公开(公告)号：US06830581B2

公开(公告)日：2004-12-14

申请号：US10216487

申请日：2002-08-09

申请人： Michael Magers

发明人： Michael Magers

IPC分类号： A61F700

CPC分类号： A61F7/12 ,  A61B18/02 ,  A61B2017/00292 ,  A61B2018/0212 ,  A61B2018/0262 ,  A61F7/123 ,  A61F2007/0056 ,  A61F2007/0288 ,  A61F2007/126 ,  A61M25/00 ,  A61M25/0023 ,  A61M2025/0004 ,  A61M2025/006 ,  A61M2205/3606

摘要： 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 working fluid to exchange heat with the heat transfer element, thereby heating or cooling blood. The heated or cooled blood then heats or cools the patient's body or a selected portion thereof. In particular, strategies for optimizing the rewarming of patients for various medical procedures are provided, including stroke, neurosurgery, and myocardial infarction.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例提供了一种用于人体温度控制的系统。 该系统包括具有尖端安装的传热元件的留置导管。 导管流体地联接到控制台，其提供加热或冷却的传热工作流体以与传热元件交换热量，从而加热或冷却血液。 加热或冷却的血液然后加热或冷却患者的身体或其选定部分。 特别地，提供了用于优化各种医疗程序的患者恢复的策略，包括中风，神经外科和心肌梗死。

公开(公告)号：US06824556B1

公开(公告)日：2004-11-30

申请号：US09977125

申请日：2001-10-12

申请人： Carol Stonebrook Lachance

发明人： Carol Stonebrook Lachance

IPC分类号： A61F700

CPC分类号： A61F7/10 ,  A61F2007/0001 ,  A61F2007/108

摘要： A therapeutic pad system comprises an ice patch having a generally disc-shaped configuration. The ice patch has a circular generally parallel first and second walls fabricated of a plastic-vinyl material. A non-solid gel which is capable of being frozen, thawed and re-frozen a plurality of times is located within the space between the walls. A jacket is fabricated of a cloth material and has a generally disc shaped configuration with an interior panel and an exterior panel and a pocket there between for receiving the ice patch. Common stitching is over approximately the lower two-thirds of the jacket and the upper one-third forms an opening. Decorative indicia coupled to the exterior panel of the jacket.

摘要翻译： 治疗垫系统包括具有大致盘形构型的冰块。 冰块具有由塑料 - 乙烯基材料制成的圆形大致平行的第一和第二壁。 能够冷冻，解冻并再次冷冻多次的非固体凝胶位于壁之间的空间内。 夹克由布料制成，并且具有大致圆盘形的构造，其具有内部面板和外部面板以及用于接收冰块的口袋。 普通缝合大约在夹克的三分之二以下，上部三分之一形成开口。 装饰标记连接到外套的外部面板。

公开(公告)号：US06796996B2

公开(公告)日：2004-09-28

申请号：US10029592

申请日：2001-12-20

申请人： Barbara A. Antinoro

发明人： Barbara A. Antinoro

IPC分类号： A61F700

CPC分类号： A01K1/0353

摘要： A shape-retaining bag having a front and a back connected to each other to define a chamber between for housing and retaining a fill material within a plurality of cells within the chamber which are made of a plurality of walls and one or more flow diverters adjacent to the cells and on the ends of the walls. A passageway is on a fill-side with a second passageway on an opposing side, each passageway extending approximately from one end side to another end side of the bag. As fill material is introduced into the chamber, it passes through the cells and the passageways in a fashion dictated by the cells and by the flow diverters until the bag is filled. The configuration of the various cells and flow diverters permit the bag to retain its shape notwithstanding the fill material within.

摘要翻译： 一种形状保持袋，其具有彼此连接的前部和后部，以在其间容纳并将填充材料保持在室内的多个单元内，由多个壁和一个或多个分流器相邻的腔室 到细胞和墙壁的两端。 通道在填充侧，在相对侧上具有第二通道，每个通道大致从袋的一端侧延伸到另一端侧。 当填充材料被引入室中时，其以细胞和流动分流器所指示的方式穿过细胞和通道，直到袋被填充。 各种电池和分流器的配置允许袋子保持其形状，尽管填充材料在其内。

公开(公告)号：US06788885B2

公开(公告)日：2004-09-07

申请号：US10010461

申请日：2001-12-06

申请人： Michael Mitsunaga ,  Yoshiaki Yamamoto

发明人： Michael Mitsunaga ,  Yoshiaki Yamamoto

IPC分类号： A61F700

CPC分类号： A61M5/44

摘要： A system for warming a fluid includes a fluid warmer having a housing that retains therein a heating element, and cartridge that is retained inside the housing and which receives heat from the heating element. The cartridge has a rigid plate having a first surface and a second opposing surface, with the plate having a meandering path provided therein. The cartridge also has a sheet of film that covers the first and second surfaces.

