Patient temperature response control system and method

A system for use in a patient cooling therapy procedure, comprising:

• a monitoring device configured to monitor sensory data of the patient and to provide a sensory data response thereto;
• and a control unit configurable to cool or warm circulated fluid through at least one contact pad for thermal exchange with the patient, the control unit comprising:
• at least one processor programmed to:
• control automatically a temperature of the circulated fluid to cool or warm the patient in different treatment phases in accordance with a predetermined protocol;
• and
• process a sensory data signal to provide an output signal indicative of a sensory data measurement;
• and
• a user interface to graphically display, on an ongoing basis as a function of time during the patient cooling therapy procedure, each of the following:
• an indicator based on fluid temperature related data;
• a predetermined patient temperature adjustment rate plot indicating a desired patient temperature to be reached as a function of time;
• and
• a measured patient temperature plot indicating a measured patient temperature as a function of time.