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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6126684 | 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 at least one balloon ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6110168 | Method and apparatus for controlling a patient's body temperature by in situ blood temperature modifications 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... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6051019 | 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... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5837003 | Method and apparatus for controlling a patient's body temperature by in situ blood temperature modification 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... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5716386 | Non-invasive aortic impingement and core and cerebral temperature manipulation A non-invasive method and apparatus for at least partially occluding the descending aorta of a patient and for manipulating core and cerebral temperature includes positioning an elongated tubular member which may have a moveable surface through the esopha... | 02/10/1998 |
| 5674190 | Extracorporeal whole body hyperthermia using alpha-stat regulation of blood pH and pCO2 A device and method for extracorporeal whole body hyperthermia treatment of a patient's blood using alpha-stat regulation of blood pH and pCO2 is described. The respiratory rate of a patient is either increased or decreased in accordance with t... | 10/07/1997 |
| 5486208 | Method and apparatus for controlling a patient's body temperature by in situ blood temperature modification 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... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5403281 | Inline heat exchanger and cardioplegia system A flexible-resilient heat exchanger that is designed to be disposed inline of a cardioplegia tubing set for heating or cooling blood and/or cardioplegia solution. The heat exchanger comprises a flexible-resilient inner tube defining an inner flow path for... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5269758 | Intravascular catheter and method for treatment of hypothermia An improved intravascular device (20) is adapted for use in treating hypothermia in a patient. The improved device includes an elongated flexible catheter (21) having a distal end piece (26) arranged in spaced relation to a catheter main body portion (32)... | 12/14/1993 |
| 5211631 | Patient warming apparatus Patient warming apparatus includes a catheter which mixes relatively hot intravenous fluids with the patient's blood without excessive tissue damage, by monitoring the temperature of the mixed blood and the core temperature of the patient. The fluids are ... | 05/18/1993 |
| 5180896 | System and method for in-line heating of medical fluid The heating of blood or other medical fluids supplied to a patient is provided by a system and method of feedback control. The temperature of the blood is sensed by receiving infrared energy from the medical fluid as it flows within a sterile and disposab... | 01/19/1993 |
| 5125069 | Blood warmer Apparatus for changing the temperature of an infusible liquid from a first temperature to a second predetermined temperature. The apparatus includes a receiver assembly for changing the temperature of the liquid. The apparatus also includes a cartridge to... | 06/23/1992 |
| 4919134 | Thermoelectric chiller and automatic syringe An automatic syringe drive assembly and disposable heat exchanger cassette are used in combination to provide an improved thermodilution technique and apparatus. The automatic syringe drive assembly includes replaceable connecting rods on a slider crank m... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4846177 | Combination fluid path and mount for heat exchanger A combination fluid path and mount for a heat exchanger of the type used to cool or heat blood or solution for cardioplegia by transferring heat between the blood or solution and a heat-exchanging fluid. The heat exchanger has an inner surface defining a ... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4756705 | Heart-lung system using the lung as an oxygenator A cardiopulmonary system is disclosed which is intended for oxygenation of a patient's blood during heart surgery in which the patient's own lungs are used for such oxygenation. The cardiopulmonary system includes use of a blood reservoir which includes a... | 07/12/1988 |
| 4678460 | Portable rapid massive parenteral fluid warming and infusion apparatus A self contained portable apparatus for the rapid warming and infusion of massive amounts of a parenteral fluid into a patient under conditions where time is of the essence. The apparatus comprises a portable cabinet, a parenteral fluid supply system, a f... | 07/07/1987 |
| 4531941 | Method and apparatus for administering blood A method and apparatus for administering large quantities of blood which has been stored at less than ambient temperatures continuously and rapidly to a patient at physiologically acceptable temperatures and pressures in a short time wherein the blood is ... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4532414 | Controlled temperature blood warming apparatus An in-line fluid warmer for heating parenteral fluids, particularly blood, supplied from a fluid container through a flexible supply conduit. The fluid warmer includes a box-like enclosure containing a heated plate having a sinuously-shaped groove configu... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4519393 | Fitting for corrugated tube A fitting for connecting a helically corrugated heat exchanging tube to a source of heated fluid, the fitting having a plastic tubular member with an end adapted for connection to the source and an end with external helical threads formed on it, the threa... | 05/28/1985 |
