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 comfort of a user via temperature modulation, comprising:
- a neck wrap that includes a bladder having a chamber configured to retain a temperature altering substance, wherein the bladder at least partially encloses a neck region of the user;
- the temperature altering substance that is provided at a pre-determined temperature;
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- wherein the system selectively targets a portion of the neck region of the user thereby altering a temperature of the portion of the neck region of the user via the temperature altering sub stance.
A therapeutic device comprising:
- an outer surface and an inner surface forming a cavity therebetween;
- a chamber disposed within the cavity between the outer surface and the inner surface, wherein the chamber is configured to retain fluid, wherein the therapeutic device at least partially encloses a neck region of a user;
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- wherein the chamber selectively targets blood flowing through cerebral vasculature thereby altering a temperature of the blood flowing through the cerebral vasculature to a modulate temperature of a user.
A method of therapeutically modulating body temperature or a user, comprising:
- placing a fluid-filled wrap on a neck region of the user, the wrap comprising a bladder configured to retain a fluid and to selectively contact specific portions of the neck region;
- monitoring a temperature of the fluid inside the bladder;
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- indicating the temperature via a visual indicator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.