摘要翻译： 用于加热流体的系统包括具有保持在其中的加热元件的壳体的流体加热器，以及保持在壳体内部并且从加热元件接收热量的墨盒。 盒具有具有第一表面和第二相对表面的刚性板，该板具有设置在其中的曲折路径。 盒还具有覆盖第一和第二表面的薄膜片。

公开(公告)号：US06772012B2

公开(公告)日：2004-08-03

申请号：US09848843

申请日：2001-05-03

申请人： Olivier Ricart ,  Jean Woloszko ,  David C. Hovda ,  Hira V. Thapliyal ,  Philip E. Eggers

发明人： Olivier Ricart ,  Jean Woloszko ,  David C. Hovda ,  Hira V. Thapliyal ,  Philip E. Eggers

IPC分类号： A61F700

CPC分类号： A61B18/1402 ,  A61B18/1206 ,  A61B18/14 ,  A61B18/1477 ,  A61B18/148 ,  A61B18/1482 ,  A61B18/1485 ,  A61B18/149 ,  A61B18/1492 ,  A61B90/11 ,  A61B2017/00026 ,  A61B2017/00084 ,  A61B2017/00101 ,  A61B2017/00247 ,  A61B2017/00261 ,  A61B2017/00274 ,  A61B2018/00029 ,  A61B2018/00083 ,  A61B2018/00119 ,  A61B2018/0016 ,  A61B2018/00178 ,  A61B2018/00291 ,  A61B2018/00327 ,  A61B2018/00392 ,  A61B2018/00434 ,  A61B2018/0044 ,  A61B2018/00505 ,  A61B2018/00547 ,  A61B2018/00577 ,  A61B2018/00583 ,  A61B2018/00589 ,  A61B2018/00601 ,  A61B2018/00607 ,  A61B2018/00678 ,  A61B2018/00702 ,  A61B2018/00726 ,  A61B2018/00791 ,  A61B2018/00827 ,  A61B2018/00875 ,  A61B2018/00982 ,  A61B2018/1213 ,  A61B2018/124 ,  A61B2018/1253 ,  A61B2018/126 ,  A61B2018/1273 ,  A61B2018/1407 ,  A61B2018/1425 ,  A61B2018/1467 ,  A61B2018/1472 ,  A61B2018/162 ,  A61B2018/165 ,  A61B2218/002 ,  A61B2218/007 ,  A61F2/2493 ,  A61M3/0283

摘要： Systems, apparatus, and methods for treating spinal tissue and other body structures in open and endoscopic spine surgery to relieve symptoms, such as neck or back pain. In particular, the present invention provides methods for the controlled heating of various tissues in or around the vertebral column, including various interspinous tissues, such that spinal ligaments and cartilage surrounding the vertebrae and the facet joints are shrunk or tightened to stabilize the vertebral column of a patient. Thermal energy is applied to the target tissue in a subablation mode of an electrosurgical system to cause shrinkage of the tissue, thereby stiffening the interspinous tissue and stabilizing the vertebral column. In an exemplary embodiment, a high frequency RF voltage can be applied between one or more active electrode(s) and one or more return electrode(s) to heat a target interspinous tissue to within a temperature range at which irreversible shrinkage of the tissue occurs.

摘要翻译： 用于在开放和内窥镜脊柱手术中治疗脊髓组织和其他身体结构的系统，装置和方法，以缓解症状，例如颈部或背部疼痛。 特别地，本发明提供了用于受控加热椎骨柱内或周围的各种组织的方法，包括各种棘突间组织，使得脊椎韧带和围绕椎骨和小关节的软骨收缩或收缩以稳定椎骨柱的 病人。 以电外科系统的消融模式将热能施加到靶组织，引起组织收缩，从而加强棘突间组织并稳定脊柱。 在示例性实施例中，可以在一个或多个有效电极和一个或多个返回电极之间施加高频RF电压，以将目标棘突间组织加热到组织发生不可逆收缩的温度范围内 。

