Systems and methods for treating blood
AssigneeHumanity Life Extension LLC
InventorPatrick Richard Spearman
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Abstract
According to some embodiments, a system may treat blood outside the body of a patient. The system may include one or more pumps configured to pump blood in a fluid flow path at a collective rate over 4 liters per minute. The system may include one or more heat exchangers operable to heat at least a portion of the blood to a temperature of at least 42 degrees Celsius and to allow the blood to cool one or more degrees following heating. The system may include one or more albumin dialysis modules configured to perform albumin dialysis on at least a portion of the blood at least after the one or more heat exchangers allow the blood to cool one or more degrees.
Claims73
A system comprising:
- one or more pumps configured to pump blood in a fluid flow path at a collective rate between 4 and 7 liters per minute, wherein the blood was received from a patient with a core body temperature, as measured inside of the bladder, of between 42 and 43.2 degrees Celsius;
- one or more heat exchangers coupled to the fluid flow path and operable to heat at least a portion of the blood to a temperature of between 42 and 45 degrees Celsius and operable to allow the blood to cool one or more degrees, following the heating of the blood to a temperature of between 42 and 45 degrees Celsius;
- one or more albumin dialysis machines coupled to the fluid flow path and configured to perform albumin dialysis on at least a portion of the blood at least after the one or more heat exchangers allow the blood to cool one or more degrees;
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- one or more oxygenators coupled to the fluid flow path and configured to remove carbon dioxide from at least a portion of the blood.
A method comprising:
- pumping blood in a fluid flow path at a rate of between 4 and 7 liters per minute wherein the blood was received from a patient with a core body temperature, as measured inside of the bladder, of between 42 and 43.2 degrees Celsius;
- heating at least a portion of the blood to a temperature of between 42 and 45 degrees Celsius using one or more heat exchangers and then allowing the blood to cool one or more degrees Celsius, following the heating of the blood to a temperature of between 42 and 45 degrees Celsius;
- performing albumin dialysis on at least a portion of the blood at least after the blood is allowed to cool one or more degrees;
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- removing carbon dioxide from at least a portion of the blood.
A method for treating cancer comprising:
- removing blood from the human body through a fluid flow path at a rate of between 4 and 7 liters per minute;
- heating at least a portion of the blood outside of the human body;
- returning at least a portion of the blood to the human body after heating the blood outside of the human body;
- wherein the human body is heated to a core temperature of between 42 and 43.2 degrees Celsius for between 30 minutes and 6 hours;
- causing the core temperature of the human body to drop below 42 degrees Celsius following the heating of the core temperature of between 42 and 43.2 degrees Celsius;
- performing albumin dialysis on at least a portion of the blood outside of the human body at least after the core temperature of the human body drops below 42 degrees Celsius following the heating of the core temperature of between 42 and 43.2 degrees Celsius;
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- removing carbon dioxide from at least a portion of the blood.
A system comprising:
- one or more pumps configured to pump blood in a fluid flow path at a collective rate between 4 and 7 liters per minute;
- an oxygenator coupled to the fluid flow path and configured to add oxygen to at least a portion of the blood;
- one or more heat exchangers coupled to the fluid flow path for heating at least a portion of the blood and causing a human body receiving the heated blood to have a core temperature of between 42 and 45 degrees Celsius for between 15 minutes and 7 hours;
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- one or more albumin dialysis machines coupled to the fluid flow path operable to performing albumin dialysis on at least a portion of the blood for a period of time after the heating means has reduced or stopped heating the blood such that the core temperature of the human body drops below 42 degrees Celsius.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.