Therapeutic Brain Cooling System and Spinal Cord Cooling System
OwnerRenato Rozentalinventor
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Abstract
This disclosure relates to a brain cooling and spinal cord cooling system, device or mechanism for use in military helmets, and in an adapted format in non-military helmets. The system is comprised of an inflatable pad, or a set of interconnected pads, attached to the interior surface of the helmet, together with a series of valves that allow cooling gases to be delivered from a high pressure canister. The use of different cooling gases permits the achievement and maintenance of cooling of the brain for 24 to 96 hours at a mild (36° C.) or moderate (33° C.-35° C.) brain hypothermia, which is 1.5° C.-4.5° C. below the core temperature.
Claims28
A helmet for protection of a user's brain, said helmet comprising:
- a. a helmet body;
- b. one or more inflatable pads attached to said helmet body;
- c. one or more bi-directional pressure-sensitive valves;
- d. a temperature-sensitive probe capable of determining the user's brain temperature;
- and
- e. at least one coolant-containing canister capable of inflating said inflatable pads and cooling the user's brain;
- wherein the coolant is capable of providing a cooling rate to the brain ranging from about 0.1° C. to about 0.5° C./hour.
A method of adapting a helmet body to incorporate a brain cooling system comprising:
- a. incorporating a plurality of inflatable interconnected pads into a helmet body;
- b. incorporating one or more bi-directional pressure-sensitive valves into the helmet body;
- c. connecting said valves to the inflatable interconnected pads;
- d. connecting at least one canister containing cooling gases to said valves;
- e. inflating said inflatable interconnected pads with the cooling gases;
- and
- f. monitoring at least one temperature-sensitive probe to determine a user's brain temperature.
The method of claim 24, further comprising lowering the user's brain temperature to a mean temperature ranging from about 33° C. to about 36° C.
The method of claim 25, further comprising maintaining the temperature of the user's brain within the range of about 33° C. to about 36° C. at a rate of about 0.1° C. to about 0.5° C./hour.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.