With Fluid Supply Patents (Class 607/104)
  • Patent number: 11925403
    Abstract: A cryoablation catheter, including a first capsule body, a core tube and a heat insulation part, wherein the first capsule body is mounted at a front end of the core tube, and has a front end area adapted for fitting to myocardial tissue during a cryoablation process and a rear end area exposed to blood; the core tube has a first looping path provided therein which is adapted for a first fluid with low temperature to be filled into or flow out of the first capsule body; the heat insulation part is at least partially fitting to the rear end area, and is adapted for reducing heat exchange efficiency between the first fluid and the blood in an atrium. The cryoablation operating apparatus and the cryoablation equipment thereof can effectively reduce the heat exchange between the cryoablation catheter and the blood during a cryoablation process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Piedmont Medsystems (Zhuhai) Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Jiahua Xiao, Alan De La Rama, Cary Kunihiko Hata
  • Patent number: 11911580
    Abstract: Devices, systems for localized delivery of a chemotherapy, hormonal therapy or targeted drug/biologic therapy to a target tissue area of an internal body organ of a patient. A catheter 10 forms a sealed treatment chamber in a natural lumen extending through the target tissue area. Air is purged from the chamber, which is then filled with a liquid drug solution for an adequate treatment session time, solution volume and drug concentration to saturate the target tissue area, thereby providing the treatment. The liquid drug solution may be circulated or recirculated through the chamber or maintained stationary therewithin. The drug may saturate the target tissue area and pass therethrough into the lymphatic system or interstitial space, which may serve as a reservoir of the drug for continued therapeutic treatment after withdrawal of the catheter. The chamber is evacuated at the end of the treatment session.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: ISOLA THERAPEUTICS, INC.
    Inventor: Brian H. Craig
  • Patent number: 11896298
    Abstract: An ablation device and method for pulsed field ablation, the device comprising a catheter including an expandable basket, a set of electrodes formed on the expandable basket, and a pulse generator suitable for generating electric pulses wherein the pulse generator being in electrical connection with the set of electrodes. The expandable basket is formed of a braided mesh of filaments, wherein the filaments are made of nonconductive material, wherein at least portion of the filaments comprises a lumen, or is made by molding, wherein the filaments further include electrodes and conductive wires. The conductive wires at least partially lead inside of the lumen of the filaments, or are overmolded and are electrically connected to the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: BTL Medical Development a.s.
    Inventors: Vojt{hacek over (e)}ch Nedv{hacek over (e)}d, Ji{hacek over (r)}i Da{hacek over (s)}ek, Martin Hanuliak, Ahmad Hijazi
  • Patent number: 11889925
    Abstract: A bed system includes microclimate control capabilities for providing quality sleep experience. The bed system can include a microclimate control subsystem configured to supply conditioned air (e.g., heated or cooled air) to a mattress, or draw ambient air from the mattress, to achieve a desired temperature at the top of the mattress. Utilizing supply of conditioned air to provide air at desired temperature to the mattress system, or utilizing air suction to drain heat away from the mattress system, can provide precise microclimate control at the mattress, thereby permitting conformable sleep.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Sleep Number Corporation
    Inventors: Kody Lee Karschnik, Chee Nong Yang, Eric Stephen Rose, Matthew Griffith
  • Patent number: 11883323
    Abstract: Devices, systems and methods for controlling a patient's body temperature by endovascular heat exchange.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: ZOLL Circulation, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy Thomas Dabrowiak, Jessica Megan Clayton, John Thomas Buckley, Christo P. Pamichev, Craig Wendell Pendry, Paul Eric Peterson, Richard Allen Smith, Sean W. Yip
  • Patent number: 11877950
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described for devices that may include a nasal assembly comprising: a first support member having a first surface configured to substantially conform to a sinistral contour of a nose when the nasal assembly is being worn; a second support member having a second surface configured to follow a dextral contour of the nose when the nasal assembly is being worn; and a heat source electrically coupled to the first support member and the second support member, the heat source being configured to adjust a surface temperature of the first surface and the second surface to cause warming of the sinistral contour of the nose and the dextral contour of the nose to a predefined temperature range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Inventor: James E. Kemler
  • Patent number: 11865034
