Patent ID: 9180043
Filing Date: 2015-11-10
Classification: A61B,A61F

Abstract:
1. A fluid cooling apparatus for the treatment of reperfusion injury and ischemia, comprising: a control module having a control panel and a control unit; a pump operatively coupled to the control module; a heat exchanger operatively coupled to the control module; a fluid flow loop linking the pump and heat exchanger, said fluid flow loop including a catheter configured to deliver a flow of fluid to a specific location within a patient's body; a pressure probe monitoring localized pressure within the fluid flow loop, said pressure probe operatively coupled to the control unit; wherein the pump is configured to move fluid through the flow loop from one location within a patient's body or an external reservoir; wherein the heat exchanger is configured to cool the fluid within the flow loop; and wherein the control unit is configured with a feedback control to monitor and adjust the pump pressure, the amount of cooling delivered by the heat exchanger, and a localized pressure within the patient's body to overcome ventricularization, resonance, and dampening within the vasculature of the body.