Patents by Inventor Suzanne C Winter
Suzanne C Winter 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).
-
Patent number: 7014651Abstract: 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 using one or more cooling catheter positioned in the central venous system of the patient.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2002Date of Patent: March 21, 2006Assignee: Alsius CorporationInventors: William J. Worthen, Scott M. Evans, Suzanne C Winter, David Balding
-
Patent number: 6726710Abstract: 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 using one or more cooling catheter positioned in the central venous system of the patient.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2002Date of Patent: April 27, 2004Assignee: Alsius CorporationInventors: William J. Worthen, Scott M. Evans, Suzanne C. Winter, David Balding
-
Patent number: 6682551Abstract: 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 using one or more cooling catheter positioned in the central venous system of the patient.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2000Date of Patent: January 27, 2004Assignee: Alsius CorporationInventors: William J. Worthen, Scott M. Evans, Suzanne C. Winter, David Balding
-
Publication number: 20030216799Abstract: 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 using one or more cooling catheter positioned in the central venous system of the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2002Publication date: November 20, 2003Applicant: Alsius Corp.Inventors: William J. Worthen, Scott M. Evans, Suzanne C. Winter, David Balding
-
Patent number: 6589271Abstract: Catheters adapted to exchange heat with a body fluid flowing through a body conduit employ helical elongate lumens for heat transfer with the body fluid. The helical elongate lumen of a catheter forms multiple turns extending longitudinally of a portion of the catheter with the turns each being bonded to the catheter along a fraction of the length of the turn. The length of the lumen and its orientation in each turn has the lumen otherwise displaced over a major portion of its length from the elongate body. The turns of the helical lumen can be arranged in sets having different lengths to encounter all areas of the flow. One or more infusion lumens may also extend to an infusion port or ports. The helical elongate lumen is defined by an elongate, thin-walled element. This lumen is in fluid communication with a heater/chiller supplying a working fluid for heat transfer through the wall of the elongate element defining the helical elongate lumen.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2001Date of Patent: July 8, 2003Assignee: Alsius CorporationsInventors: Elbert Tzeng, Vaso Adzich, Hortensia Pompa, Scott M. Evans, Peter Barker, William J. Worthen, Suzanne C. Winter, David P. Balding, Kenneth A. Collins
-
Patent number: 6581403Abstract: A cooling system for an indwelling heat exchange catheter includes a heat exchange bath that is configured to receive a conduit that carries saline to and from the catheter. A heating/cooling fluid is in the bath and exchanges heat with the saline. The heating/cooling fluid flows through a heat exchanger that includes a refrigerant and a variable speed DC compressor for removing heat from the refrigerant. A coolant pump circulates the heating/cooling fluid between the heat exchanger and the heat exchange bath.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2001Date of Patent: June 24, 2003Assignee: Alsius CorporationInventors: Mark Whitebook, Wayne Arthur Noda, Suzanne C. Winter, Sean Nash, Dan Jenkins
-
Publication number: 20030060864Abstract: A cooling system for an indwelling heat exchange catheter includes a heat exchange bath that is configured to receive a conduit that carries saline to and from the catheter. A heating/cooling fluid is in the bath and exchanges heat with the saline. The heating/cooling fluid flows through a heat exchanger that includes a refrigerant and a variable speed DC compressor for removing heat from the refrigerant. A coolant pump circulates the heating/cooling fluid between the heat exchanger and the heat exchange bath.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2001Publication date: March 27, 2003Inventors: Mark Whitebook, Wayne Arthur Noda, Suzanne C. Winter, Sean Nash, Dan Jenkins
-
Patent number: 6516224Abstract: 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 positioned in the central venous system of the patient and/or particularly cooling the patient's brain temperature using a catheter advanced into the aortic arch or into the carotid artery whereby a bolus of cold saline solution is introduced into the blood supplied to the brain to lower the brain temperature quickly, and further cooling or maintaining the brain temperature at a desired level by pumping coolant in a closed circuit formation between the catheter and the coolant source to remove heat from the blood supplied to the patient's brain.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2001Date of Patent: February 4, 2003Assignee: Alsius CorporationInventors: Jack W. Lasersohn, William J. Worthen, Scott M. Evans, Suzanne C. Winter, David Balding
-
Publication number: 20020193853Abstract: 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 using one or more cooling catheter positioned in the central venous system of the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2002Publication date: December 19, 2002Applicant: Alsius Corp.Inventors: William J. Worthen, Scott M. Evans, Suzanne C. Winter, David Balding
-
