Patent ID: 11944803
Assignee: ABIOMED, INC.
Field: Medical technology (Instruments)
Classification: CPC A | IPC A

Claim 18:
19. A method for treating an effect of a cardiac episode in a patient, the method comprising:
introducing a mechanical circulatory support system into a vasculature of a patient, the mechanical circulatory support system comprising a cooling element within a catheter, wherein the cooling element is a lumen configured to receive a chilled solution;
positioning the catheter within the vasculature so that an outer surface of the catheter contacts blood flowing within the vasculature,
actuating the mechanical circulatory support system; and
while actuating the mechanical circulatory support system, injecting the chilled solution into the lumen to cool the outer surface of the catheter for a period of time to a temperature selected to cool the blood in contact with the outer surface of the catheter to a systemic temperature.