Raul H Carmona

US Patent:

20160270952, Sep 22, 2016

Filed:

Mar 18, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/073973

Inventors:

- Oakland CA, US
Raul Serrano Carmona - Los Angeles CA, US
Lucas Restrepo - Scottsdale AZ, US

Assignee:

THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA - Oakland CA

International Classification:

A61F 7/00
A61F 7/02

Abstract:

A therapeutic craniocervical hypothermia device which provides controlled cooling (heating) through a helmet and collar. The helmet and collar contain a plurality of distributed thermoelectric cooling devices (TECs) distributed on a helmet structure and a liquid coolant system for exchanging heat external to the helmet and collar to keep the TECs operating efficiently. A control circuit drives the TECs in response to measurements from a plurality of temperature sensors held adjacent the patient wearing the helmet and collar. In at least one embodiment, the TECs are grouped within interconnected flexible modules which each contain internal cooling passageways adjacent the TECs.