Patent ID: 6716236
Filing Date: 2004-04-06
Classification: A61F,A61M

Abstract:
An intra-vascular catheter adapted to exchange heat with a body fluid flowing through a body conduit of a patient, comprising:an elongate body including an inflow lumen and an outflow lumen each extending therethrough, at least one inflow duct and at least one inflation duct each in fluid communication with the inflow lumen, and at least one outflow duct in fluid communication with the outflow lumen; at least one heat exchange element in fluid communication with the inflow lumen through at least one of the at least one inflow duct and in fluid communication with the outflow lumen through at least one of the at least one outflow ducts; and at least one inflation element disposed at least partially within the heat exchange element and in fluid communication with the inflow lumen through at least one of the at least one inflation duct.