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US 10,869,778 B1Granted
Devices, systems, and methods for temperature management
AssigneeAdvanced Cooling Therapy, Inc.
InventorErik Kulstad
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Abstract
The present technology relates to systems and methods for managing core body temperature in a subject using, for example, an esophageal heat exchange device. In one aspect, the disclosure provides a method for reducing duration of a hospital stay in a subject undergoing core body temperature management.
Claims10
A method for controlling core body temperature in a subject in need thereof, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a heat exchange device, the heat exchange device comprising a heat exchange region having at least one lumen providing a fluid path for flow of a heat exchange medium;
- orally placing at least a portion of the heat exchange region of the heat exchange device in an esophagus of the subject, wherein a proximal portion of the heat exchange region extends beyond an oral cavity of the subject, wherein a thermally insulating sleeve surrounds at least part of an outer surface of the proximal portion of the heat exchange region extending beyond the oral cavity of the subject, wherein the thermally insulating sleeve comprises an elongate tubular structure;
- positioning the thermally insulating sleeve between the proximal portion of the heat exchange region and exposed skin of the subject to reduce or prevent direct contact between the outer surface of the proximal portion of the heat exchange region and the exposed skin of the subject;
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- initiating flow of the heat exchange medium through the fluid path.
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A method for reducing duration of a hospital stay in a subject undergoing core body temperature management, the method comprising the steps of:
- providing a heat exchange device, the heat exchange device comprising a heat exchange region having at least one lumen providing a fluid path for flow of a heat exchange medium;
- orally placing the heat exchange region of the heat exchange device in an esophagus of the subject;
- positioning a proximal portion of the heat exchange region that extends beyond an oral cavity of the subject to reduce or prevent direct contact between an outer surface of the proximal portion of the heat exchange region and exposed skin of the subject, wherein a thermally insulating sleeve comprises an elongate tubular structure that surrounds at least part of an outer surface of the proximal portion of the heat exchange region extending beyond the oral cavity of the subject;
- initiating flow of the heat exchange medium through the fluid path to control core body temperature of the subject prior to initiation of any anti-shivering interventions;
- assessing the subject for a shivering response;
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- providing at least one anti-shivering intervention if and only if the subject demonstrates mild to severe shivering.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.