Surgical Heating and Cooling System and Devices and Methods for the Use Thereof

摘要

A modular cooling-heating system for use in the controlled delivery of temperature-controlled fluids to a heat exchanger associated with the blood of a patient undergoing a medical procedure is described, wherein the cooling-heating system uses adaptive temperature control protocols.

主权项

1. A modular cooling-heating system for the controlled delivery of cooling fluids to heat-exchange devices in a surgical setting so as to assist in controlling the body temperature of a patient during a medical procedure, the system comprising:
a first unit including a pump for pumping cooling fluid to a heat exchanger and at least one fluid reservoir; a second unit associated with the first unit and including a computer system including an adaptive temperature control software protocol for controlling the temperature range of the fluid pumped to the heat exchanger; and two or more heaters for heating the fluid; wherein the cooling-heating system is in fluid communication with the heat-exchange device.