Cervical collar
AssigneeNeuroRescue, LLC
InventorRobert Michael Maher
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Abstract
A cervical collar that facilitates therapeutic hypothermia is provided and includes a cooling device having a front portion and a back portion fixedly coupled to the front portion on one side and removably coupled to the front portion on an opposite side. A fastening device removably couples the back portion to the front portion on the opposite side. The cooling device induces hypothermia in at least a portion of a patient. A sensor is provided that measures a physical characteristic of the patient.
Claims20
A system that facilitates therapeutic hypothermia comprising:
- a collar including:
- a bladder having a front portion and a back portion fixedly coupled to the front portion on one side and removably coupled to the front portion on an opposite side;
- and,
- wherein the bladder selectively targets blood flowing through cerebral circulation arteries thereby changing a temperature of the blood flowing through the cerebral circulation arteries to a patient's brain.
A neck collar comprising:
- a bladder configured to hold fluid having front portion and a back portion fixedly coupled to the front portion on one side and removably coupled to the front portion on an opposite side;
- and
- an indicator that changes color based on a change in a measurable event, wherein the bladder is the indicator.
A method of inducing therapeutic hypothermia comprising:
- placing a collar on a patient's neck;
- circulating cooling fluid through the cervical collar;
- determining a differential threshold;
- measuring the patient's core temperature;
- measuring the patient's cerebral vasculature temperature;
- determining a difference between the patient's core temperature and the patient's cerebral vasculature temperature;
- comparing the difference to the differential threshold;
- and
- determining if the difference meets the differential threshold.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.