Systems and methods for endotracheal delivery of frozen particles
US11020269B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 23, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jun 1, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 7, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M2230/50
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A treatment system delivers a breathing gas and frozen ice or other particles (FSP) to a bronchus of a lung of a patient in order to induce hypothermia. The breathing gas and the FSP are usually delivered through separate lumens. Clogging of an FSP lumen can be inhibited by heating and/or cooling of the lumen. The temperature of exhaled gases or a body temperature may be measured, and a controller can adjust the duration or rate at which the ice particles are delivered in order to control the patient's core temperature based on the measured temperature.
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