Apparatus for altering the body temperature of a patient
CA 2492721 C · Owner: Freedman, Robert J. Jr. · Inventors: Cote, Marc; Freedman, Robert J. Jr.; Schock, Robert B.
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An apparatus for adjusting the body temperature of a patient comprises an enclosure defining an interior space for receiving at least a portion of a patient's body therein. The enclosure is adapted for substantially sealingly enclosing the portion of the patient's body within the interior space with the enclosure. Heat transfer liquid may then be circulated through the interior space of the enclosure via an inlet and an outlet for flow over the patient's body in direct liquid contact therewith to promote heat transfer between the patient's body and said heat transfer liquid. The heat transfer liquid may be either warmer or cooler than the patient's body temperature to either warm or …
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- Filed July 9, 2003 and granted March 25, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended July 9, 2023.
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