Method for treating cardiac arrest
US6393320B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 24, 2001 |
| Grant date | May 21, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 24, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61M16/10
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for treating cardiac arrest includes defibrillating the patient and/or ventilating the patient and/or administering a cardiac arrest drug such as epinephrine to resuscitate the patient, and then cooling the patient's body temperature using one or more cooling catheters positioned in the central venous system of the patient and/or particularly cooling the patient's brain temperature using a catheter advanced into the aortic arch or into the carotid artery whereby a bolus of cold saline solution is introduced into the blood supplied to the brain to lower the brain temperature quickly, and further cooling or maintaining the brain temperature at a desired level by pumping coolant in a closed circuit formation between the catheter and the coolant source to remove heat from the blood supplied to the patient's brain.
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