    Abstract: An improved medical pad for contact thermal exchange with a patient includes a fluid circulation layer for containing a thermal exchange fluid circulatable therethrough, a first port and a second port for circulating the thermal exchange fluid in to and out of the fluid circulation layer, and a hydrogel layer interconnected to and extending across one side of the fluid circulation layer to define an adhesive surface for adherence to a patient's skin. The hydrogel layer can include an ultraviolet light-cured composition with a cross-linking copolymer, water, and glycerol. The hydrogel layer is provided to have a thermal conductivity of at least about 1.9 ca//hr-cm-° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Medivance Incorporated
    Inventors: Marc E. Voorhees, Michael R. Hoglund, Keir D. Hart
  • Patent number: 11865038
    Abstract: A method in which a nerve associated with a spasticity in a limb of a patient may be identified. The cryogenic cooling needle may be inserted through a skin surface. The cryogenic cooling needle may be positioned to a target tissue such that the distal end of the cryogenic cooling needle is proximate to the nerve by bending the needle, wherein the needle has varying stiffness at a proximal portion and a distal portion. A treatment cycle may be delivered to a target tissue proximate to the nerve, the treatment cycle may comprise a cooling phase wherein cooling fluid flows into the lumen so that liquid from the cooling fluid flow vaporizes within the lumen to provide cooling to the nerve so as to treat spasticity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Pacira CryoTech, Inc.
    Inventors: Jwala Karnik, John Allison, Clint Carnell
  • Patent number: 11857491
    Abstract: A single integrated cold therapy-compression therapy assembly combines a cold therapy module designed to apply cold therapy in a continuous mode and a compression therapy module designed to apply compression therapy in an intermittent mode to select body parts of a user in accordance with associated integrated therapeutic treatment protocols. The body part selected for therapy is dependent on the particular needs of the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Breg, Inc.
    Inventors: Amanda Y Tian, Veronica M Mora, Michael G Johnson
  • Patent number: 11857339
    Abstract: Disclosed is a headgear-type device for hazardous air quality warning and air quality improvement, wherein the device can collect biometric information of a worker, wired and wireless communications, and information about the quality of outside air around the worker so as to warn the worker of a hazard or improve air quality at the site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: LEESTECH SYSTEM CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jae Hong Lee, Soon Wi Kim, Won Sik Lee, Hyun Sik Lee, Na Young Lee, Soon Hyang Lee
  • Patent number: 11864346
    Abstract: A system for cooling a circuit component on an electronic device includes a closed-loop cooling circuit and a coolant filling device. The closed-loop cooling circuit includes a coolant block, a first pump and a radiator. The coolant filling device includes a container, a base and a second pump disposed inside the base. The coolant filling device is configured for attachment to the cooling circuit. In some embodiments, when the coolant filling device is attached to the cooling circuit, coolant may be circulated from the coolant filling device to the cooling circuit while the cooling circuit circulates coolant. In further embodiments, when the coolant filling device is attached to the cooling circuit, coolant may be circulated from the coolant filling device to the cooling circuit while the electronic device remains powered on.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Rouchon Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Stephen Mounioloux
  • Patent number: 11844721
    Abstract: The invention pertains to a method for operating a cryocabin arrangement 100 with an open-top cabin 10, a cooling unit 20 and a number of fluid circulation units 30. The method comprises receiving user-specific data comprising at least temperature indications measureable, by a number of sensor devices, at skin surface of the user upon delivery of cooling fluid 201 into the cabin via the cooling unit followed by intake and recirculation of said cooling fluid by fluid circulation units, which further return recirculated cooling fluid 301 inside said cabin, and based on said user-specific data, selectively adjusting distribution of said cooling fluid 201, 301 inside the cabin, in terms of at least speed and/or direction of a fluidic flow, to a predetermined level during an operation cycle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: CRYOTECH NORDIC AS
    Inventors: Jean-Patrick Enzio Martins, Juha Yliollitervo
  • Patent number: 11832785
    Abstract: An ablation device and method for pulsed field ablation, the device comprising a catheter including an expandable basket, a set of electrodes formed on the expandable basket, and a pulse generator suitable for generating electric pulses wherein the pulse generator being in electrical connection with the set of electrodes. The expandable basket is formed of a braided mesh of filaments, wherein the filaments are made of nonconductive material, wherein at least portion of the filaments comprises a lumen, wherein the filaments further include electrodes and conductive wires. The conductive wires at least partially lead inside of the lumen of the filaments and are electrically connected to the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: BTL Medical Development a.s.
