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 temperature modulation, comprising:
- a temperature altering substance capable of raising or lowering based upon a benchmark temperature;
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- a device that includes a chamber configured to retain a temperature altering substance, wherein the device at least partially encloses a bodily region of the user, wherein the system selectively targets a portion of the bodily region of the user thereby altering a temperature of the portion of the bodily region of the user via the temperature altering substance.
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 maintain fluid, wherein the therapeutic device at least partially encloses a body region of a user;
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- wherein the fluid in the chamber affects blood flowing through cerebral vasculature thereby altering a temperature of the blood flowing through the cerebral vasculature.
A method of modulating body temperature or a user, comprising:
- placing a wrap or pad on a bodily region of the user, the wrap or the pad comprising a bladder configured to retain a fluid and to selectively contact portions of the bodily region of the user;
- 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.