Patent ID: 11951035
Assignee: ZOLL CIRCULATION, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 0:
1. A body heat exchange system comprising:
at least one set of thermal exchange plates which warm or cool a heat exchange fluid for delivery to a body surface or endovascular heat exchanger;
a refrigeration unit for circulating cold refrigerant through at least one thermal exchange plate of said at least one set of thermal exchange plates;
at least one heater for heating said at least one thermal exchange plate;
a programmable controller;
wherein the system further comprises a bypass circuit for alternately circulating hot refrigerant from the refrigeration unit through said at least one thermal exchange plate; and
wherein the controller is programmed to monitor the power output of said at least one heater and, if said power output exceeds a limit, to cause hot refrigerant to flow through the bypass circuit and through said at least one thermal exchange plate, thereby assisting said at least one heater in warming said at least one thermal exchange plate.