Cervical collar
AssigneeNeuroRescue, LLC
InventorRobert Michael Maher
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Abstract
A cervical collar that facilitates therapeutic hypothermia is provided and includes a cooling device having a front portion and a back portion fixedly coupled to the front portion on one side and removably coupled to the front portion on an opposite side. A fastening device removably couples the back portion to the front portion on the opposite side. The cooling device induces hypothermia in at least a portion of a patient. A sensor is provided that measures a physical characteristic of the patient.
Claims20
A system for heating or cooling, comprising:
- a temperature modulation material capable of raising or lowering a temperature of a portion of a bodily region of a user;
- and
- a wearable device configured to retain the temperature modulation material within an interior of the wearable device, wherein the wearable device can be removably applied to a portion of the bodily region of the user, thereby altering a temperature of the portion of the bodily region of the user via contact of the wearable device with the portion of the bodily region.
A wearable device comprising:
- an outer surface and an inner surface having a retaining space formed therebetween;
- a temperature altering substance retained within the space between the outer surface and the inner surface, wherein the wearable device is fixable to a user and configured to contact a target body region of the user when worn by the user;
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- wherein the temperature altering substance retained in the space between the outer surface and the inner surface affects blood flowing through the target body region thereby altering a temperature of the blood flowing through the target body region.
A method of modulating body temperature or a user, comprising:
- placing a wearable device on a bodily region of the user;
- supplying a temperature modulation material to the wearable device such that the wearable device retains the temperature modulation material;
- selectively contacting at least one target bodily region of the user with the wearable device;
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- holding or fixing the wearable device to the at least one target body region until a target body temperature of the user is reached.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.