Patents by Inventor Gary Gruzecki

Gary Gruzecki has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Portable, refrigerant-based apparatus and method for rapid systemic patient cooling
    Patent number: 8491644
    Abstract: A portable patient cooling apparatus is provided that includes a self-contained refrigerator and on-board power storage supply for stand alone operation. The apparatus is interconnectable to one or more heat exchange devices (e.g. patient contact pads or intravascular catheters) through which a cooled fluid may be circulated for patient cooling. Such fluid may be liquid contained within a reservoir comprising the apparatus during periods of non-use. The apparatus preferably defines a total volume of less than about 0.04 m3, while having a total weight of less than about 15 kg to yield a total circulated fluid cooling capacity of at least 200 watts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2013
    Assignee: Medivance Incorporated
    Inventors: Gary Carson, Gary Gruzecki, Steve Whitehead