| 4512163 | Integrated cardioplegia delivery system A cardioplegia system in which cardioplegia medication or a mixture of arterial blood and medication is delivered to the heart of a patient undergoing open heart surgery. A cooling system incorporates flat coils vertically disposed in upright tanks in whi... | 04/23/1985 |
| 4476867 | Apparatus for effecting hyperthermic treatment A process of hyperthermic treatment of a patient which comprises the steps of establishing a sterile extracorporeal flow path for blood having an inlet, an outlet and a temperature control zone therebetween, establishing communication of the flow path inl... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4447237 | Valving slit construction and cooperating assembly for penetrating the same An improvement in the implantable shunt device of the type disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,181,132 wherein each valving slit within the elastomeric body of the shunt is formed by a flattened sleeve of woven vascular prosthesis material presenting opposed int... | 05/08/1984 |
| 4427009 | Integrated cardioplegia delivery system A cardioplegia system in which cardioplegia medication or a mixture of arterial blood and medication is delivered to the heart of a patient undergoing open heart surgery. A cooling system incorporates flat coils vertically disposed in upright tanks in whi... | 01/24/1984 |
| 4416280 | Cardioplegia delivery system A system for achieving cardioplegia, a protective cessation of the heart muscle activity during open heart surgery which includes providing a circulation system in parallel with the main life support system and deriving a blood source from the arterial re... | 11/22/1983 |
| 4309592 | Electric heating device for heating sterilized fluids, such as blood A device for heating blood for transfusion is disclosed which has two vertically disposed opposed electrical heating plates which engage the opposite faces of a flat bag of flexible plastic material delimitating a fluid path therethrough which has a width... | 01/05/1982 |
| 4298006 | Systemic hyperthermia with improved temperature sensing apparatus and method An improvement in a method of treating cancer by systemic hyperthermia which comprises measuring the patient's core body temperature in the bladder and controlling the inducement of systemic hyperthermia in accordance with the bladder temperature measured... | 11/03/1981 |
| 4293762 | Temperature-controlled electric heating device for heating instillation or transfusion liquids A heating device comprises a casing to be disposed vertically, the casing including a circuit element receiving chamber and a heater receiving chamber having a front opening, a lid for at least covering the front opening of the heater receiving chamber, a... | 10/06/1981 |
| 4181132 | Method and apparatus for effecting hyperthermic treatment A process of hyperthermic treatment of a patient which comprises the steps of establishing a sterile extracorporeal flow path for blood having an inlet, an outlet and a temperature control zone therebetween, establishing communication of the flow path inl... | 01/01/1980 |
| 4177816 | Heat exchanger for blood A disposable, tube-and-shell heat exchanger for controlling the temperature of blood. The tube portion includes a plurality of parallel tubes having serpentine inserts therein in heat-exchange contact with smooth inner walls of the tubes. The tubes are of... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4111659 | Mass and heat transfer exchange apparatus Device suitable for use in heat and mass transfer applications comprising a manifold structure having outwardly extending protrusions from the surface thereof and which is spirally wound into a plurality of convolutions and is surrounded by a shell having... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4065264 | Blood oxygenator with integral heat exchanger for regulating the temperature of blood in an extracorporeal circuit A heat exchanger wherein heat transfer fluid flows through a tube having an integral, substantially continuous hollow helical rib along its length providing a substantially continuous helical flute. The tube is positioned within a chamber connected in an ... | 12/27/1977 |
| 4047563 | Heat exchanger for artificial heart and lung devices A heat exchanger is provided for use in artificial heart and lung devices which comprises a tubular shell having inlet and outlet ports for a heating medium, a great number of elongated tubes arranged in parallel axially within the tubular shell, a pair o... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4019020 | Controlled temperature fluid heater An apparatus for maintaining a fluid supply, such as human blood going to a hospital patient, at optimum temperatures comprises an electrically heated inner mandrel maintained at a thermostatically controlled temperature. A substantially flat plastic bag ... | 04/19/1977 |
| 3941356 | Method and apparatus for continuous mixing of blood plasma and additives A method and apparatus for continuous mixing of blood plasma with additives, such as alcohol, comprises an elongated cylindrical chamber with inner and outer coolant chambers disposed adjacent thereto with an intermediate product chamber containing an imp... | 03/02/1976 |
