Selective organ cooling apparatus and method
CA 2335997 C · Owner: Innercool Therapies, Inc. · Inventors: Lasheras, Juan C.; Dobak, John D. Iii
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The present invention involves a selective organ heat transfer device having a flexible coaxial catheter capable of insertion into a selected feeding artery in the vascular system of a patient. A heat transfer element (14) is attached to a distal portion of the catheter as well as a turbulence-enhancing element (20-24) which is adapted to enhance turbulent blood flow along the heat transfer element (14). The heat transfer element (14) may include the turbulence-enhancing element and/or a turbulence-enhancing element (20-24) may be located proximal of the heat transfer element.
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- Filed June 15, 1999 and granted May 20, 2003. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended June 15, 2019.
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