Claims
- 1. A method for treating disruption of blood flow to an organ using hypothermia, comprising:
resuscitating the patient; and
inducing hypothermia in the patient, wherein hypothermia is induced by circulating a heat exchange fluid through a catheter, having a heat transfer element disposed at a distal portion thereof, positioned in the patient's central venous system.
- 2. A method for treating disruption of blood flow to an organ using hypothermia, comprising:
inducing hypothermia in the patient, wherein hypothermia is induced by circulating a heat exchange fluid through a flexible catheter, having a heat transfer element disposed at a distal portion thereof, positioned in the patient's central venous system.
- 3. A method for treating disruption of blood flow to an organ using hypothermia, comprising:
percutaneously inserting a flexible catheter into a patient's central venous system; inducing hypothermia in the patient, wherein hypothermia is induced by circulating a heat exchange fluid through the flexible catheter, having a heat transfer element disposed at a distal portion thereof, positioned in the patient's central venous system.
- 4. A method for treating disruption of blood flow to the heart using hypothermia, comprising:
percutaneously inserting a flexible catheter into a patient's central venous system; inducing hypothermia in the patient, wherein hypothermia is induced by circulating a heat exchange fluid through the flexible catheter, having a heat transfer element disposed at a distal portion thereof, positioned in the patient's central venous system.
- 5. A method for treating disruption of blood flow to the brain using hypothermia, comprising:
percutaneously inserting a flexible catheter into a patient's central venous system; inducing hypothermia in the patient, wherein hypothermia is induced by circulating a heat exchange fluid through the flexible catheter, having a heat transfer element disposed at a distal portion thereof, positioned in the patient's central venous system
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application is a continuation application of co-pending U.S. application Ser. No. 09/834,054, filed Apr. 12, 2001, titled “Selective Organ Hypothermia Method and Apparatus”, which is a continuation application of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/650,940, filed Aug. 30, 2000, titled “Selective Organ Hypothermia Method and Apparatus”, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,482,226, which is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/306,866, filed May 07, 1999, titled “Selective Organ Hypothermia Method and Apparatus”, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,235,048, which is a divisional application of U.S. application Ser. No. 09/012,287, filed Jan. 23, 1998, titled “Selective Organ Hypothermia Method and Apparatus”, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,051,019.
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