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5888185 Equine therapeutic device  
The present invention relates to an equine therapeutic device which includes a thermal magnetic field transfer member which configured to conform about a horse's leg.
5871526 Portable temperature control system  
A light-weight portable temperature control system which includes form fitting disposable therapy pads for selected body parts having serpentine fluid channels therethrough, a programmable...
5871525 Steerable ablation catheter system  
An antenna assembly has an energy propagating region that is encapsulated in a material having a high dielectric constant for minimizing the loss of energy while having a high thermal conductivity...
5865841 Cold therapy apparatus  
A thermal therapy apparatus for applying temperature controlled therapy to a therapy site on a mammalian body includes a therapy pad for applying a selected therapy temperature to the therapy site;...
5849029 Method for controlling the thermal profile of the skin  
A method is provided for cooling skin during irradiation treatment including thermally coupling a window to the skin and actively extracting heat from the window. The window may be transparent to...
5849030 Splanchnic blood supply warming device  
A bag apparatus for warming the splanchnic blood supply of a patient both during and after surgery to prevent the onset of hypothermia. A bag apparatus for selectively warming an internal organ. A...
5837002 Support apparatus with localized cooling of high-contact-pressure body surface areas  
A focal cooling apparatus includes a cooling, or heat sinking, layer over which a layer of compressible, thermally insulating material is disposed. The layer of compressible, thermally insulating...
5817146 Patient warming system with IV fluid warmer  
A small container such as a syringe or vial of fluid is inserted into a flow of temperature-conditioned gas to warm the fluid. The gas may be used, for example, to inflate a thermal care apparatus...
5817147 Hypothermic envelope and apparatus for providing cooled air thereto  
A new Hypothermic Envelope and Apparatus for Providing Cooled Air Thereto for the emergency medical treatment of accident and other trauma victims whereby the victim's body temperature is lowered...
5807332 Tube apparatus for warming intravenous fluids within an air hose  
An IV fluid warmer that utilizes a warmed airstream supplied through an air hose to heat IV fluid flowing through one or more helically coiled warming tubes positioned within the air hose. In one...
5800483 System and method for sterile surgical-thermal drape with active air circulation  
A sterile surgical-thermal drape (10) is provided. The sterile surgical-thermal drape (10) includes a sterile surgical drape (12) that maintains a sterile field and a thermal device (14) attached...
5800484 Multiple antenna ablation apparatus with expanded electrodes  
An ablation apparatus has an introducer including an introducer lumen, a proximal portion and a distal portion. A handpiece with a proximal portion and a distal portion is coupled to the introducer...
5800489 Method for warming a patient sitting in a chair  
A thermal blanket including an inflatable covering having a plurality of apertures for delivering a thermally-controlled medium to a patient sitting in a chair. The inflatable covering includes an...
5785723 Positive pressure filter system for inflatable blanket heaters  
An inflatable blanket heater draws room air into the unit through a filtered intake by an electrically-powered blower. The air is compressed by the blower and warmed by an electric heater in the...
5782900 Catheter system having safety means  
A catheter system suitable for electrophysiology mapping and radiofrequency ablation of cardiac tissue comprises a catheter shaft having a distal end, a proximal handle, and at least a lumen...
5776176 Microwave antenna for arterial for arterial microwave applicator  
A microwave antenna is insertable into a cardiovascular catheter and is formed from a coaxial cable including an inner conductor and an inner insulator with the inner insulator having a reduced...
5759182 Cryosurgical probe with pre-cooling feature  
A cryosurgical probe comprises a probe head operable to be cooled by the expansion of a refrigerant gas within the probe head; a probe handle having means for precooling the refrigerant gas; and a...
5755275 Tubed lamination heat transfer articles and method of manufacture  
A human heat transfer article in the form of pads, blankets, or garments which is a bilayer or trilayer lamination, incorporating flexible fluid-carrying tubes, to contact the skin to modulate the...
5755755 Therapeutic structure and method  
Structure for and method of therapeutic treatment of a body portion to relieve swelling and pain and facilitate healing of injuries, wounds and incisions. The structure includes a shield adapted to...
5749109 Inflatable blanket having selective air flow patterns  
The present invention relates to blankets for use with forced air convection systems, wherein the blankets include means to provide air through selective areas of the lower sheet of the blanket. In...
5735890 Inflatable blanket having access slits  
The present invention relates to blankets for use with forced air convection systems, wherein the blankets allow for access to portions of a patient's body before, during or after surgery. In...
5728145 Thermal blanket with central air inlet  
A thermal blanket for flowing temperature controlled air upon a patient wherein the blanket is inflated with air and orifices within the blanket permit the air to flow upon the patient. The...
5720773 Method for treating biopsychiatric disorders  
The present invention is a heating and cooling pad for therapeutically treating the orbital, frontal, nasal, and temporal regions of a patient's head with a non-ambient temperature fluid that...
5713941 Apparatus for inducing whole body hyperthermia and method for treatment utilizing said whole body hyperthermia inducing apparatus  
The present invention provides an improved whole body hyperthermia apparatus for raising the body temperature of a patient, said apparatus emitting radiant heat from a surface heated by a fluid....
5707402 Directed energy surgical method and assembly  
An improved directed energy surgical method and assembly is disclosed. The method and assembly contemplate the application of a directed energy stream to tissue and the application of a liquid mist...