    Inventors: Vojt{hacek over (e)}ch Nedv{hacek over (e)}d, Ji{hacek over (r)}í Da{hacek over (s)}ek, Martin Hanuliak, Ahmad Hijazi
  • Patent number: 11819451
    Abstract: A process and related assemblies for delivering slush through a tube towards a patient. Obtaining an elongated container partially filled with slush with a port end that has a first port and a second port. Placing the first port in fluid communication with tubing for delivery of slush towards the patient. Placing the second port in fluid communication with a source of gas which may be air. Subjecting the elongated container to automated repetitive movements so that the slush in the partially filled elongated container moves against interior surfaces within the elongated container. Ideally, two different forms of repetitive motion are used to impose complex movement upon the slush within the elongated container. Applying a pressure gradient to cause slush to flow out of the first port towards the patient. The elongated container may be made from a slush bottle with a reversibly engaged cap with the two ports.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: C° Change Surgical LLC
    Inventors: Patrick Kammer, Kevin Joseph Rackers, Philip Morrison Allred, III
  • Patent number: 11813194
    Abstract: Heat exchange pads for use on a patient are described herein. An example heat exchange pad can include a surface defining an internal volume and having a flexible patient contacting portion, an inlet fluidly connected to the internal volume for delivery of fluid into the internal volume, an outlet fluidly connected to the internal volume for removal of fluid from the internal volume, and at least one extended surface structure positioned within the internal volume to disrupt laminar flow of fluid from the inlet to the outlet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: BOARD OF REGENTS, THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SYSTEM
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Diller, Gary L. McGregor
  • Patent number: 11812797
    Abstract: An article of clothing is provided having a plurality of accesses for accessing, when the clothing is worn by a wearer, the area below the clothing without removing the clothing. In one example, the article of clothing is an upper-body garment with two arm accesses, an anterior torso access, and two side torso accesses. In another example, the article of clothing is a lower-body garment with two leg accesses, two knee accesses, and two hip accesses. In one example, each access is opened or closed by an incremental fastening device such as a one-way or two-way zipper.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Inventor: Bimla Picot
  • Patent number: 11812859
    Abstract: The present invention provides systems, methods, and articles for stress reduction and sleep promotion. A stress reduction and sleep promotion system includes at least one remote device, at least one body sensor, and at least one remote server. In other embodiments, the stress reduction and sleep promotion system includes machine learning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: SLEEPME INC.
    Inventors: Tara Youngblood, Todd Youngblood
  • Patent number: 11786300
    Abstract: An ablation device and method for pulsed field ablation, the device comprising a catheter including an expandable basket, a set of electrodes formed on the expandable basket, and a pulse generator suitable for generating electric pulses wherein the pulse generator being in electrical connection with the set of electrodes. The expandable basket is formed of a braided mesh of filaments, wherein the filaments are made of nonconductive material, wherein at least portion of the filaments comprises a lumen, wherein the filaments further include electrodes and conductive wires. The conductive wires at least partially lead inside of the lumen of the filaments and are electrically connected to the electrodes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2023
    Assignee: BTL Medical Technologies s.r.o.
    Inventors: Vojt{hacek over (e)}ch Nedv{hacek over (e)}d, Ji{hacek over (r)}í Da{hacek over (s)}ek, Martin Hanuliak, Ahmad Hijazi
  • Patent number: 11771486
    Abstract: Provided herein are ablation systems having an ablation component with an ablation chamber and an insulation chamber, wherein the ablation chamber comprises a plurality of channels defined there. Other embodiments include ablation systems having a substrate source, a cooling component, and an ablation component. Certain systems are closed-loop systems that reuse the cooling substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Corfigo, Inc.
