Patent ID: 8109897
Filing Date: 2012-02-07
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
1. A method for selectively cooling or heating a part of a body, the method comprising: providing a device for insertion into a vessel, the device comprising a first lumen and an exit port, a second lumen and a second port, said second lumen positioned coaxial to said first lumen and extending along a majority of a length of said first lumen, and an occlusion element positioned between said exit port and said second port; inserting said device into a vessel; expanding said occlusion element so as to separate between a first area in fluid communication with said exit port and a second area in fluid communication with said second port; withdrawing normothermic blood from said second area via said second port and through said second lumen; delivering said normothermic blood to a control unit; thermally treating said normothermic blood in said control unit to obtain thermally treated blood; and delivering said thermally treated blood to said first area via said first lumen and said exit port.