Patent ID: 9358153
Filing Date: 2016-06-07
CPC Classification: A61F

Claim Text:
1. A method for reversibly deterring the formation of blood clots in a human or animal patient who is being treated for known or suspected cerebral thrombosis, cerebral embolism or a transient ischemic attack, said method comprising the steps of: (a) providing or obtaining a catheter that is insertable into the patient's vasculature and has a heat exchanger for cooling the patient's blood; (b) inserting a distal portion of the catheter, including the heat exchanger, into the patient's vascultature; (c) using the heat exchanger to cool the patient's blood sufficiently to inhibit platelet activation, aggregation or adhesion until a hypothermic treatment terminating event has occurred, said hypothermic treatment terminating event being selected from i) initiation of antiplatelet drug therapy; ii) an interventional procedure which obviates the clinical indication for said inhibition; iii) a surgical procedure which obviates the clinical indication for said inhibition or iv) spontaneous stabilization of the condition thereby obviating the clinical indication for said inhibition; and (d) thereafter reversing the inhibition of platelet activation, aggregation or adhesion by re-warming the patient to a temperature at which hypothermia-induced inhibition of platelet activation, aggregation or adhesion no longer occurs.