Publication number: 20020138122Abstract: 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 using one or more cooling catheter positioned in the central venous system of the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2002Publication date: September 26, 2002Applicant: Alsius Corp.Inventors: William J. Worthen, Scott M. Evans, Suzanne C. Winter, David Balding
-
Patent number: 6432124Abstract: 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 using one or more cooling catheter positioned in the central venous system of the patient.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2000Date of Patent: August 13, 2002Assignee: Alsius CorporationInventors: William J. Worthen, Scott M. Evans, Suzanne C. Winter, David Balding
-
Publication number: 20020095201Abstract: 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 using one or more cooling catheter positioned in the central venous system of the patient.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 15, 2002Publication date: July 18, 2002Inventors: William J. Worthen, Scott M. Evans, Suzanne C. Winter, David Balding
-
Patent number: 6405080Abstract: 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 positioned in the central venous system of the patient and/or particularly cooling the patient's brain temperature using a catheter advanced into the aortic arch or into the carotid artery whereby a bolus of cold saline solution is introduced into the blood supplied to the brain to lower the brain temperature quickly, and further cooling or maintaining the brain temperature at a desired level by pumping coolant in a closed circuit formation between the catheter and the coolant source to remove heat from the blood supplied to the patient's brain.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2000Date of Patent: June 11, 2002Assignee: Alsius CorporationInventors: Jack W. Lasersohn, William J. Worthen, Scott M. Evans, Suzanne C. Winter, David Balding
-
Patent number: 6393320Abstract: 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 positioned in the central venous system of the patient and/or particularly cooling the patient's brain temperature using a catheter advanced into the aortic arch or into the carotid artery whereby a bolus of cold saline solution is introduced into the blood supplied to the brain to lower the brain temperature quickly, and further cooling or maintaining the brain temperature at a desired level by pumping coolant in a closed circuit formation between the catheter and the coolant source to remove heat from the blood supplied to the patient's brain.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2001Date of Patent: May 21, 2002Assignee: Alsius CorporationInventors: Jack W. Lasersohn, William J. Worthen, Scott M. Evans, Suzanne C. Winter, David Balding
-
Publication number: 20010049545Abstract: 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 positioned in the central venous system of the patient and/or particularly cooling the patient's brain temperature using a catheter advanced into the aortic arch or into the carotid artery whereby a bolus of cold saline solution is introduced into the blood supplied to the brain to lower the brain temperature quickly, and further cooling or maintaining the brain temperature at a desired level by pumping coolant in a closed circuit formation between the catheter and the coolant source to remove heat from the blood supplied to the patient's brain.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2001Publication date: December 6, 2001Inventors: Jack W. Lasersohn, William J. Worthen, Scott M. Evans, Suzanne C. Winter, David Balding
-
Publication number: 20010047191Abstract: 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 positioned in the central venous system of the patient and/or particularly cooling the patient's brain temperature using a catheter advanced into the aortic arch or into the carotid artery whereby a bolus of cold saline solution is introduced into the blood supplied to the brain to lower the brain temperature quickly, and further cooling or maintaining the brain temperature at a desired level by pumping coolant in a closed circuit formation between the catheter and the coolant source to remove heat from the blood supplied to the patient's brain.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2001Publication date: November 29, 2001Inventors: Jack W. Lasersohn, William J. Worthen, Scott M. Evans, Suzanne C. Winter, David Balding
-
Publication number: 20010047192Abstract: 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 positioned in the central venous system of the patient and/or particularly cooling the patient's brain temperature using a catheter advanced into the aortic arch or into the carotid artery whereby a bolus of cold saline solution is introduced into the blood supplied to the brain to lower the brain temperature quickly, and further cooling or maintaining the brain temperature at a desired level by pumping coolant in a closed circuit formation between the catheter and the coolant source to remove heat from the blood supplied to the patient's brain.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 24, 2001Publication date: November 29, 2001Inventors: Jack W. Lasersohn, William J. Worthen, Scott M. Evans, Suzanne C. Winter, David Balding
-
Patent number: 6149670Abstract: 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 using one or more cooling catheter positioned in the central venous system of the patient.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 1999Date of Patent: November 21, 2000Assignee: Alsius CorporationInventors: William J. Worthen, Scott M. Evans, Suzanne C. Winter, David Balding