Title:
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TREATING CARDIAC ARREST
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2001049236
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A method for treating cardiac arrest includes defibrillating the patient and/or ventilating the patient and/or administering a cardiac arrest drug such as epinephrine to resuscitate the patient, and then cooling the patient's body temperature using one or more cooling catheters (51, 52) placed in the central venous system and/or particularly cooling the patient's brain temperature using a catheter in the aortic arch or carotid artery.
Inventors:
LASERSOHN JACK W (US)
WORTHEN WILLIAM J (US)
EVANS SCOTT M (US)
WINTER SUZANNE C (US)
BALDING DAVID P (US)
WORTHEN WILLIAM J (US)
EVANS SCOTT M (US)
WINTER SUZANNE C (US)
BALDING DAVID P (US)
Application Number:
PCT/US2001/000058
Publication Date:
March 07, 2002
Filing Date:
January 03, 2001
Export Citation:
Assignee:
ALSIUS CORP (US)
LASERSOHN JACK W (US)
WORTHEN WILLIAM J (US)
EVANS SCOTT M (US)
WINTER SUZANNE C (US)
BALDING DAVID P (US)
LASERSOHN JACK W (US)
WORTHEN WILLIAM J (US)
EVANS SCOTT M (US)
WINTER SUZANNE C (US)
BALDING DAVID P (US)
International Classes:
A61F7/12; A61H31/00; A61N1/39; A61B18/00; A61F7/00; A61M1/36; A61M5/44; (IPC1-7): A61N1/39
Foreign References:
| US6149670A | 2000-11-21 |
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