Device and method for cooling living tissue
AssigneeRecensMedical, Inc.
InventorGun-Ho Kim
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Abstract
A device and a method for cooling living tissues for a medical purpose and other purposes are proposed. The device may include a container configured to accommodate a cooling medium, the container including a plurality of divided members each having a contact surface which is thermally coupled with the cooling medium. The device may also include a cooling generator configured to provide cooling energy to the container, and disposed on another surface of the divided member other than the contact surface. The device may further include a lubricating member provided to the contact surface of the divided member, wherein the container is configured to be thermally coupled with the cooling medium via the lubricating member.
Claims14
A cooling device for cooling a target area, the cooling device comprising:
- a cooling module comprising a cooling medium and a cooling unit, the cooling medium extending along a first axis, and the cooling unit being configured to cool the cooling medium and generate heat;
- a heat transfer unit thermally coupled to the cooling unit and configured to transfer heat generated by the cooling unit;
- a heat dissipater thermally coupled to the heat transfer unit and configured to dissipate heat transferred by the heat transfer unit, the heat dissipater spaced apart from the cooling module in a first direction;
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- a blower configured to blow heat dissipated from the heat dissipater,
- wherein the heat dissipater comprises a first heat dissipating member and a second heat dissipating member separated from and unconnected to the first heat dissipating member, the first heat dissipating member is positioned on a first side of the first axis and the second heat dissipating member is positioned on a second opposing side of the first axis, and
- wherein the blower is disposed between the first heat dissipating member and the second heat dissipating member, such that the blower is configured to generate airflow passing the first heat dissipating member, the blower, and the second heat dissipating member in this order.
A cooling device for cooling a target area, the cooling device comprising:
- a cooling module comprising a cooling medium and a cooling unit, the cooling unit configured to cool the cooling medium and generate heat;
- a heat transfer unit thermally coupled to the cooling unit and configured to transfer heat generated by the cooling unit, the heat transfer unit extending in a first direction;
- a heat dissipater thermally coupled to the heat transfer unit and configured to dissipate heat transferred by the heat transfer unit, the heat dissipater spaced apart from the cooling module in the first direction;
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- a blower configured to blow heat dissipated from the heat dissipater,
- wherein the heat dissipater comprises a first heat dissipating member and a second heat dissipating member apart from each other in a second direction crossing the first direction, and
- wherein the blower is disposed between the first heat dissipating member and the second heat dissipating member, such that the blower is configured to generate airflow passing the first heat dissipating member, the blower, and the second heat dissipating member in this order,
- wherein the heat transfer unit comprises a first heat pipe and a second heat pipe apart from each other, and
- wherein the first heat pipe is thermally coupled to the first heat dissipating member and the second heat pipe is thermally coupled to the second heat dissipating member.
A cooling device for cooling a target area, the cooling device comprising:
- a cooling module comprising a cooling medium and a cooling unit, the cooling unit configured to cool the cooling medium and generate heat;
- a heat transfer unit thermally coupled to the cooling unit and configured to transfer heat generated by the cooling unit, the heat transfer unit extending in a first direction;
- a heat dissipater thermally coupled to the heat transfer unit and configured to dissipate heat transferred by the heat transfer unit, the heat dissipater spaced apart from the cooling module in the first direction;
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- a blower configured to blow heat dissipated from the heat dissipater,
- wherein the heat dissipater comprises a first heat dissipating member and a second heat dissipating member apart from each other in a second direction crossing the first direction, and
- wherein the blower is disposed between the first heat dissipating member and the second heat dissipating member, such that the blower is configured to generate airflow passing the first heat dissipating member, the blower, and the second heat dissipating member in this order,
- wherein the cooling unit comprises a first thermoelectric element and a second thermoelectric element apart from each other, and
- wherein the heat transfer unit comprises a first heat pipe thermally connecting the first thermoelectric element and the first heat dissipating member, and a second heat pipe thermally connecting the second thermoelectric element and the second heat dissipating member.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.