SERPENTINE HEAT EXCHANGE ASSEMBLY FOR REMOVABLE ENGAGEMENT WITH PATIENT HEAT EXCHANGE SYSTEM

摘要

A heat exchange assembly can be removably engaged between two cold plates of a heat exchange system for exchanging heat with working fluid from an intravascular heat exchange catheter or an external heat exchange pad. The heat exchange assembly may have a serpentine, winding, tortuous, or sinuous configuration, or it may have one or more curves, turns and/or bends and/or can have a flattened transverse cross-section to facilitate heat exchange with the cold plates.

主权项

1. A heat exchange member comprising:
a hollow body through which working fluid from an intravascular heat exchange catheter or an external heat exchange pad can flow, the body being configured for removable engagement between two plates of a heat exchange system for exchanging heat between the heat exchange system and the working fluid, the body comprising: a working fluid inlet; a working fluid outlet; and a plurality of straight segments between the inlet and outlet, wherein adjacent straight segments are connected by a respective curved end segment, and at least some of the end segments are corrugated or flexible.