Patent ID: 8202308

Claim:
A probe device for controlling seizures by cooling brain tissue in a patient, the device comprising: a heat pipe having a non-insulated end and an opposing insulated end, wherein the non-insulated end of the heat pipe is positioned to contact a targeted region of brain tissue; and a cooling chip in conductive contact with the insulated end of the heat pipe for cooling the insulated end, and wherein transmission of the cooling occurs along the heat pipe to the non-insulated end in order to cool the targeted region of brain tissue, wherein the heat pipe includes a heat pipe body defining a chamber with an inner tubular body axially disposed in the chamber, wherein the heat pipe body defines a proximal portion having a proximal tip operatively engaged to the cooling chip and a distal portion in operative association with a plurality of recording electrodes and a thermocouple sensor, wherein the plurality of electrodes provides a means for recording brain wave activity.