Brain resuscitation and organ preservation device and method for performing the same

A method of treating tissues and/or organs in a live patient or cadaver comprising:

• a) accessing a cavity of the body of the patient or cadaver;
• and
• infusing the cavity of the body of the patient or cadaver by:
• 1) lowering the temperature of the organs in the body cavity, by introducing cooled fluid into the accessed cavity of the body, said cooled fluid being at a temperature below body temperature;
• 2) inhibiting free radical damage in the organs by introducing a free radical scavenger into the accessed cavity of the body;
• and
• 3) oxygenating said organs by introducing an oxygen carrying agent into the accessed cavity of the body,
• whereby the metabolic rates of said tissues and/or said organs are slowed and said tissues and/or said organs remain viable.

A method of treating living tissue in mammals comprising:

• a) providing a biocompatible solution, said solution comprising an effective amount of a free radical scavenger for inhibiting free radical damage and an effective amount of an oxygen carrying agent for transporting oxygen to said tissue;
• b) bringing said biocompatible solution to a temperature substantially below body temperature;
• and
• c) perfusing said biocompatible solution into a body cavity of said mammal.

A method of treating living tissue in mammals comprising:

• a) providing a biocompatible solution, said solution comprising an effective amount of a free radical scavenger for inhibiting free radical damage and an effective amount of an oxygen carrying agent for transporting oxygen to said tissue;
• b) bringing said biocompatible solution to a temperature substantially below body temperature;
• and
• c) infusing said biocompatible solution into at least one cavity of the body of said mammal.