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US 2006/0190062 A1Published application
System and method for reducing shivering when using external cooling pads
OwnerWilliam Wortheninventor
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Abstract
Heat exchange pads are externally applied to a patient to induce therapeutic hypothermia. Anti-shivering agents may be administered to reduce shivering.
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A method for treating a patient, comprising:
- disposing at least one heat exchange pad against the external skin of the patient;
- exchanging heat with the patient using the pad to lower the body temperature of the patient;
- and
- administering at least one anti-shivering agent to the patient.
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A system, comprising:
- at least one pad configured for external placement on the skin of a patient and operable to cool the patient to induce hypothermia in the patient;
- and
- at least one substrate associated with the pad and bearing instructions to administer at least one anti-shivering agent to the patient.
A method, comprising:
- providing instructions to a medical practitioner, the instructions including:
- placing at least one heat exchange pad against the skin of a patient;
- inducing hypothermia in the patient using the pad;
- and
- countering shivering in the patient.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.