    Inventors: Jason Sperling, Benjamin Cameron, John McCormick, Patrick Magari, John VanScoy, Robert Hudgins, John Dockter
  • Patent number: 11751693
    Abstract: Radiant furniture made of a concrete mix includes one or more heating elements or hot water supplied hydronic tubing that provide comfortable radiant heat. Tabletops can be heated to a temperature that is comfortable for people seated at the table. Other tabletops can be heated to a lower temperature for use in a greenhouse. Benches and seats can be heated to provide comfortable heated seating. A heated surface in the radiant furniture includes a conductive heating element that has a plurality of non-overlapping runs, with a density of the heating element runs being greater near the edges than at an interior part of the heated surface. A controller senses the temperature of the furniture and the ambient temperature, then applies power to one or more heating elements in the furniture according to programmed temperature thresholds to provide comfortable radiant heat from the furniture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Inventor: David A. Gober
  • Patent number: 11755116
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a feedback device and a thermal feedback provision method using the same. The thermal feedback provision method may include checking first operating power applied to a first thermoelectric couple group for a first thermoelectric operation and second operating power applied to a second thermoelectric couple group for a second thermoelectric operation when the first thermoelectric operation is initiated in the first thermoelectric couple group to initiate the output of the first thermal feedback after the second thermoelectric operation is initiated in the second thermoelectric couple group to initiate the output of the second thermal feedback and include applying cognitive enhancement power for enhancing a user's cognition to the first thermoelectric couple group from a time point at which the output of the first thermal feedback is initiated up to a first time point so that the user's cognition of the first thermal feedback is enhanced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: TEGWAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyoung Soo Yi, Se Hwan Lim
  • Patent number: 11744742
    Abstract: A dressing system for cooling skin or a wound site on a subject comprises a dressing having a reservoir for holding a liquid. The dressing may be configured for placement proximate to a postoperative surgical wound site of the subject or on the facial area of the subject. The dressing system includes a cooling chamber external to the dressing configured to cool the liquid. The dressing system includes a pump configured to circulate the liquid between the cooling chamber and the reservoir. The dressing system may include a suction element for applying suction at, or proximate to, the dressing for removing sweat or wound drainage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventor: Todd R. Wurth
  • Patent number: 11737914
    Abstract: A temperature management device for warming or cooling a person's body includes a device body, which has a fluid conduit for flowing fluid through the device body. The device body includes a contact surface to face and contact the person's body on which the device body is applied and is configured to conform to the person's body wherein the contact surface contacts the person's body and follows a surface topography of the person's body, and further provides a thermally conductive surface for transmitting thermal energy from the fluid flowing through the fluid conduit to the person's body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory S. Taylor, Alexey Titov, Hieu Phan
  • Patent number: 11737913
    Abstract: In one example embodiment, a system for stimulating tissue with the application of temperature-regulated fluid and negative pressure comprises a negative-pressure source adapted to provide negative pressure to a dressing. The system may further comprise a thermoelectric module thermally coupled to a first heat exchange chamber and a second heat exchange chamber and adapted to transfer heat between said heat exchange chambers. The thermoelectric module can be further adapted to maintain a temperature-regulated fluid fluidly coupled to the first heat exchange chamber and the dressing within a predetermined temperature range by adding heat to and extracting heat from the temperature-regulated fluid as it passes through the first heat exchange chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: KCI Licensing, Inc.
    Inventors: Marcus Christian Lessing, Sandra N Osborne
  • Patent number: 11723793
    Abstract: A thermal transfer device for providing thermal treatment to a patient. A patient support portion supporting and contacting the patient includes a first segment of a fluid flow path to receive a fluid from a fluid source. A flexible covering coupled and movable relative to the patient support portion defines a space therebetween that substantially conforms to the patient. The flexible covering includes a second segment of the fluid flow path. The fluid is circulated through an inlet, an outlet, and fluid flow path for supplying heat to or removing heat from the patient support portion and the flexible covering. A fluid circulation system with a controller may selectively adjust heat transfer from temperature zones defining the patient support portion. The thermal transfer device or a mattress cover may provide for controlling the microclimate, or conditions at or near the interface between the patient and the patient support portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory S. Taylor, Ryan Ross
  • Patent number: 11723794
    Abstract: The described apparatuses, devices, and mechanisms are configured to measure the temperature of one or more Abreu brain thermal tunnel (ABTT) terminuses. In addition, some embodiments are configured to provide treatment for the diagnosed conditions and diseases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Brain Tunnelgenix Technologies Corp.
