Temperature control headliner

摘要

A headliner is provided for controlling a temperature of a head of a patient. A cap is provided which fits securely over the head of the patient. A fluid pathway is routed through the cap with a fluid space adapted to receive heat transfer fluid therein and route the heat transfer fluid between an inlet and an outlet on the cap. The inlet and outlet are each coupled to a cooler for the heat transfer fluid and the heat transfer fluid is circulated through the cap and the cooler such that heat is drawn from the head of the patient. An air bladder is optionally provided outboard of the fluid space which is filled with pressurized gas to increase contact between the fluid space and the head of the patient. A neck brace is integrated with the cap portion of the headliner, particularly for treatment of head trauma.

主权项

1. A system for controlling the temperature of a patient's head, the system comprising:
a source of heat transfer fluid; and a cap,
said cap having a flexible and foldable cap portion being of a size to fit over the head of the patient leaving the face of the patent exposed,said cap portion being configurable in a first orientation in which said cap portion is unfolded and allowed to lay flat, said cap portion being configurable in a second orientation in which said cap portion is arranged in a shape to fit over at least a portion of the head of a patient and to cover a majority of the surface of the head of the patient other than the face of the patient, andsaid cap portion having a fluid pathway with at least one inlet and at least one outlet, said at least one inlet coupled to said source of heat transfer fluid, said at least one outlet disposed upstream from said at least one inlet, and said fluid pathway extending between said at least one inlet and said at least one outlet,said fluid pathway located in a heat transfer relationship with at least a portion of the head of the patient when said cap portion is in said second orientation adjacent the head of the patient; and wherein said heat transfer fluid has a different temperature than the head of the patient, such that heat is transferred between the heat transfer fluid and the head of the patient.