VASCULAR INTRODUCER WITH TEMPERATURE MONITORING PROBE AND SYSTEMS FOR ENDOVASCULAR TEMPERATURE CONTROL

An introducer sheath/temperature probe assembly that is insertable into a blood vessel of a human or veterinary patent to measure the temperature of blood flowing through that blood vessel. The introducer sheath/temperature probe assembly may be used in conjunction with an indwelling heat exchange c...

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Hauptverfasser: HAMMACK AMY L, CALLISTER JEFFREY P, DAE MICHAEL W
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:An introducer sheath/temperature probe assembly that is insertable into a blood vessel of a human or veterinary patent to measure the temperature of blood flowing through that blood vessel. The introducer sheath/temperature probe assembly may be used in conjunction with an indwelling heat exchange catheter system to warm or cool all or a portion of the patient's body to a desired target temperature and to maintain such target temperature for a desired period of time.