发明名称 |
Method and apparatus for providing non-invasive ultrasound heating of the preoptic anterior hypothalamus |
摘要 |
A method and system is provided to induce mild hypothermia in a patient through controlled heating of the preoptic anterior hypothalamus (POAH) in conjunction with cooling of patient's body. The system employs an ultrasound transducer that may be positioned extracorporeally to a patient skull for emitting ultrasound energy to the POAH. The ultrasound energy heats the POAH to inhibit thermoregulatory responses of the body such that a cooling means may more effectively cool bodily tissue in order to reduce a patient's core body temperature. Feedback sensors may be positioned at various locations on the patient in order to monitor the patient's core body temperature. A control apparatus included with the system controls the amount of heat the POAH receives and the amount of cooling the body receives based on the feedback signals from the sensors. |
申请公布号 |
US2005060012(A1) |
申请公布日期 |
2005.03.17 |
申请号 |
US20030666902 |
申请日期 |
2003.09.17 |
申请人 |
VOORHEES MARC E.;CARSON GARY A. |
发明人 |
VOORHEES MARC E.;CARSON GARY A. |
分类号 |
A61F7/00;A61F7/02;A61F7/10;A61N7/00;(IPC1-7):A61F7/00 |
主分类号 |
A61F7/00 |
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