems that can be used to heat or cool a fluid such as blood. Pod pumps that provide low shear and low turbulence may be used in such systems, particularly for systems that pump blood. A certain h...	03/06/2008
20080046046	METHOD FOR ENDOVASCULAR MANAGEMENT OF BODY TEMPERATURE The present invention provides a method and apparatus for controlling the internal body temperature of a patient. According to the present invention, a catheter is inserted through an incision into a large blood vessel of a patient. By selectively heating or cooling a p...	02/21/2008
20070233212	Methods and apparatus for regional and whole body temperature modification Methods and apparatus for temperature modification of selected body regions including an induced state of local hypothermia of the brain region for neuroprotection. A heat exchange catheter is provided with heat transfer fins projecting or extending outward from the cat...	10/04/2007
20070208401	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, articu...	09/06/2007
20060041217	Hypothermia induction device A system for rapid induction of indication of hypothermia especially of the heart and brain during cardiac arrest and normal circulation. The device recirculates blood through an extracorporeal circuit using a single venous access. The blood can be cooled and/or treated...	02/23/2006
20060036303	Intravascular systems for corporeal cooling A catheter for intravascular corporeal cooling comprises an elongated tubular member having at least one lumen extending therethrough for providing cooled blood, an inflatable annular balloon positioned on the outer surface of the elongated tubular member, and a pressur...	02/16/2006
20060030917	Dual heating device and method A dual-channel fluid temperature control apparatus controls temperature of cardiac fluids during surgery using power from an electrical convenience outlet having a power limit. A first pump receives a first heat exchange fluid to selectively pump the first heat exchange...	02/09/2006

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