    Inventor: Marcio Marc Abreu
  • Patent number: 11723787
    Abstract: Our design provides a moderate control of abduction and adduction without requiring tools. This can be accomplished with a first push button 5, shown in FIG. 1, for a hip adjustment of both abduction and adduction between a hip shell 2 and a hip hinge assembly that provides release of locking pins for setting the flexion and extension movement of the user's leg. A second push button 6 provides abduction and adduction between the hip hinge assembly 1 and a thigh supporting unit. To facilitate an initial vertical adjustment, we provide a flexible plastic spacer 7 with circular openings extending through the spacer between the leg adjuster and the upper thigh support pad. The flexible plastic spacer 7 enables an initial adhesion between the hook and nap material through openings in the flexible plastic spacer 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: ORTHOMERICA PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventors: Shannon R. Schwenn, Jeremy T. Schulte, Benjamin G. Domb, Nicole F. Weill
  • Patent number: 11717437
    Abstract: A compress for treating and preventing radiation dermatitis, comprising a reservoir layer configured to store and release a mixture of skin-cooling ingredients, wherein the compress is cold before applying to skin exposed to radiation therapy or becomes cold after applying to skin exposed to radiation therapy.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Inventor: Natasha Polster
  • Patent number: 11716965
    Abstract: A pressure activated recharging cooling platform for cooling an object is provided. The cooling platform comprises a temperature regulation layer, a support layer, and a channeled covering layer. The temperature regulation layer is adapted to hold a composition. The temperature regulation layer has a plurality of angled segments, wherein angled segments within a sealed perimeter of the temperature regulation layer are formed by a top side and a bottom side at a predefined distance, and channels, wherein the channels substantially form sides by contacting the top side with the bottom side at a distance lesser than the predefined distance. The support layer is substantially bonded to the bottom side of the temperature regulation layer and is comprised of material sufficiently pliable to deform and sufficiently rigid to withstand collapse in response to the weight of the object. The channeled covering layer encompasses the support and temperature regulation layers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: THE GREEN PET SHOP ENTERPRISES, LLC
    Inventor: Gerard Prendergast
  • Patent number: 11711907
    Abstract: A non-circular disconnect, comprising: a male body to insert into a non-circular female disconnect; a male poppet, wherein: when the non-circular disconnect is not inserted into the non-circular female disconnect, the male poppet is held in place, via spring force, at an opening of the non-circular male body to create a seal to prevent leakage; and when the non-circular disconnect is inserted into the non-circular female disconnect, the male poppet is pushed inwards, to allow for liquid to flow through the non-circular disconnect, by a plunger in the non-circular female disconnect.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP
    Inventors: John Franz, Harvey Lunsman
  • Patent number: 11672693
    Abstract: A multi-sectional therapy wrap can include a first wrap section joined to a second wrap section through a specialized junction that allows the wrap sections to overlap. The junction can also be divided into two portions to facilitate fluid flow between one wrap section and the other wrap section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 13, 2023
    Assignee: Avent, Inc.
    Inventors: Tamara L. Hilton, Mark H. Lowe, Bryan D. Huff
  • Patent number: 11666754
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention may be related to an apparatus for non-invasive directional tissue treatment. The apparatus includes a radiofrequency (RF) generator and an array of RF energy delivery elements in monopolar configuration, in active communication with the RF generator, at least one of: a return electrode and a return pad, and a power source and a controller. In some embodiments, each of the RF energy delivery elements comprises a monopolar electrode such that each monopolar electrode has a first dimension and a second dimension, the first dimension perpendicular to the second dimension. In some embodiments, the first dimension of each monopolar electrode and the distance between the monopolar electrodes in each pair are configured to create an elongated heated volume of tissue when the RF generator is activated and at least one of the RF delivery elements is in contact with the tissue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: DASYO TECHNOLOGY LTD
    Inventors: Yoni Iger, Dan David Albeck
  • Patent number: 11642077
    Abstract: Sleep tracking systems and techniques for monitoring two or more co-sleepers in a single bed are disclosed. Such systems and techniques may incorporate sleeper identification, as well as various non-user-specific aspects. Some implementations may incorporate user-specific or user-tailored alarm functionality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: FITBIT, INC.
