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US 2016/0242956 A1Published application
Pre and post anesthetic cooling device and method
OwnerJennifer Marie Pilby Gomezinventor
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Abstract
Thermoelectric anesthetic cooling devices allow for temperature controlled cooling of the skin/epidermis or mucous membrane/mucosa, to alleviate pain associated with medical treatment such as injections and skin ablation applied to the human body. The cooling device comprises a body that efficiently conducts heat away from the thermoelectric section of the device. The device body comprises a proximal gripping end (i.e., handle) connected to a distal head section by a neck section.
Claims51
A thermoelectric anesthetic cooling device comprising:
- i) a device body comprising:
- a) a handle;
- b) a distal head end, wherein said distal head end comprising a head section and a neck section;
- c) a proximal end;
- and
- d) a plurality of thermally conductive layers for dissipating heat from said cooling device;
- ii) a thermoelectric assembly, wherein:
- said thermoelectric assembly comprises a plurality of thermoelectric plates;
- and
- said thermoelectric assembly is configured to cool a patient skin target tissue;
- and
- iii) an electronic assembly configured to energize said thermoelectric assembly, wherein said electronic assembly is electrically interconnected to said thermoelectric assembly;
- and
- wherein said head section is configured to support or contain said thermoelectric assembly.
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A thermoelectric anesthetic cooling device comprising:
- i) a device body comprising:
- a) a handle;
- b) a distal head end, wherein said distal head end comprises a head section and a neck section;
- c) a proximal end;
- and
- d) a plurality of thermally conductive layers for dissipating heat from said cooling device;
- ii) a thermoelectric assembly, wherein:
- said thermoelectric assembly comprises a plurality of thermoelectric plates;
- and
- said thermoelectric assembly is configured to cool a patient skin target tissue;
- and
- iii) an electronic assembly configured to energize said thermoelectric assembly, wherein said electronic assembly is electrically interconnected to said thermoelectric assembly;
- and
- wherein said handle is configured to support or contain said thermoelectric assembly.
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An intra-oral thermoelectric anesthetic cooling device comprising:
- i) a device body comprising:
- a) a handle;
- b) a distal head end, wherein said distal head end comprises a head section, and a neck section;
- c) a proximal end;
- and
- d) a plurality of thermally conductive layers for dissipating heat from said thermoelectric anesthetic cooling device;
- and
- wherein said body comprises a continuous body, wherein:
- said handle, said head section and said distal head end comprise a single piece of material;
- and
- ii) a thermoelectric assembly, wherein:
- said thermoelectric cooling assembly comprises a plurality of thermoelectric plates, wherein said plurality of thermoelectric plates comprises:
- a) at least one inner thermoelectric plate;
- b) at least one outer thermoelectric plate;
- and
- c) a layer of semiconductor material arranged with spaced apart portions of P-type semiconductor and N-type semiconductor material, wherein said layer is disposed between said at least one inner thermoelectric plate and said at least one outer thermoelectric plate;
- wherein said at least one outer thermoelectric plate provides cooling, and wherein a user contacts a patient's skin target tissue through said at least one outer thermoelectric plate;
- and
- said thermoelectric assembly is to configured to cool a patient's target skin surface;
- and
- iii) an electronic assembly configured to energize said thermoelectric assembly, wherein said electronic assembly is electrically interconnected to said thermoelectric assembly;
- and
- wherein said head section is configured to support or contain said thermoelectric assembly.
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An intra-oral thermoelectric anesthetic cooling device comprising:
- i) a device body comprising:
- a) a handle;
- b) a distal head end, wherein said distal head end comprises a head section and a neck section;
- c) a proximal end;
- and
- d) a plurality of thermally conductive layers for dissipating heat from said cooling device;
- and
- wherein said body comprises a continuous body, wherein:
- said handle, said head section and said distal head end comprise a single piece of material;
- and
- ii) a thermoelectric assembly, wherein:
- said thermoelectric cooling assembly comprises a plurality of thermoelectric plates, wherein said plurality of thermoelectric plates comprises:
- a) at least one inner thermoelectric plate;
- b) at least one outer thermoelectric plate;
- and
- c) a layer of semiconductor material arranged with spaced apart portions of P-type semiconductor and N-type semiconductor material, wherein said layer is disposed between said at least one inner thermoelectric plate and said at least one outer thermoelectric plate;
- wherein said at least one inner thermoelectric plate provides cooling, said at least one inner thermoelectric plate is adjacent to a first thermally conductive layer;
- and wherein a user contacts said patient's target skin tissue through a cool surface at said head section of said device;
- and
- said thermoelectric assembly is configured to cool a patient's target skin surface;
- and
- iii) an electronic assembly configured to energize said thermoelectric assembly, wherein said electronic assembly is electrically interconnected to said thermoelectric assembly;
- wherein said handle is configured to support or contain said thermoelectric assembly.
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An extra-oral thermoelectric anesthetic cooling device comprising:
- i) a device body comprising:
- a) a handle;
- b) a distal head end, wherein said distal head end comprises a head section, and a neck section;
- c) a proximal end;
- and
- d) a plurality of thermally conductive layers for dissipating heat from said cooling device;
- and
- wherein said body comprises a continuous body, wherein:
- said handle, said head section and said distal head end comprise a single piece of material;
- and
- ii) a thermoelectric assembly, wherein:
- said thermoelectric assembly comprises a plurality of thermoelectric plates, wherein said plurality of thermoelectric plates comprises:
- a) at least one inner thermoelectric plate;
- b) at least one outer thermoelectric plate;
- and
- c) a layer of semiconductor material arranged with spaced apart portions of P-type semiconductor and N-type semiconductor material, wherein said layer is disposed between said at least one inner thermoelectric plate and said at least one outer thermoelectric plate;
- wherein said at least one outer thermoelectric plate provides cooling, and wherein a user contacts said patient's target skin tissue through said at least outer thermoelectric plate;
- and
- said thermoelectric assembly is configured to cool a patient's target skin surface;
- and
- iii) an electronic assembly configured to energize said thermoelectric assembly, wherein said electronic assembly is electrically interconnected to said thermoelectric assembly;
- and
- wherein said head section is configured to support or contain said thermoelectric assembly.
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An extra-oral thermoelectric anesthetic cooling device comprising:
- i) a device body comprising:
- a) a handle;
- b) a distal head end, wherein said distal head end comprises a head section and a neck section;
- c) a proximal end;
- and
- d) a plurality of thermally conductive layers for dissipating heat from said cooling device;
- and
- wherein said body comprises a continuous body, wherein:
- said handle, said head section and said distal head end comprise a single piece of material;
- and
- ii) a thermoelectric assembly, wherein:
- said thermoelectric assembly comprises a plurality of thermoelectric plates, wherein said plurality of thermoelectric plates comprises:
- a) at least one inner thermoelectric plate;
- b) at least one outer thermoelectric plate;
- and
- c) a layer of semiconductor material arranged with spaced apart portions of P-type semiconductor and N-type semiconductor material, wherein said layer is disposed between said at least one inner thermoelectric plate and said at least one outer thermoelectric plate, wherein said at least one inner thermoelectric plate provides cooling;
- said at least one inner thermoelectric plate is adjacent to a first thermally conductive layer;
- and wherein a user contacts said patient's target skin tissue through a cool surface at said head section of said device;
- and
- said thermoelectric assembly is configured to cool a patient's skin target surface;
- and
- iii) an electronic assembly configured to energize said thermoelectric assembly, wherein said electronic assembly is electrically interconnected to said thermoelectric assembly,
- wherein said handle is configured to support or contain said thermoelectric assembly.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.