5704934 Heated ballon medical apparatus with fluid agitating means  
A method and apparatus for effecting necrosis of a tissue lining of a mammalian body cavity, particularly a uterine endometrium, by introducing an applicator comprising a distendable bladder...
5697963 Thermal blanket for a patient sitting in a chair  
A thermal blanket including an inflatable covering having a plurality of apertures for delivering a thermally-controlled medium to a patient sitting in a chair. The inflatable covering includes an...
5693077 Treatment of vascular and tension headache atypical facial pain allergic rhinitis and cervical muscle hyperactivity  
A new non-invasive, non-toxic, non-sedating method for treatment of vascular headaches (migraine and cluster), tension headache, atypical (chronic) facial pain, allergic rhinitis and cervical...
5683439 Post-operative thermal blanket  
A thermal blanket particularly suitable for post-operative treatment of body joints such as the shoulder, ankle, knee and elbow. The blanket includes a bodyside first panel composed of double...
5683438 Apparatus and method for core body warming of mammals experiencing hypothermia  
The invention presents an apparatus and a method for core body warming of hypothermic mammals. The apparatus has an enclosing element to be placed around a predetermined body portion of a mammal in...
5662695 Occlusion-resistant fluid pad conformable to a body for therapeutic treatment thereof  
A pad is provided for therapeutically treating bodily injuries or ailments by positioning the pad on an affected part of the body and circulating a nonambient temperature treatment fluid through...
5658324 System and method for the reduction of secondary trauma  
An apparatus and method for providing cryotherapy and controlled compression using a non-chlorofluorocarbon pressurized refrigerant supplied in a disposable canister, including a canister adapter,...
5649973 Thermotherapy method with tissue cooling  
A method for performing thermotherapy treatment of patient prostate tissue, comprising the steps of inserting a thermotherapy probe in a urethral passageway, the probe having a fluid volume...
5647051 Cold therapy system with intermittent fluid pumping for temperature control  
A cold therapy system for applying a cooling pad to an area of the body of the user. The system comprises a portable insulated cooler having a lid and serving as a reservoir for water and ice. A...
5643336 Heating and cooling pad  
The present invention is a heating and cooling pad for therapeutically treating the orbital, frontal, nasal, and temporal regions of a patient's head with a non-ambient temperature fluid that...
5640727 Contoured inflatable blanket  
The present invention relates to blankets for use with forced air convection systems, wherein the blankets are sealed together at a plurality of spot welds and may be contoured for comfort and...
5634940 Therapeutic structure and methods  
Structure for and method of therapeutic treatment of a body portion to relieve swelling and pain and facilitate healing of injuries, wounds and incisions. The structure includes a shield adapted to...
5624727 Structural devices with changing mechanical properties responsive to external forces  
This application describes devices which have a first softer formable state, and the second stiffer shape-retaining shape and which are capable of repeatable transition from the first state to the...
5609591 Laser balloon catheter apparatus  
A laser balloon catheter apparatus emits laser light, received through optical fiber, via a balloon for irradiating tissue. It includes a laser light emitting means, a coolant supply passage...
5603728 Scalp cooling/heating apparatus  
Scalp apparatus for regulating the temperature of the scalp of a wearer. The scalp apparatus includes a helmet for coveting the hair bearing scalp of the wearer, spacing means to provide an air...
5591220 Fluid replacement apparatus for use with a portable heating and cooling system  
A fluid replacement apparatus for use with a portable body heating and cooling system is provided. The apparatus includes a frame with a support portion configured for supporting a reservoir of the...
5569164 Surgical laparoscopic apparatus  
A surgical laparoscopic apparatus comprises a protector tube (11) and a hgrip (12) mounted onto the rear end thereof. At least one rod-shaped instrument (13) is arranged in an axially removable way...
5562604 Portable therapeutic device  
Portable therapeutic devices and methods for employing them are provided by this invention. The devices include a flexible containment bag including a fluid chamber containing a fluid medium and a...
5554172 Directed energy surgical method and assembly  
An improved directed energy surgical method and assembly is disclosed. The method and assembly contemplate the application of a directed energy stream to tissue and the application of a liquid mist...
5545196 An apparatus for localized temperature regulation of an open surgical field during an operative procedure  
A heating unit and control system for warming tissue exposed during an open surgical procedure to an ambient temperature below body temperature, such that the exposed tissue remains substantially...
5522870 Fast changing heating-cooling device and method  
A method and device for creating a surface having a fast changing temperature, comprises providing a heat exchanger coupled to an orifice opening into a jacket which is in contact with the surface...
5507792 Therapeutic treatment device having a heat transfer element and a pump for circulating a treatment fluid therethrough  
A device is provided for therapeutically treating a desired region of a patient's body with a nonambient temperature treatment fluid circulated through a pliant heat transfer element positioned on...
5501681 Intrauterine cryoablation cauterizing apparatus and method  
A method and apparatus for effecting necrosis of a tissue lining of a mammalian body cavity, particularly a uterine endometrium, by introducing an applicator comprising a distendable bladder...
5500007 Therapeutic, portable water bed assembly having a water heating system  
A therapeutic, portable water heating bed assembly having a pair of beds, includes a water heater attached to and disposed within a base member of the bed, a water pillow which functions as a water...
5486207 Thermal pad for portable body heating/cooling system and method of use  
A thermal pad for use with a portable body heating/cooling system and method of use wherein the system includes a reservoir for hot/cold fluid, supply and return tubes for connecting the reservoir...