    Inventors: Juan Ignacio Correa Ramírez, Conor Joseph Heneghan, Lindsey Michelle Sunden, Lin Yang, Lukas Bielskis, Thomas Samuel Elliot, Benjamin B. Perkins, Priya Vijay Sheth, Jose Roberto Melgoza, Nicholas Adrian Myers, Chris H. Sarantos, Andrew Larsen Axley, Jaydip Das, Samuel Barry Tellman, Man-Chi Liu, Jeffrey Andrew Fisher
  • Patent number: 11642240
    Abstract: An emergency management system having an ice water immersion bag capable of rapidly cooling an overheated individual body through its combination of elements, apertures, and capacity. An overheated individual is placed within the ice immersion bag, yet there body may still be accessed in the event of a medical emergency through the use of one of the many openings containing throughout the bag. The openings otherwise remain sealed and waterproof to prevent the ice water from escaping the bag, further effectuating ice water immersion to rapidly cool the overheated individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: POLAR PRODUCTS INC.
    Inventors: Michael B. Laycox, William S. Graessle
  • Patent number: 11622882
    Abstract: A mobile, self-contained cold therapy device having a container including an internal liquid or ice water tank, air and water pumps for driving air and water to a cold therapy pad with internal air and water bladders, wherein the pad is worn on an injured region of a user. The device includes an electronic controller for controlling air and water flow to and from the bladders, and a holder for supporting the container and worn on the user's body for portable, hands-free mobility while receiving cold therapy. Nipples are incorporated into a thermal conduction surface of the pad and reciprocated into the user's injured region by an air bladder to further reduce edema.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: EVOLVE ORTHOPEDICS LLC
    Inventors: James J. Weber, Gary Walters
  • Patent number: 11583096
    Abstract: A temperature modulation system for a bed, blanket, or other furniture includes a fluid for moderating temperature change, a number of conduit circuits for directing the fluid through respective zones, a control unit including a thermoelectric device for modulating temperature of the fluid, and a pump. Each of the conduit circuits selectively and independently directs fluid through its respective zone in order to produce a temperature within the zone that is independent of the temperature outside the zone. The system also includes an arrangement of one or more zones in an arrangement in which the control unit is programmed to vary the zone temperature over time according to a schedule.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: SLEEPME INC.
    Inventors: Todd Youngblood, Tara Youngblood
  • Patent number: 11576812
    Abstract: Methods are provided for reducing body fat, volume of fat pads, and/or lipoma(s) in a subject. The methods as provided herein may include injecting a fat-sculpting liquid into a treatment region of the subject, wherein the fat-sculpting liquid has a temperature of ?25° C. to 10° C. when injected and is substantially free of frozen particulates. The methods for reducing body fat in a subject may further include injecting a fat-sculpting liquid comprising saline and benzyl alcohol into a treatment region of the subject, wherein the fat-sculpting liquid has a temperature of ?15° C. to 5° C. when injected and is substantially free of frozen particulates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Inventors: Carlos Wambier, John E. Kulesza, Doris Hexsel
  • Patent number: 11554039
    Abstract: A thermal control unit for controlling a patient's temperature includes a fluid outlet for delivering temperature-controlled fluid to a patient, a pump, a heat exchanger, and a controller that automatically pauses thermal treatment of the patient prior the patient reaching a target temperature. During the pause, the controller assesses a reaction of the patient and changes a temperature of the fluid only inside the thermal control unit if the patient is likely to reach the target temperature without further thermal treatment. However, if the patient is unlikely to reach the target temperature without further thermal treatment, the controller restarts the thermal treatment. The controller may pause thermal treatment again prior to reaching the target temperature and assess the patient's reaction. In some embodiments, the controller may selectively include and exclude a fluid reservoir in a circulation channel within the thermal control unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory S. Taylor, Marko N. Kostic, Christopher John Hopper
  • Patent number: 11555642
    Abstract: A Cold Therapy Cooler Apparatus includes a port body with a flange and threads that is inserted into an orifice in the sidewall or lid of a cooler. An interior retaining ring with compatible threads cooperates with the flange to retain the port body within the orifice. A circulating pump is inside the cooler. An internal supply hose is connected to the pump, and to a supply pass-through that passes through the port body and is connected to an exterior supply hose. An internal return hose is connected to the pump, and to a return pass-through that passes through the port body and is connected to an exterior return hose. The exterior hoses are connected to an anatomical area cooling device. A power cord is connected to the pump and to a power cord connection by way of a power cord pass-through that passes through the port body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Inventors: Ryan Schlotterback, Richard Potts
