US 11,806,276 B2
Device for hypothermia therapy
Curtis S. King, Kirkland, WA (US); Suhrud Rajguru, Coral Gables, FL (US); and Abhishek Prasad, Coral Gables, FL (US)
Assigned to Lucent Medical Systems, Inc., Kirkland, WA (US)
Filed by Lucent Medical Systems, Inc., Kirkland, WA (US); and University of Miami, Miami, FL (US)
Filed on Jul. 9, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/925,301.
Prior Publication US 2022/0008247 A1, Jan. 13, 2022
Int. Cl. A61F 7/12 (2006.01); A61F 7/00 (2006.01)
CPC A61F 7/12 (2013.01) [A61F 2007/0002 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0056 (2013.01); A61F 2007/0095 (2013.01); A61F 2007/126 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An apparatus, comprising:
a heat transfer mechanism comprising an external surface to contact a portion of an exposed surface of a material;
an input conduit in fluid communication with the heat transfer mechanism to direct a working fluid toward an internal surface of the heat transfer mechanism; and
an output conduit in fluid communication with the heat transfer mechanism to direct the working fluid away from the internal surface of the heat transfer mechanism, wherein:
the heat transfer mechanism comprises a gap between heat transfer contact loci, the gap cooperating with the loci to impart a multi-trough cooling temperature profile to the surface of the material, the temperature profile being disposed at a cross-section taken through the gap, wherein:
the gap is associated with an aperture having a length axis and extending through a thickness of the heat transfer mechanism, and;
structure of the aperture defines an incomplete perimeter boundary for a temperature-controlled work area, a complete perimeter boundary of the work area further comprising a side opening of the aperture.