Cervical immobilization collar with arterial cooling elements and method of using the same
AssigneeLife Core Technologies, LLC
InventorAqeel A. Sandhu
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Abstract
A kit and method for cooling the carotid arteries includes cervical immobilization collar includes a substantially annular support structure having an extended axial length, a chin rest, at least two cheek support structures having an extended vertical length, and an anterior opening that may be covered with an anterior removable door. The door has a body-facing surface and an outward-facing surface, the body-facing surface on which the pressure member is secured. The kit and method also includes a cooling element that may be disposed within the anterior opening and can be secured to the substantially annular support structure by placing the cooling element between the anterior portion of a patient's neck and the pressure member located on the door.
Claims20
A method for selective cooling of the brain of a patient comprising the steps of:
- determining a size of a cervical immobilization collar for the patient, the cervical immobilization collar comprising a substantially annular support structure having an extended axial length, a chin rest, and an anterior opening that is coverable with an anterior door;
- applying the cervical immobilization collar to the patient with the door in an open position;
- activating a first cooling element;
- placing the first cooling element within the anterior opening of the substantially annular support structure;
- and
- securing the first cooling element to the patient by closing the door.
A method for selective cooling of the brain of a patient comprising the steps of:
- determining a size of a cervical immobilization collar for the patient, the cervical immobilization collar comprising a substantially annular support structure having an extended axial length, a chin rest, and an anterior opening that is coverable with an anterior door;
- applying the cervical immobilization collar to the patient with the door in an open position;
- activating a first cooling element;
- placing the first cooling element within the anterior opening of the substantially annular support structure;
- securing the first cooling element to the patient by closing the door;
- and
- activating a second cooling element and replacing the first cooling element with the second cooling element within about 15 to about 30 minutes of the time the first cooling element was activated.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.