  • Patent number: 11554040
    Abstract: A thermal pad is adapted to be placed in physical contact with a patient and to receive temperature controlled fluid from a thermal control unit. The temperature controlled fluid circulates through the thermal pad and controls the patient's temperature. The thermal pad includes first and second sheets that are sealed together about their periphery to define a fluid chamber there between. A fluid inlet and fluid outlet are fluidly coupled to the fluid chamber. In some embodiments, a filter sheet is sandwiched between the first and second sheets and arranged such that fluid entering the fluid inlet must pass through the filter sheet before exiting out of the fluid outlet. A plurality of bonds may be included that seal the first and second sheets together at a plurality of locations. In some embodiments, a non-sheet filter is positioned within the fluid chamber and filters the circulating fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Andrew M. Bentz, Christopher John Hopper
  • Patent number: 11547601
    Abstract: An intravenous heat exchange catheter and/or an external cooling pad/bladder can be used to maintain hypothermia in, e.g., a cardiac arrest patient, but to accelerate the cooling process the patient first can be infused with cold saline before the opportunity arises to connect the catheter or pad to the patient.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: ZOLL Circulation, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth A. Collins, William J. Worthen
  • Patent number: 11510722
    Abstract: Methods and devices for treating nasal airways are provided. Such devices and methods may improve airflow through an internal and/or external nasal valve, and comprise the use of mechanical re-shaping, energy application and other treatments to modify the shape, structure, and/or air flow characteristics of an internal nasal valve, an external nasal valve or other nasal airways.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Aerin Medical Inc.
    Inventors: Scott J. Wolf, Andrew Frazier
  • Patent number: 11471322
    Abstract: A method, including receiving diagnostic information, relating to a potential traumatic brain injury of a person; based on the received diagnostic information, determining a Glascow Coma Scale for the person; upon determining that the Glascow Coma Scale is above a threshold value, instructing use of a cooling system to manage a temperature of the person's head, wherein the cooling system includes: an insulated cap having one or more fluid conduits extending through the cap; a cooling control unit, a fluid line disposed between the cap and the cooling unit that tethers to cap and the cooling unit to one another; and one or more temperatures sensors configured to measure a temperature of the person's head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: CRYO CAP LLC
    Inventors: Tony Bright, Hamza Arman Lateef, Gabriel Ralston, Solomon Ralston
  • Patent number: 11470890
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an rapid inflating/deflating device used for a protective clothing and a smart protective clothing, the inflating/deflating device including: an outer cylinder provided with a first hole; an inner cylinder provided in the outer cylinder and provided with a second hole and being capable of sliding between a first position in which the second hole is aligned with the first hole and a second position in which the second hole is deviated from the first hole and is closed by the inner wall of the outer cylinder; a blade provided in the inner cylinder and a motor driving the blade; a biasing device for biasing the inner cylinder toward the first position; wherein the inner cylinder further comprises a third opening on which an one-way valve is provided so as to allow pressurized gas to flow one-way.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: BEIJING MKS RESEARCH INSTITUTE
    Inventors: Yingui Sun, Hui Elizabeth Zhou, Shiguo Wang, Sai Zhang
  • Patent number: 11458039
    Abstract: The system includes a pump, a heat exchanger, a bladder, a thermometer, and a controller. The heat exchanger is in fluid communication with the pump. The bladder is configured to be placed over a carotid artery, and is in fluid communication with the heat exchanger. The thermometer is located with respect to the heat exchanger and configured to measure a temperature of fluid downstream from the heat exchanger. The controller is in electrical communication 28 with the thermometer and the heat exchanger. The controller is configured to 20 control power delivered to or flow through the heat exchanger such that the temperature of the fluid downstream from the heat exchanger measured by the thermometer is between 2 degrees C. and 10 degrees C. for between 10 minutes and 50 minutes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2022
    Assignee: TecTraum, Inc.
