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US 2010/0161013 A1Published application
Portable Therapeutic Cooling System
AssigneeKCI Licensing, Inc.
InventorKeith Patrick Heaton
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Abstract
A disposable portable therapeutic cooling system that utilizes convective cooling and re-circulated air to efficiently, safely, and effectively cool the head and body of the patient, clothed or not, after a life-threatening health event, such as a cardiac arrest or stroke.
Claims21
1-32. (canceled)
A portable therapeutic cooling system, comprising:
- a cooling source;
- a heat exchanger in communication with the cooling source;
- an air blower in communication with the heat exchanger;
- and
- an inflatable output device comprising an air inlet port and an air outlet port, wherein the air inlet is coupled to the cooling source via a first hose and wherein the air outlet port is coupled to the cooling source via a second hose, wherein:
- the air blower is configured to circulate air over the heat exchanger and through the first hose, the air inlet port, the inflatable output device, the air outlet port, the second hose, and back to the cooling source;
- and
- wherein the portable therapeutic cooling system is configured to provide convective cooling to a patient in a closed loop.
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A portable therapeutic cooling system for cooling a patient, comprising:
- an inflatable suit for enclosing a patient, the suit being adapted to allow air to circulate through the inflatable suit, and wherein the suit comprises fastening means configured to seal about the patient along a seam;
- a cooling source;
- a heat exchanger in communication with the cooling source;
- an air blower in communication with the heat exchanger, wherein the air blower is configured to circulate air through the inflatable suit.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.