Grounded pressure cooling
AssigneeVasper Systems, LLC
InventorPeter Z. Wasowski
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Abstract
A chiller is coupled to a plurality of cuffs suitable for application to extremities of a human subject, each cuff having an outer support belt with an adjustable diameter and an inner bladder having an inlet port and an outlet port. The bladder has one surface constrained by the support belt and an opposite surface for application of pressure and cooling to an enclosed human extremity. The plurality of cuffs are connected to the cooler with a series of outlet ports and inlet ports such that the chiller causes the cuffs to be pressurized with a coolant which provides vascular restriction and cooling to increase the formation of human growth hormone.
Claims23
An apparatus having:
- a plurality of cuffs for application to a human body, each cuff having:
- a support belt having an adjustable diameter;
- a pressure inlet and a pressure outlet coupled to a flexible bladder, said bladder formed to have an increased fluidic path length from said inlet to said outlet, said bladder having a first surface for coupling pressure to and in thermal exchange with a human body encircled by said support belt, a second surface opposite said first surface and restrained by said support belt;
- a chiller having an outlet for pressurized fluid and a fluid return, said chiller outlet coupled to each said cuff pressure inlet, said chiller fluid return coupled to each said cuff pressure outlet;
- where said chiller provides a fluid pressure sufficient to reduce blood circulation and a fluid temperature sufficient to reduce blood temperature in a human body in need thereof;
- and where a maximum said pressure is established by measuring a subject human subject systolic blood pressure, and establishing said maximum pressure at less than or equal to 122 percent of said systolic blood pressure.
A process for using an adjustable cuff having a flexible bladder, an inlet port coupled to said flexible bladder, an outlet port coupled to said flexible bladder, said flexible bladder having a subject contact surface and an opposing restraint surface coupled to an adjustable belt, the process having the steps:
- applying said adjustable cuff to the thighs and optionally upper arms of a human subject;
- applying a pressure to said inlet port and said outlet port of at least one of said cuffs sufficient to reduce blood circulation in the legs or arms associated with a respective said cuff;
- where said inlet port pressure is greater than said outlet port pressure, thereby forming a fluid flow;
- and where said fluid flow and said pressure are selected to increase the human growth hormone production in a human subject in need thereof.
An apparatus for the enhanced production of human growth hormone in a human subject, the apparatus having:
- a plurality of pressurized cuffs for encircling the limbs of a human subject and reducing the blood circulation therein, the cuffs having:
- a support belt having an adjustable diameter;
- a pressure inlet and a pressure outlet coupled to a flexible bladder, said bladder formed to have an increased fluidic path length from said inlet to said outlet, said bladder having a first surface for coupling pressure to and in thermal exchange with an encircled limb, a second surface opposite said first surface and restrained by said support belt;
- a chiller having an outlet for pressurized fluid and a fluid return, said chiller outlet coupled to each said cuff pressure inlet, said chiller fluid return coupled to each said cuff pressure outlet;
- a grounding electrode for electrically connecting a human to earth;
- a thermal bladder for coupling to a human subject, said thermal bladder coupled to said chiller and removing heat from a human subject;
- where said chiller provides a fluid pressure to said cuffs sufficient to reduce blood circulation and a fluid temperature sufficient to reduce blood temperature, and said chiller provides a fluid temperature and flow to said thermal bladder sufficient to reduce the core temperature of a human subject;
- and where a maximum cuff pressure is established by measuring a subject human subject systolic blood pressure, and establishing said maximum cuff pressure at less than or equal to 122 percent of said systolic blood pressure.
An apparatus having:
- a plurality of cuffs for application to a human body, each cuff having:
- a support belt having an adjustable diameter;
- a pressure port coupled to a pressure bladder encircled by said support belt, said pressure bladder having a first surface for coupling bladder pressure to a human subject and a second surface opposite said first surface restrained by said support belt;
- a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet coupled to a flexible bladder, said bladder formed to have an increased fluidic path length from said inlet to said outlet, said bladder having a first surface in thermal exchange with a human subject encircled by said support belt,
- a chiller having an outlet for pressurized fluid and a fluid return, said chiller outlet coupled to at least one said cuff fluid inlet, said chiller fluid return coupled to a corresponding said cuff fluid outlet thereby generating a fluid flow;
- a pressure source coupled to at least one said pressure port;
- where said pressurized fluid or gas has a pressure sufficient to reduce blood circulation in a human subject, and said chiller provides a fluid temperature sufficient to reduce blood temperature in a human subject;
- and where said cuff first surface includes an earth electrical connection.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.