    Inventors: John F. Zak, III, Jason R. Ertel, Sergey Makarov, David J. Boll, Alex Velet, Virginia Stewart
  • Patent number: 11419754
    Abstract: A heat exchange module alone or part of a system including a control console. The module includes a channel assembly and a heat exchange stack attached thereto, and can be used to directly cool and/or heat tissue or skin. The channel assembly includes a liquid channel. The stack can include a pair of spaced plates with thermoelectric coolers exchangers, heat reflective layers, and a core composite layer which keeps the plates spaced. To provide flexibility of the module to better fit on round body parts the stack can include a thermally-conductive plate construction between the plates which has rotational flexibility axes in the X and/or Y directions between plate portions. Optionally the channel can include windows to which the plate portions are sealed. The heat exchange stack separately or together with the channel assembly can be secured in the thickness direction with mechanical securements such as sewing or tacking to also provide for greater flexibility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
    Inventors: Julio L. Vergara, Andrew Padula, Daniel M. Estrada
  • Patent number: 11419678
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses and systems are provided for non-invasive delivery of microwave therapy. Microwave energy may be applied to epidermal, dermal and subdermal tissue of a patient to achieve various therapeutic and/or aesthetic results. In one embodiment, the microwave energy is applied to a target tissue via an energy delivery applicator connected to an energy generator. The energy delivery applicator may comprise one or more antennas, including monopole, dipole, slot and/or waveguide antennas (among others) that are used to direct the microwave energy to the target tissue. The energy delivery applicator may also comprise a cooling element for avoiding thermal destruction to non-target tissue and/or a suction device to localize thermal treatment at specific portions of a skin fold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: MiraDry, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark E. Deem, Daniel E. Francis, Jessi Ernest Johnson, Steven W. Kim, Alexey Salamini
  • Patent number: 11406529
    Abstract: A cooling system (1) for use in a non-invasive medical cooling process to cool at least one portion of the body of a person (2) by means of a cooling fluid flowing through a cooling pad (3), comprising a first pump 70, a fluid outlet conduit (20), a fluid inlet conduit (40 and; —a second pump (80) arranged to pump cooling fluid through a fluid bypass conduit (60) from the fluid inlet conduit (40) to the fluid outlet conduit (20), wherein—the cooling system (1) is arranged such that cooling fluid is transported from the tank (10) to the fluid outlet conduit (20) when the first pump (70) is operated and such that cooling fluid is transported from the fluid inlet conduit (40) to the fluid outlet conduit when the second pump (80) is operated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2022
    Assignee: BrainCool AB
    Inventor: Jon Berg
  • Patent number: 11344446
    Abstract: A thermal control unit for controlling a patient's temperature includes a fluid outlet for delivering temperature-controlled fluid to a patient, a pump, a heat exchanger, and a controller that automatically implements a step change in the temperature of the fluid delivered to the patient. The step change is implemented prior to the patient reaching a target patient temperature. In the moments after (and in some cases the moments before) the step change, the controller monitors the rate of change of patient's temperature to evaluate whether the patient will reach the target patient temperature without reversing the step change, and/or how long it will likely take for the patient to reach the target patient temperature without reversing the step change. The controller then determines whether to reverse the step change or to switch to another algorithm for controlling the fluid temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Gregory S. Taylor, Marko N. Kostic, David Bowling, Gregory Paul Starr
  • Patent number: 11344660
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus comprising at least one multi-lumen tube, wherein the tube has a first group of lumens and a second group of lumens wherein the lumens of the second group are arranged around the lumen(s) of the first group, and wherein the lumen(s) of the first group serve the transportation of at least one first fluid, and wherein the lumens of the second group are filled with at least one functional fluid, wherein the apparatus furthermore comprises at least one actuator which is in communication with at least one of the second lumens and is configured such that at least one property of the functional fluid can be changed by means of the actuator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: FRESENIUS MEDICAL CARE DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
    Inventors: Alexander Heide, Arne Peters, Martin Weitz