Apparatus for and method of cooling a brain
US6511502B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 27, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 28, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61F2007/0231
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Cooling a patient's brain is performed by each of two hollow pads exclusively in an area of a patient's neck adjoining one of carotid arteries by circulating a cooling liquid through one of the pads independently from the other pad or through both pads, to cool either one half of the brain, or another half of the brain, or both halves thereof.
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