公开(公告)号：US06764502B2

公开(公告)日：2004-07-20

申请号：US10036044

申请日：2001-12-28

申请人： Mark Thomas Bieberich

发明人： Mark Thomas Bieberich

IPC分类号： A61F700

CPC分类号： A47C21/044 ,  A61F7/10 ,  A61F2007/0001 ,  A61F2007/0056 ,  A61F2007/0057 ,  A61F2007/0058

摘要： Cooling pads, mattresses, and limb-conforming sleeves reduce a person's temperature by evaporative and/or conductive cooling. An open cell foam pad defines an internal air flow passages proceeding according to serpentine or other desired routing. The pad is wetted, and a blower circulates air through the air flow passage and evaporatively cools the pad by removing warm water vapor. By contacting the cooled structure, the person is conductively cooled. The pad also employs evaporative cooling if water is permitted to seep from the foam pad onto the person's skin and subsequently evaporate. Another cooling device is a multi-layer evaporative cooling mattress. The mattress comprises an open cell foam structure having a person-receiving side and a base side. At the person-receiving side lies an absorbent layer with internal liquid delivery lines, and optionally having an outer film applied thereto. Beneath the absorbent layer is an air manifold comprising air flow passages defined in a cushion layer, or an open mesh layer interposed between the absorbent layer and cushion layer. Another cooling device is a thermal cooling sleeve, with a series of multiple elongated, parallel ridges. Pairs of adjacent ridges are separated by intervening channels, and each ridge has a lateral liquid passage through it. When the first and last ridges are brought around to meet each other, the ridges form a contiguous sleeve. Within the sleeve's body, the passages cooperatively define a continuous conduit proceeding from ridge to ridge inside the sleeve.

摘要翻译： 冷却垫，床垫和肢体适配套通过蒸发和/或导电冷却降低人的温度。 开孔泡沫垫限定根据蛇形或其它所需路线进行的内部空气流通道。 吸盘被润湿，鼓风机将空气循环通过空气流动通道，并通过去除温水蒸汽来蒸发冷却垫。 通过接触冷却的结构，人被导电地冷却。 如果允许水从泡沫垫渗透到人的皮肤上并随后蒸发，垫也采用蒸发冷却。 另一种冷却装置是多层蒸发冷却床垫。 床垫包括具有人接收侧和底侧的开孔泡沫结构。 在人接收侧具有带有内部液体输送管线的吸收层，并且可选地具有施加到其上的外部膜。 吸收层下方是包括限定在缓冲层中的空气流动通道或插入在吸收层和缓冲层之间的开放网状层的空气歧管。 另一个冷却装置是一个热冷却套管，具有一系列多个细长的平行脊。 一对相邻的脊由中间通道隔开，每个脊具有通过其的侧向液体通道。 当第一个和最后一个脊围绕彼此相遇时，脊形成连续的套筒。 在套管的身体内，通道协同地限定了从套筒内的脊到脊的连续导管。

公开(公告)号：US06758856B2

公开(公告)日：2004-07-06

申请号：US09770840

申请日：2001-01-26

申请人： Yoshiaki Saito

发明人： Yoshiaki Saito

IPC分类号： A61F700

CPC分类号： A61N1/403

摘要： A cancer thermotherapy apparatus of the present invention has an ortho-hexahedral cavity resonator and a loop antenna on a upper inner wall surface of the cavity resonator. The loop antenna is attached so that its loop face can be parallel to two side inner wall surfaces which are opposed each other, and orthogonal and adjacent to the upper inner wall surface. A high frequency electric power introduced into the cavity resonator is resonated in the parallel direction to the side wall surfaces on an excited mode with a constant electric field intensity along the side wall surfaces. A human body is set in the direction parallel to the side inner wall surfaces in the cavity resonator, and the resonated high frequency electric power is applied to the human body.

摘要翻译： 本发明的癌症热疗装置具有正六面体腔谐振器和在空腔谐振器的上内壁表面上的环形天线。 环形天线被安装成使得其环面可以平行于彼此相对并且与上内壁表面正交并相邻的两个侧内壁表面。 引入空腔谐振器的高频电力在沿侧壁表面具有恒定的电场强度的激励模式下在与侧壁表面平行的方向上共振。 人体被设置在平行于空腔谐振器中的侧内壁表面的方向上，并且谐振的高频电力被施加到人体上。

公开(公告)号：US06740110B2

公开(公告)日：2004-05-25

申请号：US10155622

申请日：2002-05-22

申请人： David A. Babcock

发明人： David A. Babcock

IPC分类号： A61F700

CPC分类号： A61F7/0053 ,  A61F2007/0054

摘要： A portable device of coiled copper tubing and copper sheet metal construction that is ergonomically designed to provide a combination of beneficial practices into one more effective method, and devices for inflammation control, injury immobilization and therapy. The combination of copper in contact with the skin, the ability to perform hot and cold treatments, or steady cold treatments for an extended period of time, and the ability to provide adjustable ergonomic support provide an improve method and devices for the treatment of injuries, aches, and pains.

