System and Method for Patient Temperature Control

A patient temperature control system, comprising:

• a user interface including a user interface screen;
• a programmable control module in communication with the user interface, the programmable control module configured to automatically control a temperature of a thermal exchange medium of a patient temperature control system;
• and
• a sensor providing an output signal to the programmable control module, the output signal comprising a measured patient temperature and a measured temperature of the thermal exchange medium,
• the programmable control module configured to receive a programmed protocol comprising:
• a plurality of phases that are successive and non-overlapping in time, wherein target patient temperature data and phase duration data are stored for each of the corresponding plurality of phases;
• and
• numerical phase-based information including a phase-based target patient temperature and phase duration data set for each of the plurality of phases,
• wherein an interactive region of the user interface screen is provided for:
• receiving user input to establish and to modify each phase-based target patient temperature and phase duration data set for each given phase of the plurality of phases of the programmed protocol;
• and
• receiving user input to establish patient temperature alarm condition data for each of the plurality of phases of the programmed protocol and measured thermal exchange medium temperature alarm condition data for each of the plurality of phases of the programmed protocol.