摘要翻译： 螺旋铜管和铜板金属结构的便携式装置，其符合人体工程学设计，将有益实践的组合提供到一种更有效的方法中，以及用于炎症控制，损伤固定和治疗的装置。 与皮肤接触的铜的组合，进行热和冷治疗的能力或长时间的稳定的冷处理以及提供可调节的人体工程学支持的能力提供了用于治疗损伤的改进方法和装置， 疼痛和痛苦。

公开(公告)号：US06736837B2

公开(公告)日：2004-05-18

申请号：US10146378

申请日：2002-05-13

申请人： James A. Fox

发明人： James A. Fox

IPC分类号： A61F700

CPC分类号： A61F7/12 ,  A61B17/24 ,  A61F7/007 ,  A61F7/03 ,  A61F2007/0054

摘要： The invention relates generally to methods of treating cancer and other diseases by modulating body temperature. Heat may directed to the hypothalamus of a warm-blooded animal to cool the animal, utilizing the physiological mechanisms that regulate body temperature to effect a compensatory cooling response, thereby lowering body temperature (hypothermia), and rendering other methods of lowering body temperature more effective. Heat may be withdrawn from the hypothalamus of an animal, cooling the hypothalamus, inducing a compensatory increase in body temperature (hyperthermia), and rendering other methods of raising body temperature more effective. Body temperature may be directly modulated by heat-exchange catheter positioned within a blood vessel of a patient. The invention relates generally to methods of treating cancer by inducing hypothermia by directing heat to the hypothalamus, optionally maintaining cancerous tissue at or near to normal body temperature, and optionally applying another cancer treatment. This other cancer treatment may be radiation therapy, chemotherapy, a combination of radiation and chemotherapy, or some other cancer treatment. The invention relates generally to methods of treating diseases including cancer, viral infections, and other diseases, comprising inducing hyperthermia by cooling the hypothalamus, and optionally applying another treatment, for example radiation, chemotherapy, antiviral therapy, or a combination of therapies.

摘要翻译： 本发明一般涉及通过调节体温来治疗癌症和其它疾病的方法。 热量可以引导到温血动物的下丘脑来冷却动物，利用调节体温的生理机制来实现补偿性冷却反应，从而降低体温（低体温），并且使其他降低体温的方法更有效 。 热可以从动物的下丘脑中取出，冷却下丘脑，引起体温的代偿性增加（热疗），并且使其他提高体温的方法更有效。 体温可以通过定位在患者的血管内的热交换导管直接调节。 本发明一般涉及通过将热量引导到下丘脑，任选地将癌组织保持在正常体温或接近正常体温而诱导低温治疗癌症的方法，以及任选地应用另一种癌症治疗。 这种其他癌症治疗可能是放射治疗，化学疗法，辐射和化学疗法的组合，或其他一些癌症治疗。 本发明一般涉及治疗包括癌症，病毒感染和其他疾病在内的疾病的方法，包括通过冷却下丘脑诱导高热，以及任选地应用另一种治疗，例如放射治疗，化疗，抗病毒治疗或治疗组合。

公开(公告)号：US06726709B1

公开(公告)日：2004-04-27

申请号：US10131013

申请日：2002-04-24

申请人： Charles D. Lennox

发明人： Charles D. Lennox

IPC分类号： A61F700

CPC分类号： A61F7/12 ,  A61B2017/00084 ,  A61F2007/0057 ,  A61F2007/126

摘要： Disclosed is an apparatus and method for preventing secondary ischemic injury in the brain. The apparatus includes an interstitial brain-cooling probe that is placed into an ischemic region of the brain by stereotaxic surgical technique, and a control console. The control console provides a source of cooling fluid to the interstitial brain-cooling probe, and controls the flow of cooling fluid according to signals received from a temperature sensor mounted on the interstitial brain-cooling probe. The interstitial brain-cooling probe cools an ischemic region of the brain from within the ischemic region, and cooling is substantially limited to the ischemic region. Cooling is provided for a period of time greater than one hour.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于预防脑中继发性缺血性损伤的装置和方法。 该装置包括通过立体定位手术技术置于大脑缺血区域的间质性脑冷却探针和控制台。 控制台为间隙脑冷却探针提供冷却液源，并根据从安装在间质脑冷却探针上的温度传感器接收的信号来控制冷却液流。 间质性脑冷却探针从缺血区域内冷却脑缺血区域，冷却基本上限于缺血区域。 冷却时间大于1小时。